Vendors - Europe, Africa & Asia

AmaTech: This German company is a world leader in the volume production of RFID systems and components such as contactless smart cards, smart labels, tags and readers as well as applications software and system solutions. This globally operating company has applied for 160 worldwide patents on products, machines and manufacturing processes in the identification technology sector; 72 have already been registered, 88 are still pending.

ASK: This French company manufactures contactless smart cards based on the proposed ISO 14443 standards. The cards can be personalized to the specificity and demands of the client. The company’s a C.ticket solution for mass transit applications, and secure access cards for governments, university campuses, stadiums, museums, and other facilities. These cards can be combined with loyalty schemes. ASK is also involved in multi-application scheme, including E-purses. Its contactless ISO cards are made in Sophia-Antipolis in the south of France, and it has commercial offices in Paris and Hong-Kong.

Burall Infosys Ltd.: This British company makes a variety of contactless smart cards and readers.

Fleischhauer: This in Bochum, Germany-based company manufactures RFID cards, labels and coins based on 13,56 MHz and 125 KHz transponders for the use in access control, parking and public transport.

Infineon Technologies: Spun off by Siemens in 1999, Infineon was first listed on the New York and Frankfurt stock exchanges in spring 2000. It is a semiconductor company that produces Smart Card Controllers, Smart Card Memories, security ICs and other RFID chips.

Inside Contactless: A French semiconductor company (formerly Inside Technologies) concentrating on the development of contactless products and markets. The company is supplies contactless chips and readers, and offers various solutions for emerging markets like transport, access control, payment, identity, and electronic identification.

Logismart BV: A Dutch maker of smart card readers.

Infineon Technologies: Spun off by Siemens in 1999, Infineon was first listed on the New York and Frankfurt stock exchanges in spring 2000. It is a semiconductor company that produces Smart Card Controllers, Smart Card Memories, security ICs and other RFID chips.

PAV CARD GmbH: This German company manufactures 13.56 MHz RFID tags and smart cards for use in access control, logistics, and ticketing.

STMicroelectronics: This European semiconductor maker, formerly known as SGS-Thomson Microelectronics, makes a variety of RFID transponders for smart cards and other applications.

Stoval Technologies Pte Ltd.: This Singapore manufacturer specializes in smart cards, but also makes RFID transponders for other applications.