Contactless Smart Cards: SMIC Aims at CE with Contactless Smart Cards

From Reed Electronics Group, CA ... charge for the consumer electronics market, announcing the development and immediate availability of 0.35-micron EEPROM-based contactless smart card technology ...

SMIC is a pure-play IC foundry that offers 0.35μm to 0.13μm IC manufacturing services. Established in 2000, SMIC is headquartered in Shanghai and has three 8-inch fabs including a dedicated copper backend line there. SMIC acquired its fourth 8-inch fab facility, Fab 7, located in Tianjin. The foundry is also building a 12-inch wafer facility in Beijing. In May 2003, our Fab 1 was one of the two recipients of the "Top Fab of the Year for 2003" by Semiconductor International, a leading publication in the semiconductor industry. SMIC's technology capabilities include logic, mixed signal/RF, high-voltage circuits, system-on-chip, embedded and other memories LCoS and CIS among others . Key to SMIC's rapid technology development and excellent fab management is a strong R&D team made up of experienced engineers from North America, Europe and Asia, and a network of leading international technology and manufacturing partners.