TMC THD88/M2064 Chip Passes International CC Security Certification

Dec 18, 2015 13:54 JST

Source: Hua Hong Semiconductor

HONG KONG, Dec 18, 2015 - (ACN Newswire) - On December 18, 2015, Beijing Tongfang Microelectronics Co., Ltd. ("TMC") and Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited ("Hua Hong Semiconductor") jointly announced that TMC's independently developed THD88/M2064 chip ("THD88"), based on Hua Hong Semiconductor's 110nm process, obtained the CC EAL4+ Security Certificate from SERTIT, a Norway-based certification organization. THD88 chip is China's first smart card chip obtaining the CC certificate under PP0084. Compared with the PP0035 released in 2007, the PP0084 launched in 2014 has higher security requirements and a more comprehensive data storage protection. This CC certificate marks that TMC's design management process for financial security chips is compliant with the international standards, and its security technology has met the international level.

TMC THD88/M2064 Chip Passes International CC Security Certification

TMC partnered with the Netherland-based Brightsight, a leading independent security evaluation lab in the world, for such certification. With more than 30 years of experience in security evaluation, Brightsight is the only lab in the world accredited by several Common Criteria Schemes. Brightsight made an across-the-board investigation and analysis, and collected abundant evidences for the security function and security assurance of THD88 chip at all stages of its lifecycle. After the conduction of independence and pass-through tests under the simulated environment, the lab confirms that THD88 can meet the security function and security assurance requirements as defined by the criteria.

The THD88 chip is designed on the basis of the most advanced and highly reliable 110nm eEEPROM process in China and TMC's highly-secure platform. It supports both the international RSA/DES and the Chinese crypto algorithms. With ultra-large hard-mask ROM density, THD88 chip can provide a fast masking service and it is particularly ideal for security applications such as banking cards, e-health cards, mobile payment and e-passport.

Mr. Duan Li, TMC's President, said: "We're very glad that our new-generation THD88 chip obtains the international CC EAL4+ certificate. This represents TMC's current security design level for smart card chips has met the international security criteria, and we now have the capability to deliver the security chips to the global payment and security application markets. Our products will be able to cover a broader range of applications having stricter security requirements. In particular, the security for the ongoing localization of banking cards is further enhanced, and both governments and commercial banks will become more confident in adopting security chips from TMC-led homegrown companies. We'll stick to indigenous innovation, and continue to provide chip products with better performance and higher security!"

Mr. Wang Yu, Executive Director and President of Hua Hong Semiconductor, said: "We extend our warm congratulations to TMC for its great breakthroughs in such field. This is a milestone for our cooperation in terms of security chips for banking cards. Meanwhile, it once again proves the high security and performance of Company's embedded non-volatile memory process. We are the world's largest smart card IC foundry, and we'll join hands with our customers to constantly drive process technology innovation and embrace the upcoming grand era of the financial IC cards!"

Source: Hua Hong Semiconductor
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