NXP and Renesas have expanded the licensing agreement on NXP’s MIFARE technology. This agreement aims to increase availability of payment and Near Field Communication (NFC) offerings in contactless infrastructures. As a historical MIFARE licensee, Renesas now has access to NXP’s entire MIFARE family. The license agreement supports the industry’s need for extension of contactless applications to new form factors.

“The booming market for contactless smart card applications is calling for closer industry collaboration,” says Christophe Duverne, senior vice president and general manager, identification business, NXP Semiconductors. “NXP’s agreement with Renesas is a step towards providing advanced contactless solutions that bring greater convenience and ease of use to the global consumer.”

“NXP’s MIFARE technology has been hugely successful for contactless application deployments around the world, and the expansion of the MIFARE license agreement ensures that Renesas enhances the secure contactless product portfolio,” says Yasushi Akao, board director and executive general manager of MCU business group, Renesas. “The agreement with NXP is enabling us to cater the further emergence of the worldwide contactless ecosystem especially focusing on advanced applications for payment and mobile devices.”

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