CCID descriptor statistics: idVendor

Article from the serie "CCID descriptor statistics"

The idVendor field is a text field from the USB descriptor: Vendor ID (assigned by the USB-IF)

As always the "#" column indicate the number of readers with the given idVendor. For example 28 readers have the same idVendor 0x04E6 (now Gemalto).

idVendor # %
0x04E6 28 11.02 %
0x08E6 25 9.84 %
0x076B 14 5.51 %
0x0D46 13 5.12 %
0x1A44 11 4.33 %
0x072F 10 3.94 %
0x1C34 10 3.94 %
0x03EB 8 3.15 %
0x046A 7 2.76 %
0x073D 6 2.36 %
0x0783 6 2.36 %
0x2406 6 2.36 %
0x058F 5 1.97 %
0x0A5C 5 1.97 %
0x0A89 5 1.97 %
0x25DD 5 1.97 %
0x03F0 4 1.57 %
0x0B81 4 1.57 %
0x0F14 4 1.57 %
0x1E0D 4 1.57 %
0x096E 3 1.18 %
0x0982 3 1.18 %
0x09C3 3 1.18 %
0x0BDA 3 1.18 %
0x0BF8 3 1.18 %
0x0DC3 3 1.18 %
0x1059 3 1.18 %
0x079B 2 0.79 %
0x08C3 2 0.79 %
0x0B0C 2 0.79 %
0x0B97 2 0.79 %
0x0C4B 2 0.79 %
0x1050 2 0.79 %
0x15CF 2 0.79 %
0x1A74 2 0.79 %
0x23A0 2 0.79 %
0x413C 2 0.79 %
0xA625 2 0.79 %
0x0416 1 0.39 %
0x0471 1 0.39 %
0x0483 1 0.39 %
0x04B9 1 0.39 %
0x04CC 1 0.39 %
0x04DA 1 0.39 %
0x04E8 1 0.39 %
0x0529 1 0.39 %
0x08AE 1 0.39 %
0x0973 1 0.39 %
0x09BE 1 0.39 %
0x0DF6 1 0.39 %
0x0E0F 1 0.39 %
0x0F1A 1 0.39 %
0x1206 1 0.39 %
0x14DD 1 0.39 %
0x15E1 1 0.39 %
0x1677 1 0.39 %
0x17EF 1 0.39 %
0x1862 1 0.39 %
0x19A6 1 0.39 %
0x19C8 1 0.39 %
0x19E7 1 0.39 %
0x1B0E 1 0.39 %
0x1CF0 1 0.39 %
0x1FC9 1 0.39 %
0x1FD3 1 0.39 %
0x20A0 1 0.39 %
0x234B 1 0.39 %
0x24A2 1 0.39 %
0x8829 1 0.39 %


We have only 69 different idVendor but we had 86 different iManufacturer (see the previous article CCID descriptor statistics: iManufacturer). So the same idVendor is used for different iManufacturer.

As I wrote the in previous blog article the same chip from a "major" smart card reader manufacturer is also used (sold) under unother manufacturer name.

Here is a list of the 69 different idVendor and the iManufacturer used with the given idVendor.

idVendor # iManufacturer(s)
0x04E6 4 Identive, Axalto, SCM Microsystems Inc., NTT Communications Corp.
0x076B 4 XIRING, Precise Biometrics, OMNIKEY AG, OMNIKEY
0x03F0 3 SCM Microsystems Inc., Hewlett Packard, Hewlett-Packard Company
0x08E6 3 Gemalto, Gemplus, Verisign
0x0BDA 3 Generic, Dectel, MSI
0x058F 2 Alcor Micro, Akasa
0x096E 2 Feitian Technologies, Feitian
0x09C3 2 ActivIdentity, ActivCard
0x0A89 2 Aktiv, Aktiv Co., ProgramPark
0x0B81 2 Secure Device Solutions, id3 Semiconductors
0x0BF8 2 Fujitsu Siemens Computers, FujitsuTechnologySolutions GmbH
0x0D46 2 KOBIL Systems, KOBIL
0x1A74 2 OCS ID-One Cosmo Card, OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES
0xA625 2 Tianyu, TianYu CCID Key
0x03EB 1 ATMEL
0x0416 1 Winbond
0x046A 1 Cherry GmbH
0x0471 1 Philips Semiconductors
0x0483 1 Kingtrust
0x04B9 1 Philips Semiconductors
0x04CC 1 KEBTechnology
0x04DA 1 Panasonic
0x04E8 1 Softforum Co., Ltd
0x0529 1 Aladdin
0x072F 1 ACS
0x073D 1 Eutron
0x0783 1 C3PO
0x079B 1 Morpho
0x08AE 1 Macally
0x08C3 1 Precise Biometrics
0x0973 1 SchlumbergerSema
0x0982 1 COVADIS
0x09BE 1 MYSMART
0x0A5C 1 Broadcom Corp
0x0B0C 1 Todos
0x0B97 1 O2
0x0C4B 1 REINER SCT
0x0DC3 1 Athena
0x0DF6 1 Sitecom
0x0E0F 1 VMware
0x0F14 1 XIRING
0x0F1A 1 GIS Ltd
0x1050 1 Yubico
0x1059 1 Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
0x1206 1 SYNNIX
0x14DD 1 Raritan
0x15CF 1 Avtor
0x15E1 1 RSA
0x1677 1 HDZB
0x17EF 1 Lenovo
0x1862 1 Teridian Semiconductors
0x19A6 1 ubisys
0x19C8 1 GoldKey Security
0x19E7 1 charismathics
0x1A44 1 VASCO
0x1B0E 1 BLUTRONICS
0x1C34 1 SpringCard
0x1CF0 1 Validy
0x1E0D 1 Neowave
0x1FC9 1 NXP
0x1FD3 1 ASK-RFID
0x20A0 1 German Privacy Foundation
0x234B 1 Free Software Initiative of Japan
0x23A0 1 BIFIT
0x2406 1 Inside Secure
0x24A2 1 SafeTech
0x25DD 1 Bit4id
0x413C 1 Dell
0x8829 1 CCB

Comments


Renaming


Some manufacturer have changed their names:
  • Gemplus has been renamed to Gemalto
  • SCM has been renamed to Identive

Rewording


Some manufacturer uses different wording for the same name:
  • Feitian Technologies, Feitian
  • ActivIdentity, ActivCard
  • Fujitsu Siemens Computers, FujitsuTechnologySolutions GmbH
  • KOBIL Systems, KOBIL
  • OCS ID-One Cosmo Card, OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES
  • Tianyu, TianYu CCID Key

Licencing


Some manufacturers sell their technology to others:
  • SCM (now Identive) sell to Axalto and NTT Communications Corp.
  • OMNIKEY AG sell to XIRING and Precise Biometrics
  • Gemplus (now Gemalto) sell to Verisign
  • Hewlett Packard sell to SCM
  • Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (0x0bda) sell to Generic, Dectel and MSI
  • id3 Semiconductors sell to Secure Device Solutions

Other


Some manufacturer (and associated idVendor) have a complex history:
  • SchlumbergerSema (0x0973) has been renamed Axalto (0x04E6) and then Gemalto (0x08E6)