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VCT offers protected memories direct from the industries top silicon foundries

Volume purchasing direct from the leading silicon manufactures means VCT can offer you the best protected memory cards at substantial savings.

Protected Memory IC's for chip cards offer an economical way to manage and secure your application data. Protected memories are economical & frequently the best choice for a wide range of applications including loyalty, membership, ID, vending, and many others were some data protection is required.

Unlike serial memories, protected memory chips allow the user to write protect data stored on the card.  Each protected memory chip design employs several different security features to protect card data. Protected memories are common in applications were the fraud potential does not require encryption and the amount of data to be stored is small.

With the exception of Atmel's new AT88SC1616C, protected memories all use proprietary protocols developed on a chip by chip basis before the PCSC standard for smartcard reader drivers was developed. This means that protected memories are not normally compatible with smartcard readers using PCSC drivers.  However, you will find that most reader manufactures have written proprietary drivers for customers using protected memories.

Because the protocol changes from one protected memory to another, finding development tools generally means first deciding on a reader and then asking its manufacturer for the development tools you will need. All the memories listed here are compatible with the ACR 20 reader which can be purchased in conjunction with the ACR AC Developers Kit. which you can order online direct from VCT.

 
 

Protected memory chips for smartcards
sorted by manufacturer

 
  ATMEL WIRELESS & MICROCONTROLLERS
 

AT88SC101                                                            EEPROM: 1024 bits

A low-cost, synchronous, secure memory integrated circuit, designed for use in prepaid and loyalty smartcard applications. 1,024-bits of serial Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read only Memory within one application zone, plus 64 bits in a code protected zone. Additional EEPROM memory and security logic provide security for smartcard applications.

Technical: .pdf
Reader: ACR 30
SDK: AC-KIT
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AT88SC102                                                            EEPROM: 1024 bits

 

A low-cost, synchronous, secure memory integrated circuit, designed for use in prepaid and loyalty smartcard applications. 1,024-bits of serial Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read only Memory within one application zone, plus 64 bits in a code protected zone. Additional EEPROM memory and security logic provide security for smartcard applications.

Technical: .pdf
Reader: ACR 30
SDK: AC-KIT
Buy: Samples

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AT88SC1001                                                          EEPROM: 1024 bits

 

A low-cost, synchronous, secure memory integrated circuit, designed for use in prepaid and loyalty smartcard applications. 1,024-bits of serial Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read only Memory within one application zone, plus 64 bits in a code protected zone. Additional EEPROM memory and security logic provide security for smartcard applications.

Technical: .pdf
Reader: ACR 30
SDK: AC-KIT
Buy: Samples

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AT88SC153                                                            EEPROM: 2048 bits

 

2,048 bits of serial EEPROM memory organized as one configuration zone of 64 byte and three user zones of 64 bytes each. This device is optimized as a "secure memory" for multi-application smart card markets, secure identification for electronic data transfer or for components in a system without the requirement of an internal microprocessor.

Technical: .pdf
Reader: ACR 30
SDK: AC-KIT
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  AT88SC1608
 

The AT88SC1608 provides 17,408 bits of serial EEPROM memory organized as one configuration zone of 128 bytes and eight user zones of 256 bytes each. This device is optimized as a "secure memory" for smartcard applications without the requirement of an internal microprocessor.

Technical: .pdf
Reader: ACR 30
SDK: AC-KIT
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  AT88SC1616C
 

NEW! The AT88SC1616C member of the CryptoMemory family is a high performance secure memory providing 16 Kbits of user memory with advanced security and cryptographic features built in. The user memory is divided into 16 zones, each of which may be individually set with different security access rights or combined together to provide pace for 1 to 16 data files. The AT88SC1616C provides high security, low cost and ease of implementation for smartcard applications without the need for a microprocessor operation system.

Technical: .pdf
Reader: ACR 30
SDK: AC-KIT
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  INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES
  SLE 4406S/06SE

Was designed for applications in prepaid telephone cards. The chip consists of an EEPROM memory of 112bits, a ROM of 16 bits and a control/security unit. Today this chip is used primarily in legacy systems and not generally specified for new applications.

Technical: .pdf
Reader: ACR 30
SDK: AC-KIT
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  SLE 4428
  Similar to the SLE4418 but additionally to the above functions this version has a Programable Security Code verification logic. All the memory, except for the PSC, can always be read. The memory can be written or erased only after PSC verification. After eight successive incorrect entries the error counter will block any subsequent attempt at PSC verification and hence any possibility to write and erase. This IC is one of the most popular in the industry.

Technical: .pdf
Reader: ACR 30
SDK: AC-KIT
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  SLE 4442
 

Intelligent 256-Byte EEPROM with Write Protect Function and Programmable Security Code (PSC).This chip contains and EEPROM organized 1024 x 8 bit offering the possibility of programmable write protection for each byte. Reading of the whole memory is always possible. The memory can be written and erased byte by byte .

Technical: .pdf
Reader: ACR 30
SDK: AC-KIT
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  SLE 4436 & SLE 4436E
 

Designed for applications in prepaid telephone cards. the Chip consists of an EEPROM memory or 221 bit, a ROM of 16 bits, a control/security unit and a special computing unit for chip authentication. The shaded blocks in the block diagram (Figure 3) contain the enhanced features of SLE 4436/36E compared to SLE 4406/06E.

Technical: .pdf
Reader: ACR 30
SDK: AC-KIT
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  SLE 5536S & SLE 5536SE
 

Designed for applications in prepaid telephone cards. The chip consists of and EEPROM memory of 221 bit, a ROM of 16 bits, a control/security unit and a special computing unit for chip authentication.

Technical: .pdf
Reader: ACR 30
SDK: AC-KIT
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