Infineon Technologies expands its SECORA Pay solutions portfolio to 28 nm technology. With this, the company further pushes the limits of payment cards with new, innovative product designs. In addition, it also offers the latest technology as a reliable sourcing option to all regional payment ecosystems. The new product family is the first of its…
New NFC readers accelerate payment and consumer application designs
STMicroelectronics’ ST25R3916B-AQWT and ST25R3917B-AQWT NFC Forum Reader devices combine high output power and energy efficiency at a competitive price. Supporting NFC initiator, target, reader, and card-emulation modes, they can be used in contactless-payment, device pairing, wireless charging, brand protection, and other industrial and consumer applications. The new devices introduce improved active wave shaping (AWS) with increased flexibility that…
STMicroelectronics offers microcontroller for biometric system-on-card and dCVV solutions
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, is facilitating advanced security for contact and contactless payment cards, ID cards, and transport ticketing with its latest-generation ST31 secure microcontroller. The ST31N600, based on ST’s 40nm eSTM technology, integrates circuitry for energy harvesting and additional connectivity used by biometric and dynamic card verification…
Rosenberger and STMicroelectronics develop high-speed contactless connector
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor provider, and Rosenberger, a manufacturer of impedance-controlled and optical connectivity solutions, announced their collaboration on a contactless connector for ultra-reliable, short-range, point-to-point full-duplex data exchanges in industrial and medical applications . Rosenberger’s innovative contactless connector, the RoProxCon, leverages ST’s 60GHz RF transceiver, the ST60A2, to deliver high-speed data transmission while providing immunity…
STMicroelectronics partners with Paco Rabanne to advance contactless technology
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor provider, announced its collaboration with Paco Rabanne on the European fashion house’s new Phantom fragrance for men. Phantom is packaged in a unique connected bottle that uses an embedded near-field communication (NFC) tag IC, using a popular contactless technology supported by most smartphones to connect to its online, “Phantom Universe.” Access to Paco…
Renesas’ new single-chip MCU offers HMI functions for contactless operation
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, recently introduced the RX671 group of 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), adding a new high-performance, high-functionality single-chip solution with touch-sensing and voice-recognition capabilities for contactless operation to the popular RX Family. Part of Renesas’ mainstream RX600 Series, the RX671 MCUs are built around an RXv3 CPU core operating…
STMicroelectronics and Feig collaborate on contactless NFC technology
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor provider, and Feig Electronic, an RFID-reader and antenna specialist, have combined their RFID know-how in a time-saving logistics solution. It’s designed to cut costs and enhance flexibility for vendors of high-tech products, including smart industrial, consumer, and medical devices. Together, the companies have created a production-ready contactless system capable of personalizing…