The Washington Post

U.S. Passports to Receive Electronic Identification Chips

The State Department yesterday issued final rules for implanting electronic identification chips into all U.S. passports, despite continuing controversy over the security of the system and its impact ...
EDN

Infineon Introduces Chip Card Controllers for Improved Security of Electronic Identity Cards and Passports

Infineon's SLE66CLX640P security controller is designed for tomorrow's chip card-format electronic ID cards, while the SLE66CLX641P controller is intended for integration into electronic passports.
Biometric Update

Linxens launches chip‑tamper detection for e-ID documents

Linxens has introduced a new security feature designed to detect tampering attempts on the chips embedded in electronic ...
Electronic Design

Chip Consortium To Develop High-Security ID Cards

Semiconductor companies Infineon Technologies AG and NXP Semiconductors Germany (NXP) and chip card maker Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) are among eleven companies from six European Union (EU) countries ...
ZDNet

Europe speeds up electronic ID plans

EU citizens may be hit by a double whammy of electronic idenfication measures over the next two years with the introduction of health insurance ID cards across Europe and a new EU passport embedded ...