NFC or Qi for wireless charging: What’s right for my product design?

The demand for smarter solutions for almost every aspect of our lives shows no signs of easing up. From smartwatches to automatic vacuum cleaners, more devices than ever need power to function. This means that more devices need charging cables, adaptors and plug sockets, says Mike McCamon, executive director at NFC Forum.

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Identiv, STMicroelectronics partner to offer NFC services

Fremont, United States – Identiv, Inc., a global provider in digital security and identification in the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced an expansion of its partnership with STMicroelectronics (ST) to offer new near-field communication (NFC)  inlays for luxury goods, wine and spirits, healthcare, pharmaceutical, medical devices, consumer packaged goods, apparel, and smart packaging applications

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AIM, NFC Forum and RAIN RFID to launch Connections Summit at Google in March

AIM, Inc., NFC Forum and RAIN RFID Alliance unveiled a partnership to establish and deliver the Connections Summit on March 7, 2018 at Google Java Corners, Sunnyvale, CA. The Connections Summit is a one-day event featuring over 25 speaker-led sessions, panel discussions, case studies and networking opportunities focusing on how Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC),

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Industry bodies align to standardise on-device NFC service management no matter where it is hosted

ETSI, GlobalPlatform and the NFC Forum detailed a standardised approach to implementing and managing NFC services across all technologies and platforms. The shared work initiative explains how to ensure that NFC services successfully coexist within a device and operate as intended.

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NFC Forum Approves COMPRION’s UT³ Platform for LLCP and SNEP Phase 2

NFC Forum Test Solution Provider COMPRION is among the first implementing the test cases for the second phase of LLCP and SNEP. Besides the digital protocol, RF analog, and the first phase of LLCP and SNEP, COMPRION’s conformance test system UT³ Platform now also supports this latest enhancement of the NFC Forum’s certification testing.

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NFC Forum N-Mark showing strong momentum

April 05, 2012 WAKEFIELD, Mass.—The NFC Forum a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC), today announced that a growing number of companies are displaying the N-Mark, the universal symbol and touchpoint for NFC, on smart posters, tags and media, promotional materials, and websites.

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