Smart card technologies are a key enabler in the evolution of secure e-Payment and e-Identity applications. Until now, e-Payment applications primarily consisted of Point-Of-Sale (POS) terminals; an application which Teridian has served for multiple product generations with Smart Card Reader, Modem and Ethernet devices.

e-Payment applications now include new services such as e-Banking and secure transactions over phone and Internet. Proliferating e-Identification applications allow governments, corporations and other organizations deploying smart-card based IDs to authenticate users, grant access and manage credentials over private or open networks. In both instances, these applications require users (cardholders) to be equipped with low-cost personal terminals. Building on our established relationships with both market leaders and innovators, Teridian offers the widest range of advanced System-On-Chip (SOC) solutions for personal smart card readers and terminals. The SOC offerings ( 73S11xx and 73S12xx series ) combine 8-bit microcontrollers with built-in smart card interfaces (single or dual) and standards based communication capabilities, such as serial and USB interfaces. Other available features include PIN-pad interface, support for LCD driver, Real-Time-Clock, analog inputs, power management. On top of its silicon delivery approach, Teridian offers advanced software support with its SOCs, through ready-to-use embedded firmware and software drivers. They bring full compliance with applicable standards such as ISO-7816 or EMV 4.1 (Europay, MasterCard and Visa) for the card side, and with PC/SC, CCID and Microsoft WHQL for the host side.

Teridian's low-cost, low-power smart card ICs and full-featured SOC controllers will play a key role in the development of cost-effective solutions for large-scale deployments of personal handheld devices, particularly in personal e-Banking, and e-Identification roll-outs by Governments or corporations.

Teridian smart card reader ICs support the SIM cards wireless telecommunications devices require in network authentication and access. Teridian turnkey smart card controller and electrical interface ICs are off-the-shelve solutions that allow designers of these wireless devices (mobile phones, PDAs, Internet home gateways) to seamlessly add up the SIM reader function.