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)