After causing long waiting lists for smartphones, PCs and gaming consoles, the global shortage of chips is now threatening to imperil the supply of another pretty indispensable item: the card that you ...

Samsung’s 8KB EEPROM device has already received chip technology approval from Visa International. The company’s 2KB and 4KB devices are currently undergoing Visa International EMV Certification.

Smart card chips are found in the SIMs (Subscriber Identity Modules) used for customer authentication in every GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) phone and in recently issued bank cards ...

STMicroelectronics has been certified by MasterCard's CQM (Card Quality Management) scheme as an approved supplier of secure microcontrollers for its chip-based debit and credit cards – the world's ...

SEOUL — Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. today announced it has begun volume production of a new 16-bit RISC-based processor for smart-card applications in a move to expand its product offering and become ...

Hastily arranged though it may be, this union's offspring could include millions of national ID cards and driver's licenses with chips and biometrics Hastily arranged though it may be, this union's ...

The nonprofit Smart Card Alliance has launched a website dedicated to helping U.S. consumers, merchants and others understand the switch from magnetic stripe cards to EMV chip technology. Visa (NYSE:V ...