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TI introduces industry's lowest power near field communication transceiver that lets developers create designs with faster, easier data transfers

The new TRF7970A builds on TI's solid platform of RFID products by supporting peer-to-peer communication and card emulation in addition to reader/writer capability while maintaining pin-for-pin compatibility with the TRF7960. Peer-to-peer communication continues to increase in popularity in applications including medical equipment, secure pairing and payments. This allows users to more easily take advantage of continuously evolving features and apps. For example, NFC devices can configure Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® technology sessions between devices without consumer interaction, share and interact with feature- and content- rich data such as coupons at point of sale, and allow consumer devices to easily exchange files and contacts.

Features and benefits of the TRF7970A NFC platform:

    --  Industry's lowest power NFC device supporting up to 2 times longer
        battery life with eight selectable power modes (Power modes range from
        <1 uA to 120 mA)
    --  Supports a wide range of communication options with peer-to-peer
        communication, reader/writer capability and card emulation
    --  Supports two crystal oscillator frequencies: 13.56MHz or 27.12MHz
        frequencies give engineers more flexibility in speed and cost options
        for their designs
    --  Large 128 byte FIFO buffer for NFC communications allows developers
        using microcontrollers with low MHz to create products capable of
        handling large data transfers
    --  Compliance with ISO/IEC 18092 and ISO/IEC 21481 standards gives
        developers the ability to create globally interoperable products
    --  NFC software stack libraries and an innovative RF field detector allow
        for easy development efforts and robust, cost effective designs
    --  NFC Peer-to-Peer Initiator as well as Active and Passive Target
        Operation are available for MSP430(TM) microcontrollers
    --  Supports multiple reader/writer protocols and includes demo software
        stacks for reader/writer mode ISO/IEC 15693, ISO/IEC 18000-3, ISO/IEC
        14443A/B and FeliCa

Pricing and availability

TI's new TRF7970A NFC development kit is immediately available for order at www.ti.com/nfc-pr-es and priced at USD $99.

TI's broad portfolio of RFID products and software

TI's Radio Frequency Identification Systems is an industry leader in RFID technology. With more than 1 billion RFID tags and more than 100 million RFID reader devices manufactured, TI's RFID technology is used in a broad range of applications worldwide. Designers can accelerate time to market by tapping into TI's complete software and hardware tools, extensive third-party offerings and technical support.

Find out more about TI's RFID solutions and support by visiting the links below:

    --  TI's broad portfolio of RFID products: www.ti.com/nfc-lp-pr
    --  TRF7970A Developer's Kit: www.ti.com/nfc-pr-sw
    --  RFID tools and software: www.ti.com/nfc-pr-swlp
    --  TI eStore: www.ti.com/nfc-pr-es

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