Date: 16/11/2011

65nm MCUs from Infineon for chip card and security apps

Infineon Technologies AG has made availability of first samples of the 65 nanometer (nm) embedded flash (eFlash) microcontrollers (MCUs) targeting chip card and security applications.

Infineon says first products to be ramped in high volume will be microcontrollers for SIM card applications. Process and product qualification is scheduled for the second half of 2012.

"We are proud to present first results of our successful partnership with TSMC for the 65nm eFlash technology," said Pantelis Haidas, Division Vice President Operations of Chip Card & Security at Infineon Technologies. "We have enabled this state-of-the-art 300mm wafer-based technology in a production environment fully certified according to the Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation. Thus, we created an excellent foundation for providing a broad range of chip card and security applications within the next years."

"Infineon is an acknowledged leader in a number of technology and application segments. They have a world-class reputation in embedded flash development and have earned the respect of the chip card industry for their product quality and innovation. We're proud to continue our strong development collaboration with Infineon and building a stable and long-term production relationship," said Jason Chen, Senior Vice President, World Wide Sales and Marketing, TSMC.