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NXP Semiconductors today announced that its SmartMX contact security chip has been chosen by the Egyptian government to power its Family Card – a welfare scheme which offers subsidies on goods such as food to low-income families. The joint project, which is run by the Ministry of Social Solidarity and the Ministry of Administrative Development, is working with card manufacturer Misr Security Systems, to introduce smart card technology to deploy...

NXP Semiconductors today launched its latest smart card interface – the TDA8034 – a NDS and EMV 4.2 compliant, cost-optimized solution for the pay-TV market. The TDA8034 is the industry’s first low-cost smart card reader with NDS certification and it offers set-top box manufacturers high levels of flexibility. The smart card interface has been designed to read the majority of the viewing cards issued by broadcasters and supports all three l...

NXP Semiconductors, together with Brightsight and Cryptography Research Inc., today announced the certification of several NXP SmartMX secure microcontrollers under the DPA Countermeasure Validation Program. The analysis, conducted by security evaluation firm Brightsight, validates the effectiveness of Differential Power Analysis countermeasures in members of NXP's SmartMX product line.

NXP Semiconductors today announced that the new Audi A8 will feature In-Vehicle Networking (IVN) technology powered by NXP‘s FlexRay, CAN, LIN and SBC transceivers, enabling a series of new applications such as advanced driver assistance systems, adaptive cruise control and active chassis stability system. NXP&lquo;s IVN technology connects numerous electronic devices in a car using a wiring harness that consists of few lightweight copper cable...

Xilinx announced that the latest version of its high-performance programmable solution for high assurance applications in the aerospace and defense (A&D) industries has been approved for use in Type 1 Crypto Systems by the National Security Agency (NSA). The approval of the Virtex®-5Q device and related physical security IP core, which together help form the Xilinx® Targeted Design Platform for secure communications, extends an on-going relati...

6WIND today announced it is expanding availability of its 6WINDGate embedded software solutions with RMI Corporation. The expansion will enhance 6WINDGate’s embedded networking design and application integration simplifications and performance advantages of RMI’s multicore processors. In particular, 6WINDGate will be newly optimized for use on RMI’s XLR and XLS multicore, multi-threaded processors. 6WINDGate is also being made available for...

Aeroflex Incorporated, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aeroflex Holding Corp. (NYSE:ARX), announced today that the Aeroflex APM-424(V)5 IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) portable test set has received an Approved for Test notification from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) AIMS International Program Office.

Wind River, a world leader in embedded and mobile software, today announced availability of and security certification for Wind River Linux Secure, the first commercial embedded Linux platform to achieve Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 4+ (EAL4+) certification by the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) using the General Purpose Operating System Protection Profile (GP-OSPP).

Barco Silex, Barco's center of competence for electronic design, has announced the enhanced version of its multi-purpose AES crypto engine. Just like its predecessor, the BA411E supports a wide range of ciphering modes and offers an outstanding ratio performances/resources for ASIC and FPGA. The high level of scalability and flexibility of this IP core eases the support of tricky features. The BA411E allows Barco Silex to generate silicon and po...

NXP today announced that its SmartMX security chip has been chosen by the Chinese government to power the country’s first ePassport scheme. Utilizing the latest developments in cryptography and security to protect the chip at both hardware and software level, NXP’s portfolio of SmartMX products enables data to be securely stored on the passport, creating an even stronger link between the document and its owner. The Chinese government will sta...