Maxim Integrated Products has acquired Innova Card, a privately held, fabless semiconductor company whose focus is advanced secure microcontroller technology for financial terminals. The transaction bolsters Maxim’s presence in the $350M financial transaction terminal semiconductor market. Innova Card has developed an integrated, secure 32-bit MIPS microcontroller and a precertified POS terminal reference design. In addition, they supply advanced customer support tools, including secure software libraries and a secure implementation of the Linux operating system. Innova Card.