Qualification, certification and testing

Through its brand FIME®, Groupe Silicomp has developed a recognised expertise in consulting (assistance, methodology, quality...) and is a strategic partner of major payment associations such as MasterCard, Visa, JCB and Discover Network. 

The FIME ISO17025 test centres , present in Europe, Asia and North America provide consulting expertise, testing tools and services, and outsourced R&D services for IC projects for smart card and contactless technologies. FIME's testing expertise and technology offer IC players the most comprehensive offer on the market in the fields of automated payment systems, NFC and RFID. Groupe Silicomp used FIME's excellent personnel and its consulting expertise to take its leadership position, in particular in the development of contactless technology.

FIME's know-how and global offering across four key areas:

• TESTS : Testing our customers' products to guarantee their compliance with market specifications and their reliability, the FIME test centres provide testing and certification for contact EMV Level 1 and Level 2 , contactless testing for the payment and transport sectors, ePassport and eIdentity testing as well as NFC, RFID and form factors testing

• TOOLS DISTRIBUTION : Development and distribution of specialized smart card test tools and test benches to test contact and contactless devices and terminals

• OUTSOURCED R&D: Cost-effective expertise for the development of dedicated tools and software for smart card testing, including antenna design (RFID, contactless), test script libraries, test bench development and design of specialized test probes

• CONSULTING : Specialized consulting for the IC market, with expertise in specifications development, IC project management, quality management as well as the provision of smart card IC technology and RFID training.

Silicomp Management, a subsidiary of Groupe Silicomp, has built its success on overall control of methods, tools and technologies related to the "Consulting & Laboratories division. For more information