Market Research Report on IC Card Industry in China

I A Brief Survey

  • 1 Classification of Cards
  • 2 Use of Cards
  • 3 Introduction of IC Cards
  • 4 Classification of IC Cards
  • 5 The International Market for IC Cards
    5.1 Sales of IC Cards
    5.2 Use of IC Cards in Some Countries and Regions

    II Status Quo with the IC Cards Industry

  • 1 Meaning of the IC Cards Industry
  • 2 The "Golden Card" Project
    2.1 A Brief Introduction to the "Golden Card Project"
    2.2 Influence of the "Golden Card Project" on Cards Manufacture in China
  • 3 Sales of IC Cards in China
  • 4 Production of IC Cards in China
  • 5 The Principal Manufacturers of IC Cards in China
  • 6 The State Policies for the IC Cards Industry
  • 7 Competition of IC Cards on the Domestic Market

    III Characteristics of the IC Cards Industry

  • 1 Relations between the IC Cards Industry and the National Economy
  • 2 Characteristics Comparison of the IC Industry at Various Stages of Production
  • 3 Detailed Analysis of IC Card Production Stages
    3.1 Characteristics of the IC Card Production and Investment
    3.2 Characteristics of IC Card Machines and Systems Manufacture and Investment

    IV Risks with the IC Cards Industry

  • 1 Technological Risks
  • 2 Risks with Standards of the Industry
  • 3 Operational Risks
  • 4 Risks with Market Speculation
  • 5 Industrial Risks
  • 6 Risks of Industrial Barriers
  • 7 Risks with the International Market and Foreign Exchanges
  • 8 Risks with the New Industry

    V Developmental Tendency of IC Cards

  • 1 Characteristics with Development of IC Cards
  • 2 Development of IC Cards Technologies
    1) Contact, Non-contact and Composite Cards
    2) Memory Cards vs. CPU Cards
    3) JAVA Cards
    4) EEPROM, FLASH and FeRAM
  • 3 Developmental Tendencies of IC Card Application Domains

    VI China's Policies for the IC Card Industry and its Effect

  • 1 Industrial Management System
  • 2 Industrial Management Rules and Regulations
    Annex: Affiche on Registration by The State IC Card Registration Center

    Forms of Standard Risks
    Figure 1: Comparison between Bar Codes Cards, Optical-Electric Cards, Magnetic Cards and IC Cards
    Figure 2: IC Cards vs. Magnetic Cards
    Figure 3: Application Domains of IC Cards
    Figure 4: Bio-technical Identification
    Figure 5: Sales of IC Cards the World Over
    Figure 6: Sales of IC Cards for the Different Uses
    Figure 7: Sales of IC Cards in Different Regions
    Figure 8: Major Foreign IC Cards Chips and IC Cards Manufacturers
    Figure 9: Characteristics Comparison of the IC Industry at Different Stages of Production
    Figure 10: Investment in Semi-conductor Equipment in the World from 1987 to 1991
    Figure 11: Major Chips Manufacturers in the World
    Figure 12: Major International Standards for IC Cards
    Figure 13: Non-contact Cards vs. Contact Cards
    Figure 14: Memory Cards vs. CPU Cards
    Figure 15: Development of Memory Cards and CPU Cards in the Future
    Figure 16: Performance Comparison of EEPROM, FLASH and FeRAM
    Figure 17: Global and Chinese Mobile Telephone Markets