hello. An IC card has a chip in it.
IC card is also called integrated circuit card, also known as smart card, smart card, micro circuit card or microchip card. It is a microelectronic chip embedded in the ISO 7816-compliant card base, in the form of a card. The communication mode between the IC card and the reader can be contact or non-contact. Because the IC card has a small size and easy to carry, large storage capacity, high reliability, long service life, confidentiality and high security characteristics, the concept of IC card was put forward in the early 1970s, the French Bull company in 1976 first created the IC card products, and the technology is applied to finance, transportation, medical, identification and other industries. It combines microelectronic technology and computer technology, and improves the degree of modernization of people's work and life.
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IC cards are equipped with chips, but ID cards cannot be encrypted, while ics can be encrypted