Construction
Smart cardsTechnology & Cybersecurity
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Construction
Smart cardsTechnology & Cybersecurity

Authors : Jean-Pierre TUAL, Stéphane GRELLIER, Joseph LEIBENGUTH, Philippe PROUST

Publication date: December 10, 2019 | Lire en français

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4. Construction

4.1 Construction principles

A smart card consists of three components (figure 10 ):

  • a plastic card (usually made of PVC-polyvinyl chloride, ABS-acrylonitrile-budadiene-styrene or PC – polycarbonate), with or without a magnetic stripe;

  • an electronic module, supporting electrical contacts or a transponder (electronic module and antenna);

  • a silicon integrated circuit.

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