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Smart Card Technologies and Markets Worldwide

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: BCC Research
Published: May 2003
Product Code: R2-1210
Description
STUDY, GOAL AND OBJECTIVE

BCC's goal in conducting this study was to determine the current status of the worldwide smart card industry and assess its growth potential over a 7-year period from 2000 to 2007. We were particularly interested in knowing what is happening in the smart card market and knowing how smart card projects are implemented worldwide. In addition, we were interested in the market potential for emerging smart card technologies. The goal of the study also involves knowing and understanding different technologies that are available and in use.

Our key objective was to present a comprehensive analysis of the current smart card market and its future direction.

REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY

Smart card is the most sophisticated and advanced technology used mainly for payment and authentication purposes. The smart card market is growing at an amazing pace, and we are interested in knowing the trends this market will follow. It will be also interesting to know how smart cards are being utilized for enhancing our daily lives and es and making them secure.

CONTRIBUTION OF THE STUDY AND FOR WHOM

This study is an extensive and complete data that defines and explains how the smart card industry is developing and what its prospects are in the long term (2003 to 2007). The study includes the market findings of smart card projects implemented worldwide and also encompasses smart card usage and its acceptance by the public. The importance of the smart card and its features have been scaled in technology terms.

This study can be of immense help to companies that are into card manufacturing, chip manufacturing, system integration and for the companies dealing with security issues. This study can additionally be of help to project managers, system developers and distributors who wish to exploit smart card as one of their options. Government institutions and private company owners can also benefit from this study for securing and simplifying their work by the use of the smart card.

SCOPE AND FORMAT

The scope of the study includes major smart card technologies, smart card types, platforms, its standards and various applications of smart card. A major focus of the report is the market scenario of the smart card industry. This report discusses various smart card projects that are being implemented or that have been planned around the world.

The report is divided into easy-to-follow chapters such as overview, applications, markets etc., while the markets are divided geographically and breakdowns are given by region.

INFORMATION SOURCES

The report sources its information from various companies' press releases, annual reports and news from periodicals as well as websites over a period of time. The report has also sourced various companies' public relations officers for the specific queries and figures required for the report.

The technical portion has been sourced and referred from company white papers and magazine articles, while the market data is based upon press releases and direct press contacts.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION

STUDY, GOAL AND OBJECTIVE

REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY

CONTRIBUTION OF THE STUDY AND FOR WHOM

SCOPE AND FORMAT

INFORMATION SOURCES

RELATED BCC REPORTS

AUTHOR CREDENTIALS

BCC ONLINE




SUMMARY

Summary Table: GLOBAL SMART CARD MARKET: SHIPMENTS AND VALUE, THROUGH 2007 (MILLIONS)

Summary Figure: GLOBAL SMART CARD MARKET: SHIPMENTS AND VALUE, 1999-2007 ($ MILLIONS)




SMART CARD OVERVIEW

HISTORY

WHAT IS A SMART CARD?


PARTS OF A SMART CARD



Figure 1 SMART CARD CONSTRUCTION


Figure 2 TYPICAL SMART CARD INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PARTS


The Micromodule


Micromodule Components


Read Only Memory (ROM)

Random Access Memory (RAM)

Application Memory



Chip Operating System (COS)


COS Families




TYPES OF SMART CARDS



Figure 3 TYPES OF SMART CARDS


CONTACT CARDS MARKET



Table 1 WORLDWIDE CONTACT CARDS SHIPMENT BY TYPE, THROUGH 2007 (MILLIONS)


Table 2 WORLDWIDE CONTACT CARDS MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)


Memory Cards



Table 3 MEMORY CARD MANUFACTURERS AND MODELS (MODEL NO.)


