Date: 15/11/2010

Data transfer on removable secure elements using NFC

austriamicrosystems in co-operation with Infineon have developed demo-system where NFC (near field communication) based data transfer on removable secure elements such microSD is done using a micro-antenna design. The solution is designed using Infineon's security contactless microcontroller chip with austriamicrosystems' AS3922 RFID front-end chip.

austriamicrosystems says NFC is now entering the consumer mass market and despite the release of new NFC enabled phones, standalone solutions are needed to enable NFC for the millions of mobile devices already in the field.

"Infineon is continuously innovating to bring NFC to the consumer mass market" said Thomas Rosteck, Vice President & General Manager, Secure Mobile & Transaction at Infineon Technologies. "With our active NFC solution developed together with austriamicrosystems, we extend our comprehensive portfolio helping the business models of the mobile payment stakeholders and we enable the introduction of new secure NFC services to the consumer."

"Partnering with Infineon enabled us to leverage their huge wealth of experience within the payment industry as well as their expertise as a market leader for secure microcontrollers," said Kambiz Dawoodi, Senior VP & GM for the Consumer & Communications Business Unit of austriamicrosystems. "Both companies bring a lot of complementary IP to the overall design platform, resulting in a truly unique solution for the market."

The NFC microSD solution is integrated with the micro-antenna included in the ultra small form factor. No other design approach currently on the market allows for reliable contactless payment fully enclosed within the microSD, austriamicrosystems.

The solution will be demonstrated at the CARTES & Identification 2011 exhibition in Paris on the Eurosmart booth, Hall 3, Booth 3F 078, November 15th - 17th, 2011.