INSIDE Contactless

INSIDE is the only leading semiconductor provider in the world dedicated exclusively to contactless technology. As a fabless company that designs high performance chipsets, INSIDE enables secure, fast and reliable transactions in payment, access control, transport and electronic identification.

INSIDE’s solutions can be found in smart cards, key fobs, mobile phones, handheld devices, POS and PC peripherals.

INSIDE has an unparalleled experience in solving real-world RF short range secure communication challenges and has overcome the main technological barriers to high quality service through radical technology innovation.

The company has taken 55 patents in the last 10 years. With more than 125 million chips delivered over the past 5 years, and with the take off of the US Payment market in 2006, INSIDE is a recognized leader in delivering the best contactless chip platforms to world-class customers.

INSIDE was created in 1995 by 5 founders coming from ST Microelectronics and Gemplus, 2 world leaders in smart card technology. Today, a global team of nearly 100 experts serves the world’s markets from offices in France (HQ), China, Singapore, Poland, and both the East and West coasts of the USA.

INSIDE works with leading industry groups, including the NFC Forum for standardization of NFC and the Smart Card Alliance. INSIDE's products comply with all existing 13.56 MHz contactless ISO standards.

Contactless technology enables secure communication between 2 devices – card-to-reader, or reader-to- reader – via the 13.56 MHz ISO standard. A contactless chip in any device – card, fob, cell phone, PDA, etc. – can run secure applications for payment, access control, content exchange, transport, or ID.