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About Smart Card Chips
Smart card chips contain a microprocessor and/or memory. They are embedded in smart cards; portable devices that resemble credit cards but are used in applications such as banking and health care. Although the term “smart card” is used to describe any card that can relate information to an application, passive devices such as magnetic stripe cards, optical cards, and memory cards can only store information or complete pre-defined operations. By contrast, smart cards with embedded microprocessors contain all of the information and functions needed to complete transactions. Known as “chip cards”, these microprocessor-based devices do not require access to remote databases and can perform a dynamic series of complex calculations. Although smart card chips that include both a microprocessor and memory offer the greatest degree of versatility, the majority of smart cards are memory-only devices.
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Looking Back | Machine Design The chips, with up to 32k of EEPROM, target card-payment and mobile telecommunications. |
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Looking Back 9/25/08 | Machine Design The chips, with up to 32k of EEPROM, target card-payment and mobile telecommunications. |
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Latest Electrical & Electronic Content | Machine Design Lightweight Smart-Card Reader CardMan 3021 USB, a contact smart-card reader, is lightweight and easy to carry. |
