Qualcomm becomes the 13th company to join NFC Forum board

Published:2012/11/28 21:16:00 Author:Ecco From:SeekIC

According to mobile communications company Qualcomm Inc., the company was previously a principal member of NFC Forum, the non-profit industry association. And now it has upgraded is membership of the NFC Forum to the sponsor level, which includes a seat on the board of directors.

Qualcomm is the 13th company to join NFC Forum after Broadcom, NEC, Nokia, NXP, Renesas, Samsung, Sony, STMicroelectronics and Visa. Qualcomm’s new status in the forum allows it to propose initiatives and participate in testing and certification program.

Qualcomm indicates that near-field communications is a short-range communications channel that operates at 13.56-MHz at data rates up to about 500-kbit/s. It can support passive tags with preset information powered by NFC readers. The products may be widely used for making financial payments by smartphone. Other applications include access control, transportation, healthcare, information collection and exchange, loyalty coupons and payments.

"Qualcomm has actively contributed to the advancement of near field communication through its leadership roles in the technical and ecosystem committees of the NFC Forum," David Favreau, vice president of product management at Qualcomm Atheros, said in a statement.

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