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Driving licenses
General description
There are an estimated 1.7 billion driving licenses in use around the world and this number is continuing to grow strongly. Widely used as identification documents, they need to be highly secure and forgery-proof.
Background information
Electronic driving licenses can deliver additional security and forgery protection. Projects have already been launched in many countries including Oman, Japan, Hong-Kong, Malaysia, Argentina, India, Mexico, Australia and Tanzania. Japan has chosen a pure contactless technology, while other countries have chosen contact or dual interface solutions. However, with the successful implementation of electronic passports in more than 50 countries, the general trend is moving towards contactless solutions.
In addition to preventing fraud and forgery, electronic driving licenses can help streamline administrative processes by adding an electronic fine collection or storing traffic violations on the license. With additional ICAO compliance, the documents can also be used for traveling purposes. Moreover, they can be used as a multi-application card with other functionalities like storage of medical information in case of traffic accidents, voting cards, etc. ISO is working on the ISO 18013 standard which will set rules for a driving license that serves national and international needs. The main purpose is the harmonization of issuance and contained information in order to improve interoperability and security.
NXP delivers solutions to various electronic driving license projects and is also offering solutions that allow more flexibility to direct and final customers. One of those solutions is the award winning MOB6 package, the thinnest on the market, which allows more security layers in the card or can offer a much thinner card. Furthermore, SmarteID, a dedicated solution for electronic driving licenses and other ID cards with low memory requirements, offers a file structure that is ICAO compliant, where the customers can choose the information they want to have in the data groups.
Key achievements
- Experienced high volume supplier for electronic driving license projects in contact, dual and contactless interfaces.
- NXP fully understands privacy concerns and project complexity and drives standardization.
- Comprehensive portfolio with various memory, crypto and interface options, easy OS portability
- NXP was the first to introduce: dual interface IC, contactless PKI IC, IC with 3 interfaces, award-winning thinnest contactless chip package (MOB6 in 250 m)
- Leader in chip security: NXP received industry’s first Common Criteria EAL5+ certificate for: ICs with contact and dual interface and triple interface IC
- Leader in chip and packaging technology: #1 in contactless chip technology (2 billion chips sold), unique, ultra low power designs, industry-leading reliability with data retention of 20 years