Under the terms of the deal, the two companies are set to jointly market their NFC chips and software, as well as provide customers with the Application Programming Interface (API) and implementation technology needed to meet NFC standards (such as compliance with NFC Forum specifications).
Within the framework of this cooperative effort, Stollmann is adapting its portable NFC software with the Java JSR-257 API to STs NFC chips, including the extended functions that will be supported by ST. STs ST21NFCA chip supports all popular formats for contactless smart cards and RFID tags as well as an extended set of wired interfaces and protocols. These include I2C and SPI interfaces with ETSI HCI and a Single-Wire Protocol (SWP) interface for Secure Elements (SE). This chip supports all NFC modes (Peer-to-peer, Reader/Writer and CardEmulation).
The Stollmann protocol stack facilitates NFC communications with NDEF and RTD formats and supports direct legacy access to contactless smart cards and RFID tags. The NFaCe+ API allows simple access to any type of smart card. It is also possible to adapt the system to existing interfaces such as PCSC. Stollmann offers a JSR-257 implementation for Java platforms suitable especially for mobile phones and similar devices and supporting extended functions for legacy transfers.
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