Spansion, a flash memory chip maker, plans to fight mobile phone viruses and data theft with new security technology it puts right into its chips. The chip uses a range of encryption, authentication, random number generation and other security features to ward off hackers, malware or thieves attempting to hijack a financial transaction or a users service. The new chip will add a level of security to devices because it’s in with the memory, exactly where user data is stored. It’s also a hardware system, not a layer of software added onto a handset, which is generally more difficult to tap into.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2121358/spansion-builds-phone-security-into-chips.html