STMicroelectronics and LG Electronics (LG) have announced an NFC (Near Field Communication) demonstration of LG’s KU380-NFC phone, which uses ST’s ST21NFCA system-on-chip. The KU380-NFC phone features Paypass contactless payment capabilities enabled by a (U)SIM card, as well as contactless reader functions.
The KU380-NFC phone, which is among the first NFC-enabled handsets, enhances flexibility for service developers by supporting applications running either on the terminal processor or on the (U)SIM card. Taking advantage of the ST21NFCA capabilities to support both NFC card-emulation and reader modes, the KU380-NFC phone will allow Mobile Network Operators to validate and accelerate NFC technology deployment.
ST and LG have achieved the flexibility of the KU380-NFC mobile phone by combining an open architecture with the latest ETSI standards, such as the Host Controller Interface (HCI), Single Wire Protocol (SWP) for communication with the (U)SIM card, in addition to 13.56MHz-based RF communication standards. First KU380-NFC prototypes are being demonstrated using a Gemalto (U)SIM card, fully compliant with all relevant ETSI standards, and featuring both Reader and Paypass applications.
STMicroelectronics, www.st.com.
LG Electronics, Inc., www.lge.com.