Table 4 WORLDWIDE MEMORY CARD SHIPMENT AND MARKET SHARE BY MANUFACTURER, 2001 (MILLIONS)


Table 5 GLOBAL MEMORY CARD PRICES BY MEMORY SIZE, THROUGH 2007 ($)


Optical Memory Card


Table 6 GLOBAL MEMORY CARD SHIPMENTS BY SECTOR, THROUGH 2007 (MILLIONS)



Microprocessor Cards/Multifunctional Cards


Table 7 CONVENTIONAL SMART CARD ARCHITECHTURE


Table 8 SMART CARD CPU MODELS AND SPECIFICATIONS



Table 9 GLOBAL MICROPROCESSOR CARD SHIPMENT AND MARKET SHARE BY MANUFACTURER, 2001 (MILLIONS)


Figure 4 GLOBAL MICROPROCESSOR CARD SHIPMENT AND MARKET SHARE BY MANUFACTURER, 2001 (%)


Table 10 CHIP MANUFACTURERS' MARKET SHARE, 2001 (%)


Table 11 SMART CARD MANUFACTURERS' MARKET SHARE FOR MEMORY AND MICROPROCESSOR CARDS, 2001 (%)


Figure 5 SMART CARD MANUFACTURERS' MARKET SHARE FOR MEMORY AND MICROPROCESSOR CARDS, 2001 (%)


Table 12 GLOBAL MICROPROCESSOR CARD SHIPMENTS BY SECTOR, THROUGH 2007 (MILLIONS)


Cryptographic Coprocessor Cards


CONTACT-LESS CARDS MARKET



Table 13 WORLDWIDE CONTACT-LESS CARDS MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)


Table 14 WORLDWIDE CONTACT-LESS CARDS SHIPMENT BY TYPE, THROUGH 2007 (MILLIONS)


Proximity or Active Cards

Vicinity or Passive Cards


COMBI CARDS/DUAL-INTERFACE CARDS MARKET


Table 15 WORLDWIDE DUAL INTERFACE CARDS SHIPMENT BY TYPE, THROUGH 2007 (MILLIONS)


Table 16 WORLDWIDE DUAL INTERFACE CARDS MARKET, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)



KEY FEATURES AND CHARACTERISTICS


Table 17 KEY FEATURES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF SMART CARDS



MAJOR SMART CARD PLATFORMS


MULTOS AND JAVA


STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS


Table 18 PRINCIPLES OF SMART CARD STANDARDS



CURRENT STANDARDS


PKCS#11: Cryptographic Token Interface Standard

PC/SC

OpenCard

Java Card

Common Data Security Architecture

Microsoft Cryptographic API

Embossed

Difference between Opencard and PC/SC


OTHER INDUSTRY STANDARD GROUPS


GSM

CEPS

EMV

GlobalPlatform

Open Platform



WHY SMART CARDS?


IF…

…THEN

COMPARISON WITH MAGNETIC STRIPE CARDS


Smart Cards

Magnetic Stripe Cards


ADVANTAGES OF SMART CARD


Security


PKI is Better than Passwords-Smart Cards Enhance PKI

Smart Cards Increase the Security of Password-based Systems

Two-Factor Authentication, and More

Portability of Keys and Certificates

Non Repudiation

Counting the Number of Private Key Usages


Economical

Convenience

Customization

Multifunctionality



LIFE CYCLE OF A SMART CARD



Figure 6 SMART CARD LIFE CYCLE


FABRICATION PHASE

PRE-PERSONALIZATION PHASE

PERSONALIZATION PHASE

UTILIZATION PHASE

END-OF-LIFE PHASE (INVALIDATION PHASE)


ATTACKS ON SMART CARD


LOGICAL ATTACKS

PHYSICAL ATTACKS


SMART CARD DEVICES


Table 19 GLOBAL SMART CARD READER/WRITER SHIPMENTS AND MARKET, THROUGH 2007


Table 20 MAJOR POS AND CHIP CARD TERMINALS PROVIDERS, 2000


LEGALITIES




FUNCTIONS AND APPLICATION AREAS OF SMART CARDS

FUNCTIONS


SMART CARDS AS A PAYMENT SYSTEM



Table 21 CREDIT CARD USE FOR ONLINE PURCHASES BY REGION, 2001 (%)


