STMicroelectronics' Secure Microcontroller Selected by Sony for Next-Generation Payment Cards in Japan
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
ST technology enables Japan's first payment cards
with multiple contactless applications in a single chip
Unique auto-detection RF capabilities enhance card-transaction ease and speed
Geneva, November 17, 2014 - STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global
semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics
applications and a top-three provider of smartcard ICs, today announced that its
latest dual-interface secure microcontroller has been selected by Sony to power
the new micropayment-enabled cards that will reach Japanese consumers by H1
2016.
The market's most advanced dual-interface (contact / contactless) secure
microcontroller, ST's ST31G480 combines high computing power and energy
efficiency with superior flexibility and interoperability. It is the only
device available today that can automatically detect and handle different types
of radio-frequency communication used by the card readers[1]. This enables Sony
and other OEMs to develop and deploy contactless multi-application payment cards
that can operate across different standards, infrastructures, and geographies.
Slated to arrive on the market in H1 2016, the new smartcard payment solution
introduced by Sony will be the first in Japan to combine both the latest
VISA/MasterCard/JCB dual-interface payment schemes and the FeliCa-based payment
applications in a single chip. In addition to multi-payment functionality, the
ST chip-card technology ensures stable transaction speeds, robustness, and ease
of use.
"The unique advantages of ST's secure microcontroller have enabled us to
integrate, in a highly secure and cost-effective manner, standard payment and
FeliCa-based applications in a single chip," said Kazuyuki Sakamoto, Senior
General Manager, FeliCa Business Division, Sony Corporation. "This technological
advancement will increase convenience for Japanese consumers by expanding the
opportunities to use their payment cards in many different settings and
situations with unprecedented ease."
"Our cooperation with Sony further strengthens ST's position in the digital
security arena, facilitating the deployment of secure and convenient contactless
solutions to tech-savvy markets like Japan and Asia," said Marie-France
Florentin, General Manager, Secure Microcontroller Division,
STMicroelectronics.
Technical Notes:
ST's ST31 chip-card microcontrollers are built on the ARM(®) SecurCore(TM)
SC000(TM) processor that delivers outstanding computing performance and energy
efficiency with support for optional MIFARE(TM) libraries and Calypso transport-
card standards enhancing multi-application versatility. The ST31 platform has
been designed to comply with the most stringent security requirements (EMVCo and
Common Criteria EAL6+ security certifications) and cryptography standards (DES,
AES, RSA and ECC). Its extremely low-power architecture helps improve
communication speed and reliability in contactless applications, in which the
battery-less card circuitry is powered by absorbing RF energy from the reader.
FeliCa is a contactless RFID smart-card system developed by Sony Corporation
that is in widespread use in Japan and other Asian countries. It is compliant
with the NFC-F standard and provides high levels of performance, flexibility and
security in public transportation, e-money payment, access management, event
ticketing, and customer loyalty programs.
FeliCa is a trademark of Sony Corporation
About STMicroelectronics
ST is a global leader in the semiconductor market serving customers across the
spectrum of sense and power and automotive products and embedded processing
solutions. From energy management and savings to trust and data security, from
healthcare and wellness to smart consumer devices, in the home, car and office,
at work and at play, ST is found everywhere microelectronics make a positive and
innovative contribution to people's life. By getting more from technology to get
more from life, ST stands for life.augmented.
In 2013, the Company's net revenues were $8.08 billion. Further information on
ST can be found at www.st.com.
For Press Information Contact:
STMicroelectronics
Michael Markowitz
Director Technical Media Relations
+1 781 591 0354
michael.markowitz(at)st.com
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[1] ISO 14443 Types A, B, B'; ISO18092 Type F
ST Secure MCU Selected by Sony:
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