The government ID smart card application is a glowing beacon within the overall smart card market, offsetting disappointing growth and depleting revenue margins in other forms, most notably SIM cards. Driven by migration programs, governments are enhancing credential security. This move toward mobile and derived credentials along with increasing rates of international travel is creating a smart card vertical capable of growing more than 13% between 2019 ...

The paradigm shift brought forth by the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is significantly enhancing the capabilities of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) across multiple verticals from critical infrastructure, automotive and manufacturing to water and wastage, oil and gas, even nuclear power facilities. However, industrial verticals that traditionally have been sheltered from internet connectivity are now finding themselves exposed to IP-borne attacks. Additionally, a new generation of cyber-threats ...

This market data report focuses on data from all leading secure IC vendors. The data includes estimates covering annual secure IC shipments delivered to the following vertical markets: authentication ICs, enterprise and access ID, NFC embedded secure elements, government and healthcare citizen ID, payment and banking, pay TV/conditional access, retail and loyalty, SIM, SWP SIM telecom/payphone, transportation, and "other" applications. Additional granularity is provided with shipments split ...