What Is an IC Card And What Does An IC Card Do?

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An IC Card, also known as integrated circuit card or chip card, which is formed by embedding one or more integrated circuits on a plastic card of the same size as an credit bank card.

An integrated circuit chip can be a memory or a processor. IC cards with memory are also called memory cards, which can store a large amount of information. However, smart cards not only have memory capacity, but also have the function of processing information, and IC cards with microprocessors are also called smart cards.

IC chip card widely used for payment and access control system , such as car park, communication, subway, canteen, highway tolls, shopping, tourism, hotel and so on.