NFC In Action Conference

NFC IN ACTION
CONFERENCE
11:00am – 4:00pm
October 10, 2014 | Tokyo

Agenda
• State of the Market
• Activity for HCE Use Case Study by JICSAP/App. Study Group
• NFC & The Growth of Connected Consumer Electronics Devices
• Android Application Award (A3)
• SmartPassLock NFC
• Ikesu - Orienteering in Aquarium -
• Sony One-touch UX
• NFC; Now Unusual but Usual Solution in Near Future
• Suica + NFC, Creating the Next User Experiences
• NFC in Embedded applications
• Optimizing Production Test of NFC Enabled Devices
Koichi Tagawa, NFC Forum
Katsushige Hata, JICSAP
Paula Hunter, NFC Forum
Makoto Hayashi, Nikkei BP
Yuki Tazawa, DreamOnline
Yusuke Kajii, BrilliantService
Masayuki Takezawa, Sony
Tetsuya Yamashita, Yamashita Project
Moto Yamana, JR East
Axel Bialke, Cross Border
Technologies
Hiroshi Harada, LitePoint

State of the Market
Koichi Tagawa
Chairman, NFC Forum
Sony

NFC – How Does It Work?
3 communication modes
Connect the world of apps with the
physical world:
Apps jump into the world and touch
people, objects and other apps.
Connect devices through physical
proximity:
A magical connection of devices by
simply touching them. A true device
“hand shake”.
Interactive wallet:
Allows your phone to act like an
“interactive card” for payment,
transportation, ID and physical access
Tag/Card Reader/Writer (Terminal)
Multi-standard (ISO/IEC14443, JIS X 6319-4/Felica, ISO/IEC15693)
P2P Communication (Device to Device)
NFCIP-1, NFCIP-2 (ISO/IEC18092, ISO/IEC21481)
Card Emulation
EMVCo/ISO/IEC14443, JIS X 6319-4/Felica

NFC Phones Available Now
• 275+ models
worldwide
• 500+ million in
market
• 1.2 billion by 2018

Market Segment Status
Healthcare
Taking off!!
Transport
Taking off!
Payment
Preparing for take off
Retail
Preparing for take off
Remote
Healthcare
Airline
Ticket
Public
Transport
Ticket
Credit / Debit Coupon / Royalty Program
Consumer Electronics
Soaring!
One Touch to BT/WiFi
Automotive/Mobile Printing
Accessory / Wearable

HCE on Android 4.4
http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/nfc/hce.html
New mode introduction:
Host Card Emulation and RW mode covered,
additional to P2P mode (Android Beam)
Secure
Element

Mission & Goals
• Develop standards-based Near Field Communication specifications that
define a modular architecture and interoperability parameters for NFC
devices and protocols
• Encourage the development of products using NFC Forum specifications
• Work to ensure that products claiming NFC capabilities comply with NFC
Forum specifications
• Educate consumers and enterprises globally about NFC
Specification and
Application Documents
Compliance Branding

Members – October 2014
Welcome Dai Nippon Printing to Sponsor Level!
SPONSOR MEMBERS
PRINCIPAL MEMBERS

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

IMPLEMENTER MEMBERS
NON-PROFIT MEMBERS

New Set of Integrated Specifications
Released April 2014
Designed for use together to streamline
and accelerate NFC product development
Specification Details
NFC Activity 1.1 Sets up protocol between devices
Connection Handover 1.3 Ensures smooth setup of Bluetooth/Wi-
Fi
NCI 1.1 Adds new functions to controller
interface
Digital Protocol 1.1 Includes updated feature set
LLCP 1.2 Improves peer-to-peer communication
Type 1/2/3/4 Tags Provides updates and alignment with
Digital Protocol specification
Visit http://nfc-forum.org/our-work/specifications-and-application-documents/

Mediated Handover
• New with Connection
Handover 1.3
• Enables high-speed
connection between two
distant NFC-enabled
devices using another
NFC-enabled device as a
handover mediator
• Example: With a tap on
each device, a smartphone
can serve as a mediator to
securely connect a desktop
computer to a printer in
another room

NFC Forum Certification Program
• Digital Protocol 1.1 with tag operations
• Analog Testing added September, 2014
• Ensures consistent RF performance
• Enables comprehensive testing of all
communication layers
• Supports consistent behavior – key to
consumer adoption
• SNEP & LLCP Testing added September, 2014
• Program continues to be updated on regular basis

