Broadcom unveils personal authentication RFID IC

Filed in archive Technology on July 9, 2006

Broadcom Corporation has introduced a secure processor with integrated RFID technology, as part of the its Trusted Authentication Initiative, Using RFID reported.

The new device is designed to secure personal authentication transactions associated with physical access, logical access (into a PC or network) and contactless payment applications. The secure processor also enhances the use of currently deployed authentication technologies, such as biometrics and contactless technologies, by eliminating some of their common security vulnerabilities. The Broadcom BCM 5890 secure processor runs in a secure mode that protects the software, and the security keys that run on it, from tampering or theft. To enable the rapid porting of secure credentials and applications to the BCM5890 secure processor, Broadcom also launched an Integrity Platform, enabling manufacturers to develop personal authentication products.