Semiconductors chips are mainly made out of silicone. Semiconductors are materials which electrical conductivity is midway between that of an good conductor and a good insulator (hence 'semi'). The technological development in semiconductors is that they have become faster smaller and more reliable therefore an important component in the fabrication of smart card technology devices such as, cards, mobiles, computers.

Philips Semiconductors provides chip solutions for a wide range of application areas - from banking and mobile communications to e-government, public transport, supply chain management and logistics,.. more

TERIDIAN Semiconductor is part of a 4.8 billion corporation, provides advanced ICs for communica tions and consumer markets worldwide. more