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Advanced Smart-Card ICs from STMicroelectronics Increase Security and Flexibility for Ticketing, Payments and e-ID

First secure microcontrollers to feature auto contactless-reader detection add secure hardware cryptography plus flexible memory and interface options

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

STMicroelectronics has revealed its next generation of secure microcontrollers for transport, banking and e-ID applications. The secure micros leverage ST’s advanced 90nm manufacturing technology to enhance security and support for preferred smartcard standards in major territories worldwide. The devices are currently the only secure microcontrollers in the market offering the ability to distinguish between ISO 14443 Type-A or Type-B contactless readers automatically and respond using the cor...

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