Secure smartcard reader
A secure smartcard reader including a smartcard connector and a flexible printed circuit board wrapped around and at least partially surrounding the smartcard connector and at least partially defining a security volume enclosing the smartcard connector, the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining on an outer-facing surface thereof a plurality of keypad contacts, the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining electrical conductors connecting the plurality of keypad contacts to connector pads and the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining a protective anti-tamper mesh protecting the electrical conductors.
1. A secure smart card reader comprising:
a smart card connector assembly;
a contact subassembly comprising a frame that partially surrounds the smart card connector assembly, and a flexible printed circuit board at least partially covering an outer surface of the frame; and
a rigid printed circuit board;
wherein the flexible printed circuit board, the frame, and the rigid printed circuit board define a volume for the smart card connector assembly.
2. The secure smart card reader of claim 1 , wherein the flexible printed circuit board comprises an array of key contacts on a surface opposite the frame.
3. The secure smart card reader of claim 1 , wherein the flexible printed circuit board comprises a anti-tamper mesh.
4. The secure smart card reader of claim 3 , further comprising an alarm circuit coupled to the anti-tamper mesh.
5. The secure smart card reader of claim 1 , wherein the rigid printed circuit board comprises a anti-tamper mesh.
6. The secure smart card reader of claim 5 , further comprising an alarm circuit coupled to the anti-tamper mesh.
7. The secure smart card reader of claim 1 , further comprising a main processor and a memory provided on the rigid printed circuit board, wherein the main processor and the memory are within the volume.
8. The secure smart card reader of claim 1 , further comprising an array of domes provided on the contact subassembly.
9. The secure smart card reader of claim 8 , further comprising a keypad element comprising an array of displaceable keys provided on the array of domes.
10. The secure smart card reader of claim 9 , further comprising a light guide layer between the key pad element and the array of domes.
11. The secure smart card reader of claim 9 , wherein the keypad element and the array of domes are on a side of the flexible printed circuit board that is opposite the frame.
12. The secure smart card reader of claim 1 , wherein the flexible printed circuit board comprises:
a first layer comprising an array of electrical contacts; and
a second layer comprising an array of pads.