NFC chip extends battery life

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Feb 12, 2008

The multihost router technology built into the MicroRead chip provides the capacity to implement any secure element, including SIM, SE or SD card, to support any business model.

Inside Contactless has released the latest version of its MicroRead multistandard NFC chip, a third-generation product that sets a new standard for ease of integration.

The MicroRead suite combines third-generation silicon, a full set of host interfaces, NFC software libraries and APIs, a field-proven reference design and robust standards support into a turnkey NFC solution suitable for a broad range of applications in any mobile phone, smart phone, or other mobile or consumer electronics device.

The MicroRead chip offers the broadest range of NFC options, complying with the ISO 14443 A/B/B' standard, ISO 15693 and ISO18092 and NFC forum specifications, allowing a MicroRead-enabled device to be used not only for all traditional NFC applications, but also for new applications such as access control, logistics and tracking, as well as a wide range of legacy RFID applications.

The multihost router technology built into the MicroRead chip provides the capacity to implement any secure element, including SIM, SE or SD card, to support any business model.

MicroRead's self-powered "battery-off" mode enables transactions to take place successfully even when the host device is turned off or the battery is completely drained.

The low-power card detection mode also provides a battery life optimised, pop-up application mechanism to remove the need to browse a menu or press a button to launch an NFC-based application.