Handovers
• Bluetooth SSP
Application
Document
• Connection
Handover White
Paper
• Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
Wi-Fi Protected
Setup™ now with
NFC

More N-Marks in the World
N-Mark Licenses per Year
198 217
517
722
843
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
2,878 downloads since 2009

New “Tap Into NFC” Developer Program
• New dedicated website: http://tap-into-
nfc.com
• Developer kits
• Specifications
• News
• Revolving product showcase
• Events
• Networking opportunities
• Comprehensive support to
accelerate development and
adoption
• Co-host a Twitter chat or Google
Hangout
• Write a guest blog: http://nfc-forum.
org/nfc-forum-blog/
• Participate in the NFC Developer
Community!
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Activity for HCE Use Case Study
by JICSAP/App. Study Group
Katsushige Hata
Director, Dream Online Inc.
October 10, 2014| Tokyo
Copyright 2014 JICSAP, All rights reserved

JICSAP: Overview
・Japan IC Card System Application Council (As NPO）
・Our mission for IC cards (=Smartcards, Chip cards) System
– national standards & security
– promotion
– application
– international interoperability
・History
– March, 1993; start with 24 corporate members
– 1994: JIS (Japan Industrial Standard) draft
– 1995: JICSAP specification and released to the market
– Jan.2003: organization change to general incorporated association
– July 2005: JISX6319-4 (*) was developed based on JICSAP draft
– Sep.2014: 37 corporatemembers
(*) Specification of implementation for integrated circuit (s) cards-Part 4: High speed proximity cards ２０

Contribution for IC Card Standardization
JIS X 6319-4 (2005)  NFC Forum specification
• JICSAP cooperating with the METI(Ministry of Economy, Trade and
Industry) in attempting the domestic compatibility of the IC cards has
created the specifications of implementation for integrated circuit(s)
cards (JIS X 6319 series).
• JIS X 6319 series have the following parts;
– Part 1: Integrated circuit(s) cards with contacts,
– Part 2: Proximity cards,
– Part 3: Common commands for interchange, and
– Part 4: High speed proximity cards.
*NFC Forum specification refer to JIS X 6319-4
• Thanks to these specifications of implementation, the basic
compatibility of the IC card in each domestic organization has been
secured, and the developing work of the IC card systems has been
released from the complex work that a lot of standards (ISO/JIS) must
be referred to.

JICSAP Organaization
Ordinary general meeting
Representative Director ： Yuichi Hiramatsu （ECSEC. TRA）
Board of directors
Auditor Akira Furusawa （VCCI）
Board of governors
Vice Representative Director ： Ryuichi Watanabe （NTT Data）
Vice Representative Director ： Akio Shiibashi （JREM）
Standardization
Group
Application
Study Group
Promotion Group
Representative Director
Committee for Draft - JIS
WG for Draft - JIS
Chief Secretary： Yoshihisa Takayama （SONY）
Business-activate committee
Chair： Yuichi Hiramatsu （ECSEC. TRA）
Chair：Masuhide Takabatake （TOPPAN） Chair：Koichi Tagawa （SONY） Chair：Kunimitsu Sato （DNP）

ASG(Application Study Group): Overview
• Group Name
– JICSAP / Application Study Group (ASG)
• Work period of 1st Year
– April,2014 ～ March,2015
• Ambient condition
– Use high speed and low latency Internet infrastructure by
tele communication carrier and smart phone environment
– Focus on “Payment” or “Loyalty program” services
（with considering a security level definition by service provider）
– Use existing EFTPOS or POS system without big
modification

ASG: Members
Sony Corporation
Chair: Mr. Koichi Tagawa
NTT DATA CORPORATION
Vice Chair: Mr. Yoshiyuki Okuma
Kyodo Printing Co.,Ltd. Sanden Corporation
JR East Mechatronics Co.,Ltd. DAINIPPON PRINTING Co., Ltd.
TOPPAN PRINTING Co.,Ltd DreamOnline, Inc.
PFU LIMITED FUJITSU LIMITED
（as of October,1）

