Product category:
Wireless Communications
News Release from: Alpha Micro Components | Subject: AMC-ICA-521, -567 and -313 SIM card readers
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 02 April 2007
SIM card readers for GSM and GPRS
applications
A range of SIM card readers includes the AMC-ICA-521, AMC-ICA-567 and the AMC-ICC-313, the smallest interconnect solution for SIM cards on the market.
Alpha Micro Components has brought out a range of SIM card readers, which include the AMC-ICA-521, AMC-ICA-567 and the AMC-ICC-313, the smallest interconnect solution for SIM cards on the market SIM card readers are an integral part of any product that uses GSM or GPRS technology, in particular new applications in the emerging M2M market such as Electronic Point-Of-Sale (EPOS), security systems and asset tracking amongst others
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 7 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The AMC-ICA-521 is a clam shell, 8-pin surface-mount SIM card connector with a mounting post designed to meet a variety of customer applications.
Key features include its low-profile package, just 2.3mm high, together with its reliable card-detection switch which uses a push and slide locking mechanism with a hinged cover.
The AMC-ICA-567 is a surface mount SIM card connector with a mounting post available with six or eight pins.
Its key features include an ultra-low-profile package at just 2.0mm high, suitable for applications in which space is at a premium.
The AMC-ICA-567 has a reliable card-detection switch which uses a push-and-slide locking mechanism with a hinged cover.
The insulation material used for both the AMC-ICA-521 and AMC-ICA-567 is black UL 94V-0 thermoplastic, with an operating temperature range from -40 to + 85C.
The AMC-ICC-313 is the smallest interconnect solution on the market at just 15.85 x 16.50 x 3.00mm.
Its ultra-low profile includes a sealed-end travel-card detection switch.
Christos Papakyriacou, Managing Director of Alpha Micro says: "With the growing range of wireless applications, the demand for SIM card holders continues to increase".
"The AMC range offers different options to developers, who need to securely integrate SIM cards into their equipment with space constraints".
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