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Enhanced integrated circuit with smartcard controller

  • US 8,937,549 B2
  • Filed: 08/15/2014
  • Issued: 01/20/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A memory card that includes an integrated circuit for communications, the integrated circuit comprising:

  • a smartcard controller;

    an amplifier to receive a signal from a receive antenna when the receive antenna is inductively coupled to another device, the amplifier providing a simplex communication path from the receive antenna to a contactless interface on the smartcard controller; and

    a transmit circuit to receive outgoing data from the contactless interface and to drive a transmit antenna.

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