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News Release from: EM Microelectronic
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 17 December 2007
Membership furthers near-field
acceptance
EM Microelectronic joins other industry leaders in the NFC Forum to further develop the acceptance of NFC technology.
EM Microelectronic has become an associate member of the Near Field Communication (NFC) Forum, a not-for-profit industry association advancing the use of NFC technology The NFC Forum is a global standards development and advocacy group dedicated to advancing near field communication technology, educating the public about its benefits and furthering its implementation around the world
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 28 Nov 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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"EM Microelectronic is pleased to join other industry leaders in the NFC Forum to further develop the acceptance of NFC technology", says Marc Degrauwe, CEO of EM Microelectronic.
"NFC technology has the potential to bring forward a wealth of exciting new applications, and an open consortium is the best way to ensure true interoperability among devices and services, as well as service providers".
"With EM's extensive experience in developing RFID products, we expect to make a strong contribution to NFC's security and devices working groups".
EM Microelectronic is a world-leading RFID integrated circuit developer and manufacturer in several areas, which are key to NFC applications and devices.
With its roots in the watchmaking industry, EM has an impressive track record in the production of extremely low-power circuits for various kinds of battery and battery-less operating devices.
EM has 19 years experience with RFID products in all major applications and frequency bands.
Additionally, EM has a strong presence in the smart card market with its flash-based SIM cards which allow very fast time to market for new cellphone service.
EM intends to contribute to the NFC Forum's initiative through its expertise in these key technology areas to bring new innovative products to the market.
The forum's corporate members are both product and services suppliers, including companies from the mobile communications, consumer electronics, semiconductor manufacturing, computing, media and entertainment, telecom and payment services sectors.
The NFC Forum carries out its work primarily through focused working groups of members covering its various areas of interest, and promotes the adoption of NFC through open specification development, interoperability testing and compliance facilities, as well as by publicising the value of NFC-enabled products and services.
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