NXP provides NFC tech for Google’s Galaxy Nexus
02 November, 2011
category: NFC
NXP Semiconductors has announced that Google is using its PN65N NFC solution for the recently launched Galaxy Nexus handset.
According to NXP, the PN65N solution comprises an NFC radio controller and an embedded Secure Element, and is fully integrated on the latest release of Android 4.0, aka “Ice Cream Sandwich.” NXP says the availability of its open-source NFC software on 4.0 will enable more handset and tablet manufacturers to create NFC Android devices.
Using NXP’s NFC technology, the Galaxy Nexus can share content with other NFC-enabled handsets through “Android Beam,” as well as use Google Wallet and a number of other card emulation, tag read/write and peer-to-peer communication apps based on NXP’s open software stack.
This marks the second time Google and NXP have partnered to bring NFC to mobile devices, the first being Google’s currently-available Nexus S handset on the Android 3.0 “Gingerbread” OS.