June 12, 2025. Security controllers have become an integral part of modern digital life. Whether in electronic passports, ID cards, payment cards or smartphones – they protect the personal data and digital identities of billions of people worldwide. Since its introduction, Infineon Technologies AG has delivered more than 10 billion security controllers based on the Infineon Integrity Guard security architecture – a significant milestone in the global spread of this technology.
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In order to withstand increasingly complex threats, security controllers must meet the highest security standards. The fundamental principles of Integrity Guard architectures were introduced over 15 years ago with the first 16-bit security controllers of the SLE78 family and have been a central element of Infineon’s security controller portfolio ever since. They offer an exceptionally high level of security and are integrated in various solutions of the Infineon controller families. With their dual-CPU design and hardware-based error detection, they set standards for modern security solutions. In response to growing security and certification requirements, Infineon is now adding a new member to the family: the TEGRION™ SLC27G with the Integrity Guard 32 security architecture.
“With over 10 billion security controllers with Integrity Guard shipped, we have statistically reached the entire world population with our security architecture,” says Maurizio Skerlj, Senior Vice President and Product Line Manager Authentication & Identity Solutions in Infineon’s Connected Secure Systems business unit. “And the relevance of robust security controllers is now more evident than ever,” Skerlj continues. “We are facing a rapid rise in cyberattacks worldwide, increasing digitalization, which offers cybercriminals new targets, and stricter legal requirements such as the European Cyber Resilience Act. All of this highlights the urgent need for advanced security solutions. This is exactly where our new member of the Integrity Guard 32 family, the TEGRION SLC27G, comes into play.”
The dual-interface and contactless controller already enables secure identification, payment and authentication applications today that are geared towards the requirements of the future. Leveraging the powerful 32-bit Arm® v8-M instruction set, optimized by Infineon’s extensive security expertise, the controller combines highest security, efficiency, top performance and ease of implementation. With its excellent Integrity Guard 32 security architecture, it offers long-term security and is the ideal choice for products that meet the requirements of the European Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). Integrity Guard 32 features highly efficient error detection and a fully integrated, self-checking 32-bit dual CPU system. The update capability of the TEGRION SLC27G makes it future-proof and enables it to be adapted to future security requirements. It thus accelerates certification processes and enables a higher level of security without compromising performance or reliability, also with regard to resistance to future threats from quantum computers.
The TEGRION Security Controller SLC27G is currently in the certification process of the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) and is aiming for EAL6+ certification according to Common Criteria. This once again underlines Infineon’s ongoing commitment to the further development of global cybersecurity standards.
The TEGRION SLC27G Security Controller with up to 584 KB of non-volatile memory and a clock frequency of 100 MHz is available as a sample and for high-volume orders. Further information can be found at www.infineon.com/TEGRION.
Infineon Technologies AG is a leading global provider of semiconductor solutions for power systems and the Internet of Things (IoT). With its products and solutions, Infineon is driving decarbonization and digitalization. The company has around 58,060 employees worldwide (end of September 2024) and generated sales of around 15 billion euros in the 2024 financial year (end of September).
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