China has created a "super SIM card" for the Internet of Things - with RISC-V core, 10 times more memory and NFC support

China Mobile has announced its future "super SIM card" CC2560A. This is the world's first SIM card with a RISC-V core. In fact, CC2560A is a product for the Internet of Things that enhances all aspects of traditional SIM cards. The new product has more memory, better security algorithms, and new features, such as NFC support.

Thanks to a single RISC-V core running at 120 MHz, the new SIM card offers data transfer speeds 10 times faster than a standard SIM card and roughly twice as fast as current high-end super SIM cards already used in the Internet of Things field. The built-in flash memory capacity of the RISC-V SIM card at 2.5MB is also 10 times higher than the memory of a standard SIM card and twice as much as other super SIM cards.

Examples of using the super SIM card from China Mobile include electronic student tickets, digital car keys, public transportation, and other access control cases.

However, future chip innovations may not see the light of day. The issue is that the US authorities are trying to block China's access to the RISC-V protocol.

Source: tomshardware