NFC Forum

This latest IC platform further strengthens Innovision's ability to offer RFID and NFC tag integrators the best performance by price for tags. It is intended to meet demand for high volume, small size, lower cost RFID/NFC tags for integration into smart objects, providing a family of devices finely tuned to their specific application requirement... Read More

Nokia today introduced the Nokia 6212 classic featuring integrated Near Field Communication (NFC). The 3G handset allows consumers to conveniently share content, access services and information as well as conduct payments and ticketing with one tap of the device. The Nokia 6212 classic is expected to start shipping in the third quarter of 2008 in select markets in Europe and Asia with an estimated retail price of EUR 200 before taxes and... Read More

Sirit Inc. ("Sirit") (TSX: SI), a leading provider of radio frequency identification "RFID") technology, announced today a collaboration with Microsoft orporation to bring near field communication ("NFC") and contactless support to the Windows Mobile(R) operating system. By leveraging Sirit's embedded software and technology, the companies aim to speed the adoption of NFC and contactless technology in Windows Mobile powered smartphones and the... Read More

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM: 12.48, +0.21, +1.71%) today announced a new fully integrated secure System-on-Chip (SoC) solution implemented in advanced silicon technology for the fast emerging NFC (Near Field Communication) market. NFC technology provides advanced wireless or 'contactless' services for users, such as electronic payment via mobile phone. Implemented in the company's leading-edge 0.13-micron embedded non-volatile memory EEPROM... Read More

Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announces that it has been chosen by Taiwan Mobile, Taiwan's leading telecommunication service provider, to provide the world's first commercial NFC (Near Field Communication) SIM-based mobile contactless system. It is designed to remotely manage the life-cycle of any type of contactless service within a mobile phone environment, especially payment applications that mandate high security... Read More

U.S. Bank, MasterCard Worldwide and Nokia have introduced a mobile payments pilot program in Spokane, Wash. Program participants received a new Nokia mobile phone equipped with MasterCard® PayPass payment functionality, which allows them to pay for purchases with a tap of their mobile phone, instead of sliding a card through a magnetic stripe reader, handing it over to the cashier, or fumbling for cash and coins. ... Read More

Innovision Research & Technology, developer of the NFC standard number 1 tag type, Topaz®, has announced the winners of its NFC Innovation Awards, the first UK-based competition to find the most innovative applications of NFC tags for the everyday mobile handset user. ... Read More

O2 today announced the launch of the UK's first large scale pilot of NFC (Near Field Communications) technology on mobile phones. The trial of the O2 Wallet(R) paves the way for the mass market use of mobile phones to pay for purchases, access events or even be used as Oyster cards for travel around London, simply by touching the phone to a reader... Read More

Innovision Research & Technology is making its unique Gem Near Field Communication (NFC) semiconductor intellectual property (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 System-on-Chip (SoC) integrated NFC solutions. ... Read More

Kyocera Wireless Corp. (KWC), a leading global manufacturer of CDMA wireless phones and devices, and INSIDE Contactless, a world leader for Near Field Communication (NFC) technologies and other contactless payments solutions, today announced a global collaboration to integrate INSIDE Contactless' cutting-edge NFC solution for mobile payments in select prototype Kyocera mobile phones. ... Read More