What are the key market drivers and user needs for silicon-based security? Silicon-based security is used in identification tokens for mobile phones, or SIM [subscriber-identification-module] cards; for payment cards to reduce fraud in debit-and credit-card schemes; in government IDs around the world; and in transport [ticketing and IDs]. When we are talking about embedded security, the market drivers are on one hand traditional, secure computing. An important vertical market is smart grid or, in a broader scheme, critical infrastructure. Then, it's safety meets security.
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