Radio frequency is no longer just about large battery-powered radio-based gadgets like garage door openers and highway payment systems. Now electronic passports and credit cards are going to come with ...

Renesas Technology Europe has introduced the AE41R dedicated contactless smart card microcontroller for use in the payment and ID fields. Enabling lower-cost smart card implementation, the device is ...

Princeton Junction, NJ, June 8, 2006 - Contactless smart card technology best meets the objectives set forth by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for high throughput and the protection of ...

Princeton Junction, N.J. – The United States has taken a strong leadership position in adopting new payment and identification applications that use secure contactless smart chip technology, ...

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 27, 2008--NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, will launch its state-of-the art microcontroller smart card IC ...

SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 2008--The use of contactless smart cards in mass transit and banking applications has grown considerably over the past few years in the Asia Pacific region.

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has been monitoring the global smart card IC market since 2015 and the market is poised to grow by USD 1.79 billion during 2019-2023, progressing at a CAGR of over 8 ...

MANHASSET, N.Y. — SCM Microsystems Inc. (Fremont, Calif.) has entered a cooperative agreement with the Integrated Circuit Group of Japan's Sharp Corp. to develop and market contactless smart card ...

The Smart Card Alliance announced the 2006 awards for "Outstanding Smart Card Achievement"(OSCA) in the North American smart card industry during its annual conference. Selected for awards were the ...

The new payment option comes in addition to account-based and mobile ticketing solutions launched earlier this year.

A credit card or ID card that contains a chip. When the card is inserted into a reader (contact) or held close to the reader (contactless), data are transferred to a central computer. Also called a ...