Infineon's TEGRION™: Secure Controllers Redefined!

Infineon Technologies proudly introduces the latest addition to their portfolio - the TEGRION™ series of advanced secure controllers. This remarkable series represents Infineon's most comprehensive offering of 28 nm secure controllers to date, designed to elevate the performance of semiconductor devices.

The TEGRION™ secure controllers stand as a testament to their commitment to providing solutions that are not only easy to deploy and develop but also support extended product lifecycles, expediting the market entry of customer products. Boasting a diverse range of product options, the TEGRION™ series is poised to empower various applications integral to modern life, including smart homes, intelligent transportation, industrial automation, payments, and identity authentication.

The cornerstone of the TEGRION™ series is its incorporation of the revolutionary Integrity Guard 32 hardware security architecture, a solution that significantly streamlines the complexities of application development. By allowing customers to tailor security applications to specific conditions, this architecture ensures compatibility with current environments while accommodating the demands of future interconnected applications. Integrity Guard 32 achieves an elevated level of security without compromising performance, employing a holistic approach that seamlessly integrates critical components into a comprehensive security architecture.

Facilitating the safeguarding of the entire hardware system are efficient error detection/correction mechanisms and self-checking dual-CPU cores. An energy-efficient cryptographic accelerator ensures swift encryption, digital signatures, and other encryption operations, bolstering protection against side-channel attacks, fault detection, and physical threats. Notably, Integrity Guard 32 transcends traditional hardware security boundaries, curbing the overall ownership costs across the product's lifecycle. Moreover, it lightens the developer's load when implementing protective measures at the software level, simplifying the entire application development process.

The inaugural product of the TEGRION™ series, known as SLC26P, was unveiled in November 2022 and has achieved the esteemed EMVCo certification for the payment industry. Responding to market demand, SLC26P swiftly transitioned into mass production over the last six months. Notably, the SECORA™ Pay payment solution, serving as the pioneering application of TEGRION™ secure controllers, demonstrates an industry-leading performance in contactless and personalized capabilities. According to the latest Mastercard Performance Guide for 2023, payment cards utilizing the SECORA™ Pay secure solution can seamlessly execute contactless payments within an impressive 155 milliseconds, nearly halving the anticipated transaction time of 300 milliseconds.