ASG: Goal & Activities for 1st year
• Goal
– Feasibility Study of HCE appl. in real fields
– Create guidelines for implementation & operation of HCE
• Activities
– First, study about HCE Technology & Specification
– Study of Use Case, Security Assessment, Secure element models
– Create guidelines for implementation & operation on HCE
Applications for “Payment” and ”Loyalty Program”
– （possibly）Do the technical trial on real-fields & validate
technical issues
– Try to put our focus on Standardization
– Try to get a support by related government offices
＊ Activities for 2nd ｙear and later will be defined with considering results of 1st year

Action Status of Appl. Study Group

Japan : Treasure House of HCE Use Case
• Prior to Smart Phone era, Osaifu-Keitai(Mobile
Wallet) was commercialized and promoted since
2004
• Numerous use cases were created in various
scenes, Transportations, One touch connections
for Consumer
devices(TV,Camera,Speaker・・・・),Loyalty
Programs

NFC/HCE in Smartphone era
• HCE enables ; more easy, more simple way for
Card Emulation on Smartphone environment
Security
Secure Application Area
Covered by Osaifu-keitai(Mobile Walette)
and SE based HCE already
New Application Area with non SE HCE
Use Cases

Study overview: Focus
• ASG decided to put our focus on 2020 Tokyo
Olympic and Paralympic
• Many foreign travelers will visit Japan during the
events in 2020
2012 – 8.4 million
2013 – 10.4 million
:
2020 – over 20 million (Expect)
Foreign passengers to Japan
• NFC/HCE: key technology for creating context
matching between Travelers and Information

Use Case Overview
After Trip Before Trip
- Sightseeing Inf.
- Tour Planning
- Ticketing, Reservation
Events Sightseeing
- Photo Album
- Active Communication
- Next Travel Plan
Arrival
HCE Applications
Mobile Wallet
Passport Emulation
Tax free purchase
Coupons(special offer)
Hotel, transportations
Departure Route Assist
Foods
Shopping in duty free During Trip Transportations

Feasibility study of the use cases
• ASG studied the use cases and cut down 2 use
case scenarios for feasibility studies
• One is Passport data management , and another is
Trip Information management
Back-bone Scenario
Sub Scenario
HCE in Taxi
Sub Scenario
HCE for Passport

Why we selected the use cases?
• Two typical areas in HCE applications in Japan
Security
Secure Application Area
Covered by Osaifu-keitai(Mobile Walette)
Use Cases
New Application Area with HCE
Passport Use Case
(Duty free shopping scene)
Trip Information Use Case
(Taxi use scene)
• Make clear technical problems to be solved

HCE Passport Data Management
*This Activity is not authorized yet. Just technical study phase
・Read Passport Data
Readability of Passport Data on R/W mode Smartphone?
Storage all of the data in Cloud or partially ?
・Use Passport Data (Duty Free Shopping and Refund a tax)
Suitable latency for extracting passport data from Cloud Storage ?
How provide(show) the data in refund a tax process?
・Existing Environment
Possibility to use FeliCa functions in the process ?
Possibility to make a cooperative operation with SE based NFC payment ?
payment ?
MRZ(Machine
Readable Zone)
Key
Data
Cloud Data Storage
Passport Data

HCE in Taxi
• Simple, Easy and Certain way for providing
destination point info. to Navigation System
Concept Sketch Movie : by Dream Online Inc.

Dream Online : Eagle Eye Technology Company
• Developed Numerous Applications and Systems
(over 300 titles)
• Focused on cutting edge technologies, NFC, iBeacon, AR
and Social Communication to provide competitive
advantage
• Strong development capabilities on various platforms, iOS,
Android, Windows, Game consoles
• Latest topic on NFC related activities: Received NFC
award in Android Application Award 2014.

