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This came from one of probably most iconic chip card manufacturers. Just look at that “micro”module.

Chip design appears to be a predecessor of the later Thomson chip. A mystery remains regarding what the ET stands for.

Package

Die

1983
ET1001

C.B.
Y.G.

ET

The die appears to be covered in some transparent substance, possibly silicon?

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Top metal imaged with Nikon 20x/0.4 ELWD