SmartMX together with the contactless interface once more proves the superiority of the ISO/IEC 14443 A interface option for high security smart card solutions.

The ability to run the MIFARE protocol concurrently with other contactless transmission protocols implemented by the User OS (T=CL or self defined) enables the combination of new services and existing applications based on MIFARE (e.g. ticketing) on a single Dual Interface controller based smart card.

The free of charge emulation modes of MIFARE Classic provided in configurations B1 (1K MIFARE functionality) and B4 (4K MIFARE functionality) makes this interface compatible with any installed MIFARE Classic infrastructure.

The contactless interface can be used to communicate via any protocol:

• T=CL protocol (acc.ISO/IEC 14443-4)
• MIFARE protocol (configuration B1 and B4)
• Self defined contactless transmission protocol

SmartMX enables the easy implementation of state-of-the-art operating systems and open platform solutions including Java Card Global Platform and MULTOS and offers an optimized feature set together with the highest levels of security.

SmartMX incorporates a range of security features to counter measure side channel attacks like DPA, SPA etc. NXP Semiconductors' deep knowledge of chip security, proven by the design of the WE- and P8RF family, combined with NXP's ultra low power technology, the highly densed 0.14 µm five metal layer technology and NXP Glue logic methodology make typical attack paths invalid. The effectiveness of the ultra low power technology has been proven on the MIFARE PROX platform.

Operating in accordance with ISO/IEC 7816, the SmartMX contact interface is supported by a built in UART, which enables data rates of up to 1Mbit/s allowing for the automatic generation of all typical baud rates and supports transmission protocols T=0 and T=1.

A true anticollision method (acc. ISO/IEC 14443-3), enables multiple cards to be handled simultaneously.

Key applications

• e-Government
• Banking / Finance
• Mobile communications
• Advanced public transportation
  

Key features

The new CMOS14 SmartMX family members feature a modular set of devices with:

• 20 KB to 144 KB EEPROM
• 200 KB user ROM
• 6144 B RAM
• High-performance secured Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) coprocessor (RSA, ECC)
• Secured dual/triple-DES coprocessor
• Secured AES coprocessor
• Memory Management Unit (MMU)
• ISO/IEC 7816 contact interface
• Optional ISO/IEC 14443 A Contactless Interface Unit (CIU)
• Optional S2C link for NFC communication link
• 5-metal-layer 0.14 µm CMOS technology
• EEPROM with typical 500000 cycles endurance and minimum 20 years retention time
• Broad spectrum of delivery types
• Optional certified crypto library modules for RSA and ECC

Datasheets

• A regularly updated list of datasheets with respect to all MIFARE products can be found here.