Next Step: Feasibility Study of the use cases
• Need more deeply study on the use cases in
order to go to feasibility study(Field Test)
• Planning to make the feasibility study in real field
with cooperative companies
• Through the feasibility study, make clear issues
to be solved for HCE
• Create Guidelines for implementation and
operation of HCE applications and services

Schedule of ASG 1st year
1Q 2014
（Apr. to June）
2Q
（July to Sep.）
3Q
（Oct. to Dec.）
4Q 2015
（Jan. to Mar.）
Activity  Study for HCE
technology
 Share HCE
knowledge
 Setting up the
goal & target
 Division of roles
 Discuss the
trial details &
HCE use-cases
 Request for
cooperation
 Setting up the
scope and
basic policy of
trial
 Define
specification
of trial
 Selects the
participating
companies
for Trial
 Trial
(Technical)
 Report of
Trial
 Publishing
“Guidelines
and/or White
Paper”

In My Presentation
• Introduced JICSAP and Application Study Group
• Current Action Status
– Selected two typical use cases for foreign travelers
1) Passport Data Management
2) Trip Support in Transportation
– Going to Feasibility Study
• Through the feasibility study
– Make clear issues to be solved for HCE
implementation
• Finally, create guidelines for HCE
implementation

Thank you and join us(JICSAP/ASG)
• JICSAP Application Study Group quite open and
welcome to join us
• Let’s study Japanese experienced use cases on
Mobile Environment and study future use cases
together
• Not only for Japanese Company but also Foreign
Company.
• Feel free to contact us:
Masakazu Tatara, Secretary General of JICSAP
Tel: +81-3-5259-8296
E-mail: tatara@jicsap.com
URL: http://www.jicsap.com

HCE Summit 2014
• HCE Summit 2014 will be held on October 14,15
London

NFC & The Growth of
Connected Consumer
Electronics Devices
Paula Hunter
Executive Director, NFC Forum
10 October 2014

Agenda
• Internet of Things
• Global Market Situation
• Convergence - IOT and NFC
• Engage

What is the Internet of Things?

A world in which every
device that produces data
can connect to the Internet
• Remote sensors
• Home appliances
• Consumer electronics
• Heating/cooling systems
• Office equipment
• Automobile engines
• Vending machines
… and many, many more

• The Internet of Things removes barriers:
– Machine-to-machine
– Machine-to-people
– People-to-machine
• The Internet of Things promises:
– Greater access to data
– Greater management of data
– Greater control of devices
• Gartner: 26+ billion connected devices by
2020

Benefits of
the Internet of Things
• Increased productivity
• Fewer steps
• Less data re-entry
• Greater, easier control
• Better coordination
• Data analytics
• Cost savings

Business Examples of
According to Information Week:
• Union Pacific cut train derailments by
75% using remote sensors
• Dubai Aluminum used sensor data to
improve efficiency and increase output by
3.4%
• FedEx expects to save $9 million/year
with truck sensors for more efficient dock
assignments

Consumer Examples of
• Wearable baby monitors
• Cars that send alerts for
service needs
• Smart thermostats that
automatically adjust the
temperature
• Ovens that preheat in
time for your arrival
home
… and many more

How NFC Supports the Internet of
Things
An inexpensive means
of providing intelligence
Easy network access
NFC Connection Handover
A way to link
physical objects to
NFC-enabled chips
A means of easy user control the online world
Intuitive tap interface NFC tags

NFC Technology
Global Market Situation

Recent Developments
• New NFC/Bluetooth LE
solutions
– Smart thermostats, hybrid
beacons
• First NFC-enabled household
appliances launched
• Wearables market takes off
• First nationwide NFC payments
rollout in US
• New HCE feature in Android
4.4
• Top payment associations
launch HCE solutions
• Major North American coffee
shop launches NFC pay

Infinity Asus Vivo Tab
DLI
9000
NFC Tablets
(Representative)
NFC-enabled tablets on the market or coming soon
Asus Padfone
Google Nexus 7 Kuoziro
FT701W
Asus Vivo Tab/Tab
RT
HP Elitebook
Revolve
Google Nexus 10
Smart
Asus Padfone 2
BWC ToughSlate Fujitsu
Arrows Tab
HP Elitepad 900
Asmaitha Sruta
7” Tablet
7″Cetrix CT973G Cetrix CD661

More NFC Devices
Additional types of NFC devices available now or on the
way
Samsung NFC-enabled laser
printer
Moneto: NFC microSD
for the iPhone &
Android
Revosys V5 taxi
terminal/tablet V
iVOtech NFC payment
terminals
Glidepoint NFC
I-O Data
WiFi Router
Sony RC-S380
reader/writer
trackpad
Smart Meters for utility
companies
Nintendo Wii U
controllers
Barclay Card
Payment wristbands
RhythmTrak
Heart Monitor

