The document summarizes the evolution of SIM card technology, from physical SIM cards to e-SIM technology. It discusses how early SIM cards were introduced in 2012 and included in smartphones starting in 2017. It then provides details on e-SIM technology, how it embeds the SIM card directly into devices rather than using removable plastic cards. The document outlines the key components of e-SIM including the embedded chip and over-the-air software updates that allow switching carriers without changing the physical SIM card. It discusses the benefits of e-SIM such as ease of use and size reduction compared to physical cards.

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2.  Early 2012,
Nano-SIM was introduced, started existing in the Global Smartphone Consumer Market.
 October of 2017,
Google's Pixel 2 Smartphone had a provision for e-SIM card Technology.
 On September 12, 2018,
Tim Cook, Apple CEO announced that the upcoming Apple Devices viz., will be powered by e-SIM.
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WELCOME!

4. HARIHARAN KRISHNAN
M.Tech Scholar - ROLL NO : 08
Electronics Design Technology Branch,
National Institute of Electronics and Information
Technology (NIELIT),
Calicut, Kerala, INDIA - 673 601
haranh389@gmail.com
Prepared and Presented by,
26.10.2018
FRIDAY
09EC6561 - SEMINAR
M.TECH PROGRAM
Presentation on
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5. OBJECTIVES
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Basics of SIM Card Technology
Evolution of SIM Cards over a Period of Time
Gain Knowledge on e-SIM
Vast Area & Evolving Technology Limit ourselves to few things!

6. e-SIM 101 : OUTLINE
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STANDARDS
WHO’S BEHIND
ALL THESE ?
INTRO TO E-SIM
ROCKET SCIENCE
OF E-SIM
E-SIM TEAR DOWN
PROS &
CONS
SUMMARY
CONCLUSION &
REFERENCES
SIM - A PRELUDE
EVOLUTION OVER
TIME
THE M2M GUY

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SIM - A PRELUDE
1. SIM - Subscriber Identity Module,
4. One SIM card = One Operator,
cannot be changed easily
• IMSI
• MSISDN
• ICCID
• Algorithms
• Network
related Data
3. Contains information like,
2. Acts as a INTERMEDIATOR
IMSI - International Mobile Subscriber Identity, to identify the network participants;
MSISDN - Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number; ICCID - Integrated Circuit Card Identifier
- a removable smart card based embedded circuit chip

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- First SIM card in 1991 by German smart-card maker Giesecke & Devrient
- First 300 SIM cards SOLD to the Finnish wireless network operator Radiolinja
Contd.,
SIM Card : Physical Structure and PINOUT’s

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STANDARDS
1G - Advanced Mobile Phone Service (US) &
Nordic Mobile Telephone (Northern Europe)
2G - Global System for Mobile Communication
3G - Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
4G - Long Term Evolution

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WHO’S BEHIND ALL THESE?
The GSMA - Formed in 1987 by ETSI
Global System for Mobile Communication Association (GSM) and European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
- Representing Mobile Network Operators and Formulation of Standards

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EVOLUTION OVER TIME
1996 2003 early 2012 2016

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INTRO TO e-SIM
 e-SIM : Embedded SIM or e-UICC : Embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card
 Does same functionality of a Traditional SIM Card.
But,
 Physical Plastic SIM Cards ⟺ Virtual Embedded Equivalent, cannot be removed.
 Ability to change service provider Over-The-Air (OTA), without needing to physically
change the physical SIM card.
e-sim = Hardware + Software
Tamper Resistant
Module
soldered on
the Mobile Phone
downloadable
Over The Air (OTA)

13. e-SIM 101 : OUTLINE
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ARCHITECTURE
WHO’S BEHIND
ALL THESE ?
INTRO TO E-SIM
ROCKET SCIENCE
OF E-SIM
E-SIM TEAR DOWN
PROS &
CONS
SUMMARY
CONCLUSION &
REFERENCES
SIM - A PRELUDE
EVOLUTION OVER
TIME
THE M2M GUY

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ROCKET SCIENCE OF e-SIM
e-SIM is going to be a Embedded Chip Manufactured by some ???? Company
???? Company’s e-SIM solutions were first officially approved by the GSMA on June 25, 2018
Heart of e-SIM is ???? Company’s ST33 SecurCore ARM 300 Microcontroller

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e-SIM TEAR DOWN
APPLE WATCH SERIES 3
SMART WATCH

