Fujitsu Develops HIPERSIM Software Solution for Multipurpose
FRAM-Embedded IC Cards

Tokyo, October 22, 2001--- Fujitsu Limited announced today that it has developed HIPERSIM^TM (High-Performance Smart IC Manager), a software solution for its HIFERRON^TM*1 series of LSI chips used in multipurpose integrated circuit (IC) cards embedded with FRAM^*2 technology. HIPERSIM includes both operating system and application software for multipurpose IC cards. Combined with a development toolkit for creating a variety of other applications, the new solution will be available from April 2002.

Fujitsu estimates that the global IC card market will reach approximately \400 billion in fiscal 2001 and grow by 30% a year through 2004. The company predicts that IC cards with FRAM technology will capture 20% of that market.

In building the HIPERSIM solution with the HIFERRON chip series, Fujitsu aims for its technology to become the standard for IC cards in finance, government services, and a variety of other fields.

The combination of HIFERRON and HIPERSIM will enable IC card manufacturers to develop multipurpose IC cards more quickly and easily. This solution allows IC cards to swap applications over a network and handle multitasking, the simultaneous processing of multiple applications, tasks that have been difficult for conventional cards. HIPERSIM is compliant with the SIM^*3 and USIM^*4 user-authentication cards for next-generation mobile phones. HIPERSIM is designed to handle all the features that multifunction IC cards will be required to have in the future, such as a microbrowser^*5 for easy Internet access, and it conforms to the international standard for IC cards, ISO-7816^*6.

Fujitsu is actively pursuing R&D and marketing activities to develop new LSI chip solutions with embedded FRAM that meet the needs and promote the widespread use of multipurpose IC cards in the broadband Internet era.

HIPERSIM is available in the three following kits.

1. Manufacturer's kit

For customers developing multipurpose IC cards to their own specifications. Comes with the basic OS, which includes HAL^*7, file system, memory manager, task manager, encryption/decryption engine and the HIPERSIM API (Application Program Interface).

2. Developer's kit

For customers developing standard IC cards. Includes an ISO-7816 compliant file-system interface in addition to everything that comes in the manufacturer's kit.

3. Telecommunications kit

For customers developing standards-compliant IC cards with network connectivity. Includes USIM applications and a micro-browser in addition to everything that comes in the developer's kit.

Terminology

*1 HIFERRON

The name for the series of Fujitsu chips for IC cards, using FRAM technology. Incorporates a 32-bit RISC core, 64 KB of FRAM, 96 KB of mask ROM, 4 KB of SRAM, an encryption engine, and contact/non-contact interface.

*2 FRAM

Ferroelectric Random Access Memory. A form of non-volatile memory using ferroelectric materials that retains data even when power is cut. Beneficial for its low power demands, quick write speed, and tolerance for frequent rewrites.

*3 SIM

Subscriber Identity Module. Used to establish secure communications between a wireless phone and the network. A subscriber can roam between GSM-based network operators carrying nothing more than a SIM card.

*4 USIM

Universal Subscriber Identity Module. Evolved from SIM for use in 3G wireless phones. Compared to SIM, this module supports faster communications and greater security.

*5 Microbrowser

An Internet browser that supports WML^*8. Can be used together with SIM wireless phones (most popular in Europe and America) for efficient Internet browsing.

*6 ISO-7816

The international standard for contact-type IC cards set by the International Standards Organization.

*7 HAL

Hardware Abstraction Layer. A layer that provides an API for hardware functions to the upper-layer operating system.

*8 WML

Wireless Markup Language. A content markup language specifically for use in wireless devices with limited visual displays, such as wristwatches or wireless phones.

Trademarks

HIPERSIM and HIFERRON are trademarks of Fujitsu Limited.
FRAM is a registered trademark of Ramtron International, Inc.
Other trademarks mentioned in this document are registered to their respective companies.

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