NXP Semiconductors

Philips Electronics is one of the world’s biggest electronics companies and Europe’s largest with sales of EUR 30.3 billion in 2004. A technology leader in identification Philips provides ICs for smart cards paper tickets and reader devices used in applications such as automatic fare collection banking identification and mobile communications. Philips’ MIFARE is the industry standard for contactless and dual interface smart card and reader technology operating at 13.56Mhz. MIFARE is operating in full accordance with ISO 14443A and is suitable for use in a wide array of design scenarios from transport applications and event ticketing to secured access control.