Near field communication (NFC) semiconductor intellectual property (IP) developed by Innovision Research & Technology is to be made available under an evaluation licensing programme.

According to the company, the availability of the NFC silicon IP will clear the way for semiconductor companies to move to the next stage of NFC integration in chipsets and devices.

“It will deliver significant unit cost benefits to implementers of NFC technology, and accelerate mass-market deployment of NFC,” said Innovision.

“As NFC enters the next phase of volume deployment, manufacturers of handsets and other devices will require a competitive supply base to maintain innovation and reduce the cost of NFC technology,” said Marc Borrett, Innovision’s business development director.

“Making our advanced Gem IP available for evaluation now is a key step in realising this vision,” said Borrett.

The Gem IP is compliant with NFC standards and includes support for features such as ‘battery off’.
 
The intention is to offer the IP under an evaluation licence, with forthcoming test silicon. This will allow companies to create demonstration systems to show to end-customers.