Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group has joined GlobalPlatform as the organization’s latest Observer Member.
The Chinese chip design company focuses on the development and manufacture of application-specific secure chips across multiple sectors, including automotive, mobile/telecoms and payment. In joining GlobalPlatform, Shanghai Fudan will bring a its knowledge and experience in the manufacture of secure chips for specific functions, further strengthening the organization’s membership base of chip manufacturers.
GlobalPlatform announced that it will align its Compliance Program for validating secure elements with the mobile payments certification structure of EMVCo, the EMV standards body owned by American Express, JCB, MasterCard and Visa.
The Smart Card Alliance has announced the formation of the Mobile and NFC Council, a new industry body tasked with accelerating the adoption of NFC and raising awareness of the technology’s various capabilities.
GlobalPlatform launched its latest specifications for the Trusted Execution Environment (TEE).
The organization has released two new specifications primarily for use by software developers working within the TEE space. The “TEE Systems Architecture v1.0” explains the hardware and software architectures behind the TEE, while the “TEE Internal API Specification v1.0” specifies how to develop trusted applications.
GlobalPlatform has launched its second in a series of online guides explaining the association’s current projects and technologies.
This new guide addresses the role of secure elements (SE) in mobile devices and GlobalPlatform’s involvement in this area of mobile security. The FAQ-style guide is free to view on the organization’s website.
GlobalPlatform is hosting two one-day seminars in Beijing and Tokyo on how the mobile industry is coming together to standardize secure application execution in mobile handsets.