INSIDE Secure, a US provider of semiconductor solutions for secure transactions, has launched Open NFC protocol stack for Google Android 4.0 to allow NFC implementation independently of the underlying NFC hardware.
The HAL open source allows the Open NFC protocol stack to be used with INSIDE’s MicroRead and SecuRead NFC chip platforms. Open NFC supports low-level RF control, high-level NFC Forum tag handling, peer-to-peer communications as well as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi pairing, interactions with single-wire protocol SIMs and is compatible with smart cards and RFID tags.
In December 2011, INSIDE Secure entered an agreement with Intel Corporation to provide the company with its NFC products and services.