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News Release from: Innovision Research and Technology | Subject: Gem IP
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 15 November 2007
NFC technology comes as semiconductor IP
Licensing programme will enable semiconductor companies to develop near field communications as stand-alone devices or as part of integrated NFC SoCs.
Innovision Research and Technology is making its unique Gem near field communication (NFC) semiconductor IP available under an evaluation licensing programme This will enable semiconductor companies to develop NFC capability, either for stand-alone solutions or as part of integrated NFC SoCs
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 6 Feb 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The move to license NFC silicon IP in this way - the first of its kind in the market - will clear the way for semiconductor companies to move to the next stage of NFC integration in chipsets and devices.
It will deliver significant unit cost benefits to implementers of NFC technology, and accelerate mass-market deployment of NFC.
The IP is fully compliant with NFC standards and includes support for advanced features such as "battery off".
For the first time, developers will be able to create high-performance SoC designs that fully integrate NFC into other complementary technologies, including Wi-Fi and other wireless or power chipsets.
The benefits of this include a reduction in the silicon area, complexity and production cost of NFC-enabled devices.
Innovision's Gem IP will be offered to interested parties under an evaluation licence, with forthcoming test silicon.
This will not only enable detailed evaluation of the NFC IP, but also enable the creation of demonstration systems to show to end customers.
A key benefit of the Gem IP is its relative ease of transfer from one silicon foundry process or geometry to another, due primarily to the DSP-based approach to much of the analogue design.
Furthermore, the ability to customise its features, interface, performance, power requirements and, ultimately, die area, enables a market-leading NFC chip to be developed in months rather than years.
Marc Borrett, Innovision's Business Development Director, says: "As NFC enters the next phase of volume deployment, manufacturers of handsets and other devices will require a competitive supply base to maintain innovation and reduce the cost of NFC technology".
"Making our advanced Gem IP available for evaluation now is a key step in realising this vision".
"It will help many device and chipset designers to meet the growing demand for high-performance, lower-cost NFC-enabled devices and applications".
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