STMicroelectronics Announces Complete Fully Integrated NFC (Near Field Communication) System-on-Chip
STMicroelectronics has announced an System-on-Chip (SoC) solution implemented in advanced silicon technology for the fast emerging NFC (Near Field Communication) market.
New flexible secure IC from ST offers fast and easy NFC technology implementation in mobile phones and consumer products, enabling short-range wireless services such as payment and transport applications
NFC technology provides advanced wireless or ‘contactless’ services for users, such as electronic payment via mobile phone. Implemented in the company’s leading-edge 0.13-micron embedded non-volatile memory EEPROM technology, the new device, called the ST21NFCA, integrates all the necessary hardware and software for a complete NFC system, including support for all the NFC proximity and vicinity standards.
NFC is a fast emerging short-range wireless connectivity standard that significantly simplifies the interaction of consumer devices in a range of applications. The technology can be implemented in various devices, such as in a mobile phone, to enable secure electronic payments. While use in mobile phones is expected to be the primary driver for the deployment of the technology, other uses can include ‘contactless’ banking, transport ticketing and ‘smart poster’ applications.
Developed to be used in mobile devices, or within the PC environment, the ST21NFCA is a flexible fully integrated system-on-chip IC that offers a complete hardware capability for contactless communication at 13.56MHz, and is suitable to be designed into RF reader systems, as well as RF Tag or contactless smart cards. The device also integrates the necessary Host Controller Interface (HCI) functions, in addition to interfaces for both the I2Cbus and SPIbus, and is compliant with the ETSI specification for Single Wire Protocol (SWP), which describes the connection between a mobile phone’s UICC (Universal Integrated Circuit Card) and the NFC controller.
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