SmartDV’s IEC7816 Slave IP is a silicon-proven, fully featured smart card device controller solution purpose-built for SoC designs requiring reliable, standards-compliant smart card device-side communication across banking, government ID, healthcare, and access control applications. Fully compliant with ISO/IEC 7816-3:2006 (including Amendment 1:2025 for additional voltage classes), it delivers complete general-purpose smart card slave functionality supporting both T=0 and T=1 communication protocols with full smart card session management, independent of the mobile-specific UICC extensions found in telecom SIM/USIM applications.
Designed as the natural card-side complement to an IEC7816 master controller, the IP handles the complete slave-side smart card session including card activation and deactivation, cold and warm reset response, and Answer to Reset (ATR) response generation. Its T=0 asynchronous half-duplex character transmission and T=1 asynchronous half-duplex block transmission support, adjustable clock and baud rates, and configurable automatic byte repetition give smart card and secure element SoC teams a production-tested, spec-complete slave implementation applicable to banking EMV cards, government ID cards, healthcare cards, and general-purpose contact smart card applications.
Built for design flexibility and silicon efficiency, the IP core is highly configurable for both ASIC and FPGA implementations, with a strong focus on area optimization, power management, and peak performance. Its parameterized architecture and clean host interface enable fast integration and confident design bring-up across a wide range of process nodes and target applications.