NFC Laptops
HP Envy x2 Lenovo ThinkPad Helix Sony Vaio Fit

More N-Marks in the World
N-Mark Licenses per Year
As of September 2014
198 217
517
2,878 downloads since 2009
722
843
381
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Recent NFC Developments Supporting
• Extend the power
and reach of NFC
• Enable a
seamless,
enjoyable user
experience

Updated Bluetooth Secure Simple Pairing with NFC
• Application
Document guides
developers in
building solutions
that seamlessly
combine Bluetooth
and NFC
• Updated to include
Bluetooth® Smart
devices and
Bluetooth LE
• Product of formal
liaison with Bluetooth
SIG signed last
November

Connection Handover White Paper
A set of recommendations to
better align user experiences for
Connection Handover use cases
between different
implementations.

Wi-Fi Alliance Pushes the NFC Button
 Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Wi-Fi
Protected Setup™ now
includes NFC “tap-to-connect”
for simple setup of security-protected
Wi-Fi devices and
networks
 Extends the reach of Wi-Fi
Protected Setup to smart
home devices (refrigerators,
thermostats, security systems)
with a single tap
 Key enabler for the Internet of
Things

NFC in the Internet of Things
 Temperature/humidity sensors in fine wine
cases
 Provides data en route with a tap of an NFC-enabled
device
 Tracks cold chain for quality
 Ensures provenance

Touch an NFC-enabled phone to the TV remote and its
screen is instantly mirrored on the TV

 Smart Lighting
 Link energy-harvesting wireless light switches to
a home network with a touch an NFC-enabled
phone
 Simplifies setup and control

NFC-enabled appliances allow control from anywhere and
receive helpful Web content.

NFC-enabled
vending machines
 Pay with a tap
 Earn loyalty
points

Mission and Goals
• The mission of the NFC Forum is
to advance the use of NFC technology by:
Developing standards-based
specifications that ensure
interoperability among devices and
services
Encouraging the development of
products using NFC Forum
specifications
Educating the market globally about
NFC technology
Ensuring that products claiming NFC
capabilities comply with NFC Forum
specifications
Promoting the NFC Forum N-Mark

NFC Product Showcase
• Purpose of product showcase:
– Our goal is to collect and share compelling
stories about how NFC is being integrated into
apps & products
– The ultimate goal is to showcase the breadth
and useablity of NFC technology
• How you can participate:
– Include your app or producthttp://nfc-forum.
org/showcase-submission/
– Invite colleagues to share their app or product
on the showcase
– Follow NFC Forum on social channels & “like”,
share, or retweet posts

Let’s work together to promote our growing
industry!
@nfcforum

Thank you.
… and Join Us!
www.nfc-forum.org

Android Application
Award（A3）
Makoto Hayashi
Smart Device Project Producer
Nikkei Business Publications,
Inc.

Framework
• A3 is a media platform for software developers
Android Application Award
Android Developers’ Inn
A3 on Twitter
A3 on Facebook
promotion
Hackathon
Meetup
Seminar
Contents
promotion
Web
Competition
Event
Contents Contents
promotion

Extra Prize
Sony Mobile Communications＠
Sweden
COMPUTEX Taipei

1st NFC app entry
Taglet(2011)
Developed in 3days!

A3 2014 Winners
• SmartPassLock NFC by DreamOnline
• Ikesu by BrilliantService

SmartPassLock NFC
Yuki Tazawa
DreamOnline Inc.

Function Introduction
• Introduction
“SmartPassLock NFC” is a security lock screen application using the NFC.
If you use pattern lock or Passcode lock, once someone remember pattern
or passcode, it works imperfect.
So, we developed the software “SmartPassLock NFC” that applying a
robust lock and can be unlocked by using the familiar IC card.

Usage is simple, just make simple configuration after installation, and lock
starts.
You can unlock device by holding up a card that has been registered in the
configuration.

• If you lose your card ?
You can register some IC cards.
So, you can prepare spare IC cards just in case that you lost the registered
IC card.
In addition, you can register IC cards that unlock in common to the device
shared in workspace.
You can add a card depending on the purpose.

Selling Point
• Monitoring mode
When Monitoring mode is enabled, “fake” pattern lock is displayed on lock
screen.
If someone tries to unlock it, photos will be secretly taken by the front
camera to identify them.

