Ambiq, the Austin, Texas  MCU, SoC, and Real-time Clocks (RTC) specialist, has joined with Feitian of Beijing, a provider of online user authentication and payment transaction security to deliver biometric  payment cards.

The partnership, encompassing both hardware integration as well as continuous education, applies to Feitian’s biometric cards, OTP (one-time password) display card, as well as FIDO (fast ID online) devices for cybersecurity and logical access.

Governments and enterprises worldwide are looking for viable and reliable ways to help implement contact tracing and social distancing to reopen the society and return to work safely. Feitian’s biometric solutions, powered by Ambiq’s Apollo3 Thin MCU, have proven to be the most convenient and secured option.

Ambiq’s Apollo3 Blue Thin MCU enabled the fingerprint verification process on Feitian’s biometric payment card which , it claims, was the first in the world to be certified by UnionPay.

Apollo3 Blue Thin, built on the patented Subthreshold Power Optimized Technology (SPOT) platform, with 1MB of flash and 10 uA/MHz efficiency, securely stores the reference data in the card and quickly activates the fingerprint verification when the card is in use.

The entire operation is run by drawing power from the POS (point-of-sale) machine’s magnetic induction. With the lowest active power consumption, the transaction can happen at a farther distance than other solutions.

In addition, Feitian biometric card solution has also been selected as an excellent innovation design for Beijing Winter Olympics 2022.

As slim as 300µm in a CSP package with a backside coating to prevent light interference, Apollo Thin MCU also seamlessly enables Feitian’s OTP Token with a lifespan up to five years, and the latest iePass FIDO Security Key to provide passwordless login for Hybrid Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD).

With Ambiq’s technology, Feitian biometric solutions can keep all personal data, verification, authentication, and storage on the devices for optimal protection.