What Are Smart Cards?

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<25mm 2 Silicon chip:
Micro-controller:
- Mostly 8-bit today,
- 32-bit RISC tomorrow…
Non-volatile memory:

- < 16Kbytes EEPROM today,
- 32K Flash and above tomorrow

Credit-card-sized plastic card (PVC, ABS…)

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