Smart Card Production Process

Smart Card
Card Body Card
Module Card Fulfillment
Production Personalization
Production

Process step usually performed

Bank
for the manufacturing of Banking Cards

Process step usually performed

SIM
for the manufacturing of SIM Cards

Process step usually performed

ID
for the manufacturing of ID Cards

Process step usually performed

Loyalty
for the manufacturing of ID Cards

Description of the process is available here:

1. How a Smart Card is Made - Part 1: Smart Card Module Production
2. How a Smart Card is Made - Part 2: Card Body Production
3. How a Smart Card is Made - Part 3: Card Personalization
4. How a Smart Card is Made - Part 4: Card Fulfillment

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 Smart Card Module Production

Silicon Wafer
Manufacturing

On Wafer
Initialization

Silicon Wafer
Dicing

Microconnectors Die Bonding

Wire Bonding

Chip Module
Encapsulation

Tape Inspection

Electrical Test

Chip Module
Initialization

Ship to Card Body

Production

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 Card Body Production

Customer Artwork

Pre Press

Customer
Approval

CTP Plate Making

1
SIM

PVC Foils Injection Chip Module

Sheet Printing
Moulding Testing
Security Overlay
ID Foil Printed sheet Chip Module
inspection Pre-Perso
Clear Overlay Foil
Glue Tape
Sheets Collating
Laminating
Signature panels
Bank Foil
Chip Module
Lamination
Magnetic Stripes Punching
Foil

Contactless Sheet Striping

Antennas Sheet

Card Body
Punching

Sim Plug-In
SIM Punching

Chip Module
Cavity Milling
Implanting

Quality Inspection

ID Bank Hot Stamping

Carton Boxes
Packaging

Store in Secure
ID Bank Vault

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 Card Personalization

2
Personalization
Database
Magnetic Stripe
Personalization Bank Loyalty

Chip Contact
SIM Loyalty Personalization
Bank ID

Chip Contactless
Bank ID
Personalization

Direct-To-Card Retransfer
Loyalty Printing Inkjet Printing ID
Printing

SIM ID Laser Engraving Bank

Overlay Film Lamination film

ID Application Application
ID

Embossing /
Loyalty Bank Indent

Loyalty Bank Tipping

Scratch Panel
Application

Bank Label Application

Label
Response Files
Personalization

Quality Check

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 Card Fulfillment

Cardholder Data Personalization

Loyalty Pack into Boxes Card Wrapping
Lookup Database

SIM

Welcome Letter Card Attach on To Value Added

Printing Carrier Loyalty Fulfilment

Bank Bank
Add Inserts

Loyalty
Folding
Preprinted Letter
Feeding
Envelope Insertion
- Sealing

Envelopes Sorting

Ship to Customers

Response Files

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 Digital Print Card Production

Customer Artwork

Pre Press

Customer
Approval
Digital Sheet Personalization 1
Printing Database

PVC Foils Chip Module

Sheet Printing
Testing
Security Overlay
ID Foil Printed sheet Chip Module
inspection Pre-Perso
Clear Overlay Foil
Glue Tape
Sheets Collating
Laminating
Signature panels
Bank Foil
Chip Module
Lamination
Magnetic Stripes Punching
Foil

Contactless Sheet Striping

Antennas Sheet

Card Body
Punching

Sim Plug-In
SIM Punching

Chip Module
Cavity Milling
Implanting

Quality Inspection

ID Bank Hot Stamping

Carton Boxes
Packaging

Store in Secure
ID Bank Vault

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