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News Release from: NXP Semiconductors | Subject: SmartMX chip
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 02 November 2007
Chip improves passport security
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The SmartMX chip enables biometric data to be securely stored on the passport, creating an even stronger link between the document and its owner.
NXPis supplying smart chip technology for Germany's second-generation ePassports In the second phase of the ePassport specification European Union member states are expected to include digital biometric information in the form of two fingerprints on all ePassports
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 26 Sep 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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