New smart card contains a larger amount of erasable and programmable memory Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has begun producing a smart card IC (integrated circuit) chip that the company claims contains a larger amount of erasable and programmable memory than those of competitors, it said in a statement on Tuesday.The large amount of memory is useful for storing data in cards for use in mobile phones, Java cards, electronic passports and other applications, the statement said.The card contains several types of memory useful for mobile phone users, including 256KB of EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable ROM) for storage. In addition, the card has a RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computing) processor and contains encryption technology, which enables it to be used for electronic passports and other applications requiring secure identification. The card supports Triple DES (Data Encryption Standard), a widely used encryption standard. EEPROM is a type of memory that helps the handsets run games, access the Internet, and provide a directory, among other uses. The 256KB of EEPROM is the highest amount of this type of memory yet to be put into a smart card, the company said.The card can be used for UIM (User Identity Module) and USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module) for cellular telephones.The card has been shipped to European card makers to be used in high density memory embedded SIM cards, and is currently available for sales worldwide, Samsung said Tuesday. Volume sales will begin in October, Cho Sung-In, a company spokeswoman said. The company is not disclosing customer names or the price of the cards, she said. Technology Industry