Drive Towards Cashless Society


Table 22 CONSUMER PAYMENT DISTRIBUTION, 2001 (%)


Benefits of Smart Payment Systems

Mondex International and Mondex Cards

Barriers for Acceptance of Smart Cards

Microtransactions and Micropayments

Legal Protection and Liability


Table 23 GLOBAL FINANCIAL SMART CARDS BY REGION, THROUGH 2007 (%)


Figure 7 GLOBAL FINANCIAL SMART CARDS BY REGION, 2002 AND 2007 (%)


Table 24 BANK SMART CARD PERCENTAGES BY REGION, 2001 (%)



SMART NETWORKING


Table 25 GLOBAL SMART CARDS IN NETWORK SOLUTIONS, THROUGH 2007 (MILLIONS)


NATIONAL ID / AUTHENTICATION


Table 26 SMART NATIONAL ID CARDS WORLDWIDE




APPLICATION AREAS OF SMART CARDS


GLOBAL MARKET BY APPLICATION


Table 27 GLOBAL SMART CARD MARKET BY APPLICATION AREA, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)


Table 28 GLOBAL SMART CARDS IN USE BY APPLICATION AREA, THROUGH 2007 (MILLIONS)


FINANCIAL APPLICATIONS

RETAIL AND LOYALTY

COMMUNICATIONS APPLICATIONS (PREPAID AND GSM)

TRANSPORTATION

HEALTH CARD

GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS

INFORMATION SECURITY

MULTIMEDIA, PAY TV

PHYSICAL ID AND ACCESS

UNIVERSITY IDENTIFICATION




WORLD MARKET OVERVIEW

WORLD MARKETS BY TYPE


Table 29 GLOBAL SMART CARD SHIPMENTS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2007 (MILLIONS)


Table 30 GLOBAL SMART CARD MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)


Figure 8 GLOBAL SMART CARD MARKET BY TYPE, 2000-2007 ($ MILLIONS)


WORLD MARKETS BY REGION


Table 31 GLOBAL SMART CARD SHIPMENTS BY REGION, THROUGH 2007 (MILLIONS)


Table 32 GLOBAL SMART CARD MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)


Figure 9 GLOBAL SMART CARD MARKET BY REGION, 2000-2007 ($ MILLIONS)


Table 33 GLOBAL SMART CARD USAGE BY REGION, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)




MAJOR REGIONAL SMART CARD MARKETS: U.S.

PAYMENT CULTURES AND TRENDS IN THE U.S.


U.S. MARKET BY CARD TYPE


Table 34 U.S. SMART CARD SHIPMENTS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2007 (MILLIONS)


Table 35 U.S. SMART CARD MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)


PROJECTS: FUNCTIONS


Payment Cards in the U.S.


Payment Card Projects



Table 36 MAJOR U.S. PAYMENT CARD PROJECTS


Target Corp.'s Rollout

Amex Blue Card

A Citibank Project

USAID Initiative


Online Shopping


Table 37 INTERNET ACTIVITY BY CATEGORY, JULY 2001


Table 38 U.S. AVERAGE INTERNET USAGE AT HOME, JULY 2001



Payment Cards in Canada


First National Rollout in Canada


Marketing

Technology

An Endless Task



Authentication Tool


National ID Card for the U.S.


