Contactless integrated circuit comprising a wired logic anticollision circuit

An integrated circuit having an identification code of M bits includes a communication interface circuit for receiving a selective identification request and a selection code, and a processing circuit connected thereto. The processing circuit includes a logic comparator having a first input for receiving the selection code and a second input for receiving the identification code, and an output for delivering an equal signal if the selection and identification codes are equal. A shift register has an output coupled to the first input of the logic comparator. A serial memory stores the identification code, and has a serial output coupled to the second input of the logic comparator and to a serial input of the shift register. A controller is connected to the shift register and to the serial memory for loading the selection code into the shift register, and for applying M shift pulses to the shift register and M read pulses to the serial memory. An inhibiting circuit inhibits the logic comparator when N shift and read pulses have been applied to the shift register and to the serial memory.