Selling Point
• Towards a handy app
Towards a handy app, we worked on things like the following.
– The simple configuration
Naturally, it is necessary to perform complicated settings in order to
achieve lock. So, we have kept in mind so that the user can smoothly the
configuration.
– In order not to inhibit the phone
Performing a strong lock, but must not to inhibit the function of the
mobile phone. So, you can answer the phone when the device is
locked by this app.

Example of use
• Example of use
You can register not only card but also something which uses NFC tags.
And you can use this app to many things.
For examples...
– Register ring incorporating an NFC tag
If you hold the device, and device will be unlocked.
Also, if you put away in a pocket the device, and device will be locked.
This means you don’t have to hold up cards to unlock each time.

Example of use
– Incorporate an NFC tags on desks.
If you register NFC tags incorporated on desks with this app, and allow
the unlock only on the desk.
So, you can prevent that the terminal will be taken out to the outside.
Examples given here are just a few. You can expect the use of variety of
other scenes.
Thank you for your attention.

Ikesu
- Orienteering in Aquarium -
Yusuke Kajii

About Ikesu
• Ikesu is the
smartphone app,
which allows you to
put fishes inside your
smartphone by
touching the fish tank
in the aquarium.

About Ikesu
• Lets look at the
video.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B9Cly
mH3rI

Development background
Why did we created such
app?

in 2011

• On Google Developer
Day 2011 in Tokyo
we've made a speech
on NFC QUEST.

• NFC QUEST is an orienteering game in which you
search for the checkpoints contatining NFC cards,
level up and fight the final battle at the game
booth.

• It was a great
entertainment for
many developers.

• We've also exhibited
this service on NFC &
Smart WORLD in
2012.

• It was a great
entertainment for a lot
of businness users.

• Next, we've made an
exhibition at shopping
district at Yokohama's
Rokukakubashi

• It provided a great
entertainment for the
kids.

As far as adults...

• They were really
scared.

• They didnt want to
approach us.

• Why?

• Is it beacuese
Japanese are shy?

So we asked

Adults “If we touch, won't you steal our money?”

So, they basically thought “Tap = Pay the money”

• In Japan you usually
touch when you pay at
the register or when
you want to pass the
ticket gates.
• Other than that, you
usually pay by cash.
Source : www.itmedia.co.jp
Source : userdisk.webry.biglobe.ne.jp

I thought that offering the possibilty to play by
touching with the phone would be a good user
experience.

Source : weekly.ascii.jp
• LINE - commonly
used in Japan
communication tool,
started to spread
beginning with young
Japanese girls.

• There are a lot of
things in Japan, which
were popularized by
the girls.
• If we could make
some service popular
among girls, maybe it
will became commonly
used.
1,000,000,000
Download
35,000,000
Download

• How about making a
orienteering at the
aquarium?

• It would be fun if you
would touch the fish
tank and the fish
would jump into your
smartfone.

• Maybe if one create
the aquarium that
would like to proudly
present to other
people, the service
might turn viral.
• With all that in mind
I've made a service.

Architecture
Ikesu app
tag
server
tap log
notifications
ID

Architecture
• Ikesu App
– App developed in
Adobe Air.
– The reason, I’m used
to creating animations
using Adobe Flash.
– And, Android and iOS
app is created using
common codebase.
– NFC reader developed
in Native Extentions.

Architecture
• Tag
– NFC Type F
It can be read by
FeliCa only devices .
– QR code
For devices which
does not support NFC.
– Illumination
Can read QR Code
even in dark aquarium.

Architecture
• Server
– log
We gather log
information on fishes
being aquired by
touching or scanning
QR code.
– admin web site
Display results of the
log analysis.
And Push notifications
are being sent.

Response
• We have exhibited
Ikesu 1 year Sunshine
Aquarium in
Ikebukuro.
• I will talk about the
response of that time.

Response
• User response
– The app is not
integrated with Twitter.
Even so, there were a
lot of users who would
make a screeenshot of
an app and upload it to
the Twitter.

Response
• User response
– The assumption that
app will become known
thanks to users
showing off their fish
collection was correct.

