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ARM Introduces "iSIM", Integrated Directly Onto Chips

Accepted submission by takyon at 2018-02-21 23:25:13
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ARM wants mobile or IoT devices to include a tiny integrated SIM card [theverge.com]:

Every millimeter of space matters when you're trying to build increasingly complex electronics into increasingly tiny packages, and the relatively spacious SIM card has long been an area of frustration for hardware manufacturers. Now, the chip design company ARM may have an answer: an integrated component called an iSIM that's built into the same chip as the processor.

ARM says the iSIM will take up a "fraction of a millimeter squared," whereas the current SIM standard — Nano SIMs — are about 12.3 x 8.8mm in size, not including the hardware usually needed to house them. Not only will that save space, but ARM says it'll more importantly save on costs, too: instead of paying "tens of cents" per card, manufacturers will be paying single-digital cents.

Also at CNET [cnet.com], Tom's Hardware [tomshardware.com], and Wccftech [wccftech.com].

Related: Infineon Demos a 1.65 mm^2 eSIM Chip [soylentnews.org]


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