Infineon to supply security chips for new US passports

Infineon to supply security chips for new US passports

As per the latest incoming information, German chipmaker Infineon has confirmed that they have won a contract from the U.S. government to supply security chips for an electronic passport system.

The US government is said to be considering issuing these new passports to citizens by the end of the year. And they plan to issue as many as 15 million passports within the first year itself.

A company spokesperson said while confirming this news: “Infineon will supply chips for several million passports, but not for all 15 million.”

However, they did not reveal any more information about this important contract.

Interestingly, they are already supplying similar chips to governments in Germany, Hong Kong, Norway and Sweden.