Wearable device payment system chip new solution
Beijing, China, October 18th - STMicroelectronics (ST; NYSE: STM) and contactless service developers, MasterCard certified across multiple electronic applications The supplier Fidesmo has collaborated to develop an active NFC total solution for secure contactless payment for wearable technologies such as smart watches.
The contactless payment system chip (SoC) overall solution is based on ST's STPay-Boost IC chip, integrating hardware security units and contactless NFC controllers that protect transaction security, using ST's proprietary active load modulation. Enhanced transmission technology maintains a reliable NFC connection even in equipment made of metal. The MCU package makes this chip easy to install into wearable devices.
Fidesmo's MasterCard MDES tokenization platform allows users to load the personal data needed to pay for transactions, thus improving the functionality of the solution. Over-the-air (OTA) technology makes it easy to personalize, making it easy to personalize the security unit without any special equipment.
Laurent Degauque, Director of Marketing for STMicroelectronics Security Microcontrollers, said: "STPay-Boost uses our secure unit and performance-enhanced active contactless communication technology, which is unique on the market to meet the design constraints of wearable devices. Payment Solutions. Fidesmo's personalized platform is a key component in creating a total payment solution that allows equipment manufacturers to use it directly, minimizing engineering development and certification effort."
Fidesmo CEO Mattias Eld said: "Based on the lightweight and lightweight transmission unit, our cooperation with STMicroelectronics has opened up a new market for us and broadened our options for our customers. Together we Creating a unique product on the market will definitely impact the dual-display market and promote innovative products such as bracelets, bracelets, keychains and connected jewellery."
Kronaby, a manufacturer of smart dual-display watches based in Malmö, Sweden, has embedded the STPay-Boost chip in its men's and women's smart watch portfolio, offering differentiated features such as no charging and filtering notifications. The system chip with the built-in Fidesmo tokenization platform allows Kronaby watches to support a variety of services such as microcontrollers, payments, access control, transportation cards and loyalty rewards.
JonasMorän, global product manager for Kronaby, said: "Using Bluetooth technology to communicate with the security unit in the watch, we have an intuitive and seamless experience. In addition, the ST / Fidesmo chip improves wireless communication performance and optimizes package size. We are more free to design the style of the watch to maximize the appeal of our watch in the target market."
Editor's case
The STPay-Boost-based contactless payment system chip simplifies the engineering challenges faced by wearable device designers, such as signal degradation due to small size and metal materials. This chip also simplifies the industrialization process from product development to production.
Proven security is a key advantage, using proven STPay software and ST's built-in Java-based secure operating system (OS) security unit as a hardware root of trust, eliminating the need for designers to independently develop or integrate payment operations. system. The existing security certificate for this system chip means that the new product only requires basic functional certification.
In addition, manufacturers can use this system chip to develop a range of different payment-enabled products, simplifying procurement and inventory management.
Users use Fidesmo's personalized platform to complete the personalization process through OTA download technology, which saves the equipment's personalized R&D investment and provides accessories such as adapters or data cables, thus simplifying the supply chain management of embedded device manufacturers.
In addition to enhancing the end user experience, ST's proprietary NFC-enhanced active load modulation technology ensures excellent read and write performance and virtually no circuit optimization, simplifying RF circuit design and shortening product development cycles. The small size antenna maintains a robust, reliable wireless connection while reducing overall product size and power consumption to extend battery life.