Figures

2000 Card Shipments figures per sector

 
Memory
(MU)
Microprocessor
(MU)
Banking
0
120
Healthcare
7
30
Telecom
1020
370
Transport
10
3
Pay TV
0
20
IT
0
5
Others
25
3
Total 1999
1062
551

a tremendous growth of the wireless telecom sector (+85%), with a major impact on the global revenue of the smart card industry

   
a high increase of the global µprocessor cards market (+ 36%), as fast as the previous year
   
a lesser progression of the global chipcard market (+12%) due to a slow down in the growth of the memory card markets, and moderate shipments in emerging sectors (health, transport, ID)

 

 
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