NXP provides NFC capabilities for the Samsung GALAXY S III

     NXP Semiconductors announced that its PN65-based NFC solution will bring a new mobile payment experience to the Samsung GALAXY S III. The highly anticipated Samsung GALAXY S III is the successor to Samsung's best-selling GALAXY S II.

     As the world's largest smartphone manufacturer, Samsung will continue to introduce revolutionary and innovative products that take the user experience to the next level. With a bright 4.8-inch display, an impressive 8-megapixel camera and a super-fast quad-core processor, the Samsung GALAXY S III is sure to deliver a new experience for mobile users. For mass-production flagship smartphones such as the breakthrough GALAXY S III, NXP remains the first choice when it comes to matching powerful NFC capabilities.

     The GALAXY S III runs on Google's Android™ 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system and supports secure NFC applications, such as wallet apps from mobile network operators, financial institutions and Google. In addition, NXP's award-winning PN65 has best-in-class compatibility and seamlessly interoperates with a wide range of mobile applications such as payments, transportation, access control, NFC tag reading, and others that already use NXP's contactless reader IC technology.

     Henri Ardevol, vice president and general manager of Secure Transactions at NXP Semiconductors, said: "We are in the midst of a golden age of smartphone development, and Samsung continues to set new industry standards with coveted products such as the GALAXY S III. NXP is proud to support Samsung's GALAXY S series of phones, which require the same outstanding NFC solution as Samsung's flagship phones. We are excited about the great mobile experience GALAXY S III will deliver, including NFC capabilities."

     NFC is a market-proven standardized technology that was jointly developed by NXP and SONY in 2002. NXP is at the heart of this ecosystem, working closely with nearly all major handset manufacturers, smartphone operating system providers and application developers to drive the development of NFC technology. NXP is the world's largest supplier of intelligent identification products, leveraging its leadership in contactless technology and security technology to provide users with a complete mobile transaction solution: NFC controllers, security components for various architectures, NFC tags and card reader ics. Currently, major Oems have adopted NXP NFC technology in more than 130 smart terminals.