Lessons learned

The Policy



Department of Defense Project


Overview

Platform and COS

Hurdles


Compatibility

Integration

Issuing time

Airport Security




PROJECTS: APPLICATION AREAS


Medical Sector



Table 39 MAJOR U.S. HEALTH CARD PROJECTS


Government Health Projects


Department of Veteran Affairs


Other Projects


Lifestream

West Virginia

University of Illinois


Tests and Upcoming Projects


Canadian Government Project

MedicAlert

N.Y. Clinics

Microsoft Project

Health Passport Project



Transport



Table 40 MAJOR U.S. TRANSIT CARD PROJECTS


WMATA

L.A. County

Translink Project

State Department of Transportation

Chicago Transit

Path Trains


Specialized and Multi-application Cards


University Cards


Table 41 MAJOR U.S. UNIVERSITY CARD PROJECTS


Table 42 GLOBAL SALES OF SMART CARDS FOR UNIVERSITIES, THROUGH 2007 (MILLIONS)


Major Players

Implementations


Stony Brook University

University of Louisville


Major Barrier for Campus Cards


The University of Michigan Story



Welfare Programs

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office



COMPANY PROFILES


AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY


Table 43 AMERICAN EXPRESS FINANCIAL REVENUE, FIRST HALF 2002


ATMEL CORPORATION


Table 44 AMTEL CORP. REVENUE, FIRST HALF 2002 ($ MILLIONS)


CITIGROUP INC.


Table 45 CITIGROUP REVENUE, FIRST HALF 2002 ($ MILLIONS)


CUBIC CORPORATION


Table 46 CUBIC CORP. REVENUE, FIRST HALF 2002 ($ MILLIONS)


HYPERCOM CORPORATION


Table 47 HYPERCOM REVENUE, FIRST HALF 2002 ($ MILLIONS)


INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG


Table 48 INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES REVENUE, FIRST HALF 2002 ($ MILLIONS)


INGENICO CORP.

LIFESTREAM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.


Table 49 LIFESTREAM TECHNOLOGIES REVENUE, FIRST HALF 2002 ($ MILLIONS)


MASTERCARD INCORPORATED

MIPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.


Table 50 MIPS TECHNOLOGIES REVENUE, FIRST HALF 2002 ($ MILLIONS)


MOTOROLA, INC. - TELECOMMUNICATIONS

PUBLICARD, INC.


Table 51 PUBLICARD REVENUE, FIRST HALF 2002 ($ MILLIONS)


RSA SECURITY INC.

SCHLUMBERGERSEMA


Table 52 SCHLUMBERGERSEMA REVENUE, FIRST HALF 2002 ($ MILLIONS)


SIEMENS CORPORATION

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC.


Table 53 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS REVENUE, FIRST HALF 2002 (MILLIONS)


VERIFONE, INC.

VISA INTERNATIONAL




MAJOR REGIONAL SMART CARD MARKETS: EUROPE

PAYMENT CULTURES AND TRENDS IN EUROPE


U.S. AND EU: A COMPARATIVE STUDY


Table 54 CASHLESS PAYMENT INSTRUMENTS IN EU AND U.S., 2001 (PERCENT OF THE TOTAL CASHLESS PAYMENT)


Table 55 CARD USAGE AT THE POS TERMINALS IN U.K. AND U.S., 2001


EUROPEAN MARKET BY CARD TYPE


Table 56 EUROPE SMART CARD SHIPMENTS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2007 (MILLIONS)


Table 57 EUROPE SMART CARD MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)


PROJECTS: FUNCTIONS


Payment Cards in Europe



Table 58 MAJOR PAYMENT CARD PROJECTS, EUROPE


E-Purse and Online Payments in Europe



Table 59 EUROPE AVERAGE INTERNET USAGE AT HOME, JULY 2001


Table 60 INTERNET ACTIVITY BY CATEGORY, JULY 2001


E-payments in the U.K.

Banxsafe, a Belgian Project

French and German Chip Payments

Movercard in Italy

Payments in The Netherlands


Table 61 CASHLESS PAYMENT INSTRUMENTS IN EUROPE: 2001 (PERCENT OF THE TOTAL CASHLESS PAYMENT)



EU-funded Balcard Project


Table 62 MOBILE PAYMENTS IN EUROPE, 2002



Authentication Tool


National ID Card for European Countries



Table 63 NATIONAL ID CARD PROJECTS, EUROPE


An Entitlement Card for the U.K.

