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V.C. Kumar: The TI RF360 platform is designed from the ground-up for contactless smart ICs and provides extremely fast write and transaction speed, low power consumption, and strong security in government-issued electronic identification. Our suite of innovative, fast and low power technologies such as FRAM and the 16-bit MSP430 microcontroller delivers the fastest and highest performance secure contactless smart IC for ePassport, eGovernment ID and payment applications. In addition, we have worked with customer challenges in RF and secure applications for almost 20 years and our partners rely on our engineering expertise and field experience to help them to the next level. |
SecuritySolutionsWatch.com: Are there one or two wins or success stories youd like to talk about?
V.C. Kumar: TI, with our partners, pioneered the contactless payment market in the mid 1990s with the launch of ExxonMobil SpeedPass. We have also since delivered innovative solutions for contactless secure payment products such as the award winning ExpressPay from American Express and Mastercard PayPass.
In the UK, a long-term business partner and card service provider had purchased 180 EDIsecure® XID Retransfer Printers and associated consumables for card personalization.
SecuritySolutionsWatch.com: We noted with great interest
that TI recently selected Certicom to help secure the next-generation
of Government-issued identification documents. Can you tell us a bit more
about this strategic relationship? Any other particular strategic relationships
you care to mention?
V.C. Kuamr: Texas Instruments partners in strategic areas
with industry leading companies to integrate technologies that provide
differentiation and the most value to our customers and end users. Certicom
is globally recognized as the leader in Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC),
a security technology that is rapidly being implemented for use in several
secure applications.
SecuritySolutionsWatch.com: What resources such as white
papers and case studies are available for end-users at TI.com?
V.C. Kumar: I would like to encourage
your readers to go to www.ti.com/govid. This web site is a resource for
more information on the RF360, its suite of technologies and most importantly,
the value it can provide our partners and end customers. We have a video
presentation on the RF360 architecture as well as a white paper on the
superior performance and features of FRAM over existing memory technologies
in the secure contactless chip space. Another white paper on the advantages
of the 16-bit MSP430 microcontroller will be released shortly. And of
course, we are available to answer questions from your readers and end
users.
SecuritySolutionsWatch.com: Thanks again for joining us today, V.C. Are there any other subjects youd like to discuss?
V.C. Kumar: Thank you for the opportunity to share my thoughts with your readers. I would just like to close by saying that the secure identification and payments markets are experiencing rapid growth. TI with our suite of differentiated technologies such as FRAM and the ultra-low power MSP 430 microcontroller is positioned very well to meet the demanding performance and security needs of today and in the future. We look forward to supporting our customers and partners on this rewarding journey of innovation and secure market evolution.