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Tamper resistant smart card and method of protecting data in a smart card

  • US 6,068,192 A
  • Filed: 08/30/1999
  • Issued: 05/30/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/13/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A smart card comprising:

  • a housing including first and second portions;

    a volatile memory in the housing;

    a battery in the housing; and

    a conductor including conductive epoxy coupling the battery to the memory, such that power to the memory is interrupted and data in the memory is erased if the first portion of the housing is moved relative to the second portion of the housing.

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