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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2012
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Kristopher Leigh Ardis, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Tangkwai Ma, Plano, TX (US);
Robert Michael Muchsel, Addison, TX (US);
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a smartcard reader, and more particularly, to systems, devices and methods of creating a card input/output interface that allows the smartcard reader to couple to a smartcard within a secure cavity. The secure cavity is mounted on an internal side of a system housing, i.e., a smartcard socket, included in the smartcard reader. An interface chip is further attached inside the secure cavity. When the smartcard is inserted to a designated position or depth inside the system housing, the secure cavity encloses the interface chip and its contact area with the smartcard. Mechanical contacts on the interface chip are thus aligned to and physically contact electrical connectors on the inserted smartcard, so as to electrically couple the interface chip and the smartcard. As a result, sensitive data within the smartcard may be protected from exposure to any tamper attempt and processed with an enhanced security level.