IC卡智能卡，即IC卡，又称“集成电路卡”，英文名称为“Integrated Circuit Card” 或 “Smart Card”,是将具有存储、加密及数据处理能力的集成电路芯片镶嵌于塑料基片中制作而成，它包含了微电子技术和计算机技术，是一种成熟的高技术产品。

　　　　这种既具有智能性又便于携带的卡片，为现代信息处理、传递提供了一种全新的手段，根据卡中所做的集成电路不同，智能卡主要有以下四大类：-IC smart cards, IC cards, also known as the "IC cards" English name of "Integrated Circuit Card" or "Smart Card" , will have a storage, encryption and data-processing capabilities of integrated circuit chips embedded in plastic-film-produced, It contains the microelectronics and computer technology, is a mature product. Such intelligence is also easy to carry cards, modern information processing, transmission provides a new means Under the card's integrated circuits, smart cards are mainly in the following four categories :