Response
• User response
– On the downside, the
service was
implemented only in
one aquarium, so it
didn’t have any value
for the people living far
from it.
Hey Shirai, I started the Ikesu.
Fish seems not enter Ikesu the countryside forever :'-(

Response
• Aquarium response
– practical use of logging
• Aquarium staff was able
to recognize the spot
and time of users
touching the fish tanks.
• The aquarium staff was
pleased to be able to
see the success rate of
the new event, shown in
the raw numbers.
Source : app.famitsu.com

Response
– practical use of push
notifications
• Aquarium is having new
events every month.
• So, they would like the
clients to come every
month.
• We’ve also increased
the fish number with
every month.

Response
notifications
• And we were sending
push notifications telling
the users about the new
fishes.
• At the time of delivery of
push notifications, we’ve
recorded access rate 10
times bigger than usual.

Response
notifications
• This way, user knows
that there are missing
items in his collection.
• To fill this empty spaces
in the collection, he
need to come once
again to the aquarium.
• By providing this way of
customer attraction, we
were able to satisfy the
aquarium personnel
needs.

Result
• When I went to the
aquarium displayed
Ikesu, I was possible
to see the appearance
that both adults and
children have a tap on
the tag.

Result
• We were not able to
continue the Ikesu
because it is difficult
as a business, but I
was able to be
confident direction
was right.

Sony One-touch UX
－ Use-cases of NFC with Consumer products －
Masayuki Takezawa
Sony Corporation

Agenda
1. Sony UX and NFC
2. Sony One-touch products and use-cases
3. How to popularize NFC connection handover
October 10, 2014 142

1. Sony UX and NFC
<Users’ concern>
Complicated procedure for wireless set-up / initial pairing
[Connecting by cable] [Connecting wirelessly]
・Troublesome in set-up and pairing.
・Need to find out the device to be connected.
Goal of Sony UX
・Explicit identification of each
device by connecting by cable.
Simple, easy, entertaining and user-friendly usage
October 10, 2014 143

2. Sony One-touch products and use-cases

Sony products with One-touch functions
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Dec. 12012 Sept.2 2014
[models]
14
161
models
models
● Headphones
● Home audio
system
● Portable speaker
● Walkman
● Digital
Imaging
● Personal storage
● Xperia
● Home theatre
system
● TV
October 10, 2014 145

Expansion of new user experience
October 10, 2014 146

One-touch listening : intuitive usage
Touch
NFC smartphone NFC products
A) Connect
Power ON
Touch
Disconnect
NFC smartphone NFC products
B) Disconnect
Power OFF
NFC
smartphone
Power ON
NFC products
Touch
Disconnect
C) Switch listening devices
October 10, 2014 147

One-touch listening : intuitive usage
NFC smartphone B
NFC products
Disconnect
NFC smartphone A
Touch
D) Connect a new smartphone
October 10, 2014 148

One-touch mirroring : TV and smartphone
View your smartphone screen on the BRAVIA TV with a single touch
NFC is located on the back
side of the remote
October 10, 2014 149

One-touch functions with digital camera
Set my smartphone easily to use
shutter release of my camera
Share photos with my
smartphone without stress
October 10, 2014 150

One-touch remote / sharing
One-touch
remote
Switch the camera to
shooting mode and
touch the smartphone
Press a shutter button on
the smartphone application
The photo is automatically
transferred to the
smartphone
One-touch
sharing
Display a photo on the
camera
Touch the smartphone The photo is transferred
to the smartphone
One touch connects to smartphones or tablets through Wi-Fi
October 10, 2014 151

Customer satisfaction（One-touch listening）
• 70 % of users who have Xperia and One-touch speaker usually use One-touch
functions.
• About 90 % of them are satisfied with One-touch function
Q11 How are you satisfied at One-touch listening?
Satisfied
Very satisfied
Satisfied
Not Satisfied much
Not Satisfied at all
October 10, 2014 152

Customer satisfaction（One-touch mirroring）
• 20% of purchasers of BRAVIA usually use One-touch mirroring.
• Over 70% of them are satisfied with it.
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
70代以上
60代
50代
40代
30代
20代
10代
Not satisfied at all
Not satisfied much
非常に不満
やや不満
まあ満足
非常に満足
Satisfied
Satisfied
Very satisfied
n=4581
WW Total
<age>
October 10, 2014 153