Italian ID Card

Belgian ID Card

Finnish ID Card

Scottish ID Card

SmartCities


E-Government


LondonConnects

FASME


Airport Security



PROJECTS: APPLICATION AREAS


Medical Sector


Gie Sesam Vitale


Table 64 MAJOR HEALTH CARD PROJECTS, EUROPE


Schlumberger

ORGA

Belgium

Finland

France and Germany


France

Germany


Slovenia

U.K.

Trusthealth

Netlink

eEurope Smart Initiative


Smart Card Charter



Transport


Tr@velSmarT

Tosca

OMNIPURSE

Cross-Border Transit Card




COMPANY PROFILES


ACTIVCARD


Table 65 ACTIVCARD FINANCIAL REVENUE, SECOND HALF 2001 ($ MILLIONS)


BULL

DATACARD CORPORATION

DATAKEY, INC.


Table 66 DATAKEY FINANCIAL RESULTS, FIRST HALF 2002 ($ MILLIONS)


ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION (EDS)


Table 67 ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION FINANCIAL REVENUE, LAST HALF 2001 ($ MILLIONS)


GEMPLUS INTERNATIONAL SA


Table 68 GEMPLUS INTERNATIONAL SA FINANCIAL REVENUE, FIRST HALF 2002 ($ MILLIONS)


GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH

MONDEX INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

ORGA KARTENSYSTEME GMBH

STMICROELECTRONICS


Table 69 STMICROELECTRONICS FINANCIAL REVENUE, FIRST HALF 2002 ($ MILLIONS)





MAJOR REGIONAL SMART CARD MARKETS, ASIA/PACIFIC

PAYMENT CULTURES AND TRENDS IN ASIA/PACIFIC


ASIA/PACIFIC SMART CARDS BY TYPE


Table 70 ASIA/PACIFIC SMART CARD SHIPMENTS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2007 (MILLIONS)


Table 71 ASIA/PACIFIC SMART CARD MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)


Table 72 MAJOR SMART CARD PROJECTS IN ASIA (MILLIONS)



PROJECTS: FUNCTIONS


Payment Cards in Asia/Pacific



Table 73 FINANCIAL SMART CARDS IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION, THROUGH 2007 (MILLIONS)


Table 74 MAJOR PAYMENT CARD PROJECTS, ASIA/PACIFIC


China


The Golden Card Project


Japan


Japan's First Multos

Contact-less e-purse


Korea


Moneta Card


Hong Kong


Table 75 HONG KONG SMART CARD USAGE BY SECTORS, THROUGH 2007 (MILLIONS)


Mykad E-purse

Thailand E-purse

Australia


Cruise Cash


The Philippines

Soccer E-purse



PROJECTS: APPLICATION AREAS


Authentication Tool



Table 76 NATIONAL ID CARD PROJECTS, ASIA PACIFIC


Hong Kong ID

Japan ID Card

Mykad, Malaysian ID

India

China

Taiwan

Macau


Medical Sector



Table 77 MAJOR HEALTH CARD PROJECTS: ASIA PACIFIC


Asia's Biggest Smart Card Project

Malaysia

Australia


A pilot

Health e-signature



Transport



Table 78 MAJOR TRANSIT CARD PROJECTS, ASIA PACIFIC


HK Transit

South Korea

Gujarat Driving License

Vehicle Management System, India

Malaysia

Japan Rails

China

Australia


Sydney

Canberra



Specialized and Multi-application Cards


China Olympics

China Social Security

South Korea

Gasoline Vending




COMPANY PROFILES


FUJITSU SERVICES LIMITED

HITACHI, LTD.

SMART CHIP LIMITED

VENTURE INFOTEK GLOBAL PVT. LTD.


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