CRYPTO CHIP DEBUTS iPower (note self destruct .. djf)

[David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

> > From the News Briefs in Dr. Dobb's Developer Update, March 1994:
>
> CRYPTO CHIP DEBUTS
>
> National Semiconductor has released the iPower encryption chip,
> which is designed for use in PCMCIA cards and provides a range
> of security features. The chip can encrypt data via multiple
> encryption algorithms, and will self-destruct upon any
> tampering attempt, using a self-contained chemical. Cards that
> use the iPower chip can also provide additional functions such
> as tracking user access times. The iPower division is based [in]
> Santa Clara, CA 408-721-8797.