ISO/IEC 14443 type A protocol manager for Proximity Integrated Circuit Card (PICC)

Overview

Key Features

• fully compliant with the ISO/IEC 14443 Type A standard
• supported bit rates (Rx and Tx):
• - classical: 106, 212, 424 and 848 kbit/s
• - VHBR (optional): 1.69 Mbit/s and 3.39 Mbit/s
• internal counter and related interruptions for WTX management
• detection of field entering or exiting by fc sampling through external RTC clock
• straightforward integration through a AMBA APB or AHB interface (customized on request)
• 8, 16 or 32-bit interface bus (customized on request)
• gate count smaller than 10 kgates
• operating power consumption lower than 20 µW
• straightforward control through C low-level API
• silicon proven in a 55 nm CMOS process
• Type B digital controller available separately
• analog front end available separately

Benefits

• ISO/IEC 14443-A compliant
• Multiple bit rates
• Small gate count
• Straightforward integration
• Silicon proven

Deliverables

• VHDL source codes
• Synopsys synthesis scripts
• C non-regression test vectors
• C low-level API
• design specification

Technical Specifications