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TEAR DOWN CONTD.,
GOOGLE PIXEL 2 XL
SMARTPHONE

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ROCKET SCIENCE Contd.,
MIFARE - Mikron FARE Collection system, a trademark
of NXP Semiconductors - widely used in contactless
smart cards and proximity cards 13.56 MHz
NESCRYPT - NExt Step Crypto-processor,
Next Level of Cryptoprocessor
SWP - Single Wire Protocol, a specification for a
single-wire connection between the SIM card
and a near field communication (NFC) chip in a
cell phone.
EDES - Enhanced DES (accelerator)
DES - Data Encryption Standard
AES - Advanced Encryption Standard, an data
Encryption standard
ST33 G1M2 Block Diagram

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Except Hardware, everything else is Cloud Oriented Architecture.
Network Security, not a Big Deal!
ROCKET SCIENCE Contd.,
General Workflow Carrier Application

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THE M2M GUY - A KEY PURPOSE FOR e-SIM
M2M - Machine to Machine : Type of Direct Communication Technology
used between devices
DEVICE
UNIT
PROCESSING
UNIT
SENSOR DATA
NETWORK
ACQUIRED DATA IS
PROCESSED
Communication in-between units via Network happens
with the ease of an e-SIM
DISPLAY
UNIT
REAL TIME DATA
Real World Scenario’s:
1. Logistics
2. Smart Data Logging
3. Healthcare etc.,
Manually Changing the SIM Cards each and
every time for these applications is totally
Cumbersome!
Future of world relies upon M2M : e-SIM
An Example M2M

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PROS
90% space saving compared to Nano SIM Cards
(including SIM card Slot, Spring etc.,)
SIZE OF AN E-SIM
=
SIZE OF YOUR PINKY FINGER NAIL
SIM Cards can’t be stolen no more.
No more Long Process
- a New SIM card or Changing to a New Service Provider.
e-SIM Hardware belongs to SON-8 Package - Lead (Pb) Free Package
SON-8 Package : Small Outline No lead Package with 8 Pins ; EMI - Electro Magnetic Interference
Possibility to manage several operator profiles simultaneously,
- professional line and personal line on one unique device.
- SPACE SAVING:
- THEFT FREE:
- EASY PROCESS:
- EMI FREE:
- MULTI-PROFILE:

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CONS
People who often exchanges Mobile Phones
Since soldered to motherboard, quite tedious to repair and replace.
Phone running out of battery and you want to slip your SIM card into a
friend’s phone to check on something or make a call.
- HARDWARE SERVICEABILITY:
- LAVISH MOBILE USERS:
- LOW BATTERY PROFILES:
- UNTRACKABILITY
Less levels of Untrackability, compared with Physical SIM Card

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SUMMARY
e-sim = Hardware + Software
Tamper Resistant
Module
soldered on
the Mobile Phone
downloadable
Over The Air (OTA)
TPM - Total Productive Maintenance, a method to achieve optimal manufacturing process

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CONCLUSION
GSMA certified e-SIM Manufacturers and Vendors
e-SIM:
- Tamper Resistant Small MCU instead of Physical SIM Cards
Future of SIM Card Technology and
might provide employment
opportunities to Electronics Engineers!
- Enhanced Security Features, Over-The-Air (OTA) Technology
- Directly soldered to the Motherboard of the Electronic Gadget
- Service Provider Porting made easy with Software
Philip W. Schiller, Senior Vice President of Apple Inc at Sept. 2018 Keynote

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REFERENCES
http://techinsights.com/about-techinsights/overview/blog/apple-watch-series-3-teardown/
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple+Watch+Series+3+Teardown/97521
https://www.st.com/en/secure-mcus/sim-esim.html?querycriteria=productId=SC2062
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSISDN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFTmQ27S7OQ
https://techhundred.com/2017/10/16/e-sim-the-future-of-communication/
https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/what-is-an-esim-embedded-sim-IC-STMicroelectronics-GSMA-accreditation/
https://www.st.com/resource/en/data_brief/st33g1m2.pdf
https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT209096

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A 2-minute silence for all those
upcoming Physical SIM Cards…
HARIHARAN KRISHNAN
M.Tech Scholar - ROLL NO : 08
Electronics Design Technology Branch,
National Institute of Electronics and Information
Technology (NIELIT),
Calicut, Kerala, INDIA - 673 601
haranh389@gmail.com
Prepared and Presented by,