Johannesburg – September 11, 2026 -- Tongxin Microelectronics (TMC TONGXIN MICRO) has shipped over 27 billion chips globally and secured the digital identities of more than 1 billion citizens worldwide, the company disclosed at Seamless Africa 2026, held September 8-9.
China-developed chip achieves CC EAL6+ certification for global payment networks
TMC TONGXIN MICRO presented its THD89 Family, which it says is the first China-developed security chip to receive CC EAL6+ certification. The series secures payment cards for UnionPay, Visa, Mastercard and JCB, covering hundreds of millions of cardholders.
RISC-V based chip enters mass production at Chinese banks
The company also showcased the E450R, described as the world's first open architecture security chip, built on RISC-V hardware and its OpenPlatform software. State-owned and joint-stock banks in China have already deployed tens of millions of units.
Terminal chips meet PCI PTS 7.x and UnionPay UPTS 3.0 standards
TMC TONGXIN MICRO's Secure MCU Series is certified to PCI PTS 7.x and UnionPay's UPTS 3.0 specifications, enabling deployment in smart POS systems, mPOS devices, fingerprint-enabled USB tokens, U-Keys and integrated MIS terminals. The company states these products are already in large-scale commercial use across domestic and international financial equipment markets.
Identity portfolio passes testing by FIME, protects over 1 billion citizens
TMC TONGXIN MICRO's digital identity solutions, spanning contactless modules, dual-interface modules, inlays, cards and passport booklets, have passed testing by security laboratory FIME. The portfolio supports national IDs, e-passports and digital driver's licenses, and the company says it has protected identity data for more than 1 billion people to date.
The company, with 24 years of R&D and commercialization history, positioned its Africa presence around digital economy and identity security applications during the two-day Johannesburg event.