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STMicroelectronics Facilitates Contactless Communication Between Mobile Phones and Other Electronic Devices

ST's NFC and EEPROM chips interact through passive RF technology reducing power consumption in electronic devices

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

The latest secure microcontrollers and non-volatile memory technologies from STMicroelectronics open new possibilities for interaction between mobile phones and other electronic devices. Equipped with ST’s NFC chip, a mobile phone can easily upload and download data over the air from any equipment fitted with ST’s industry-unique RF-enabled EEPROM memory, from personal health monitors to TV sets and washing machines, without consuming any on-board power. “The powerful combination of wire...

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