3. How to popularize NFC connection handover

Implementation of One-touch functions
Requirements
• To be implement in various consumer
products
• To offer users simple and intuitive operation
• To minimize failure ratio of establishing one-touch
connection
• To ensure interoperability between devices
• NFC Forum Specifications
• NFC Forum 2nd Certification Wave
• N-Mark
Issues
• Size and form vary depending on products
• Metal or magnet may exist close to the
antenna
• Interoperability is required even with future
products
• Pairing information should be easily
implemented in production
Poller 0
f70mm
Poller 3
(33.5 x 47.5mm)
Poller 6
(19.5 x 24.5mm)
methods
October 10, 2014 155

NFC devices supporting Sony One-touch Products
 NFC Tag
(FeliCa Lite-S)
 NFC Dynamic Tag
(FeliCa Plug)
 NFC Dynamic Tag
(FeliCa Link)
Static Tag
(1) Static Tag and Dynamic Tag functionality
(2) Power saving
(3) Magnetic field detection function
RW
NVM
224byte
NDEF
Dynamic Tag Host CPU
RW
Host
Access
NDEF
Memory
October 10, 2014 156

Antenna module – Minimized size with adequate performance
Realize small module size to be incorporated into various consumer electronic products.
Keep enough communication performance with reference antennas defined in NFC Forum 2nd Wave.
24mm
20mm
Previous module
RC-S730 (dual - layer circuit board )
25.9mm
October 10, 2014 157
9mm
New module
RC-S732 (multi-layer circuit board)
Multi-layered spiral antenna
Smaller but
same performance

Sony Activities for better usability
Technical specifications Testing Guidelines
Engineer groups gather to check the usability between
Sony devices, have discussion, and plan / revise these
specs and guidelines
Planning
specifications /guidelines
Behaviors(UX) & UI
Protocol Format
NFC
Communication
Performance
Satisfy Sony UX?
Software conforms to
specification?
Ensure interoperable
communication?
October 10, 2014 158

Industrial approach
• Unify basic UX/Usage
• Specify communication performance
reflecting the actual situation of consumer
products.
• Adopt N-Mark
– Consumer electronic products
– Smartphones
– PCs
• Promote the NFC application
October 10, 2014 159

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Names of Sony products and services are the registered trademarks and/or trademarks of Sony Corporation or its Group companies.
Other company names and product names are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of the respective companies.

Now Unusual
But Usual solution
in near future
Tetsuya Yamashita
Yamashita Project, Inc.
October 10, 2014 Tokyo
NFC

- Driver’s License
- Game
- Accessories

Suica + NFC,
Creating
the Next User Experiences
Yamana, Moto H.
East Japan Railway Company

Today’s Agenda
I. Railroads
- In the World, Japan and JR East
II. mobile Suica
- Smart Tickets in Mobile Phones
III. FeliCa Proprietary to NFC
IV. Conclusion

I. Railroads
- In the World, Japan and JR East

Japanese Railroads in the World (1)
Asia Pacific and Middle East
Russia and CIS
Railroad Passenger-km in 2011
World Total 2,883 billion
67%
7%
Europe
15%
Japan
8%
North and South America
1%
Africa
2%
(Source: UIC)

Japanese Railroads in the World (2)
Russia and CIS
5%
Railroad Passenger Carried in 2011
World Total 31 billion
Asia Pacific and Middle East
36%
Europe
26%
Japan
28%
North and South America
2%
Africa
3%
(Source: UIC)

Railroads in Japan
• 204 Operators
• 8.8 billion passengers
a year for six JRs
• 22.6 billion passengers
Greater Tokyo area
a year for the entire Japan
(61.9 million passengers a day)

Outline of JR East
High-Speed Metropolitan Regional
Greater Tokyo Area
*Numbers are as of FY ended March 31 , 2013
$1 =100JPY
Network: 7,512 km
No. of Passengers: 17 million /day
(the largest in the world)
No. of Trains: 13,000 /day
Operating Revenue: $ 26.7 billion
Net Income: $ 1.8 billion
Total Stock Market Value: $ 28.1 billion
No. of Employees: 71,729
- No subsidies from the government

Smartcards Spread all over Japan
 JR East disclosed the specifications of the
smartcards to other transport companies.
（Nagoya City
Transportation and
Meitetsu）
（Fukuoka City
Transportation）
（ＪＲ Kyushu）
（ＪＲ
（Nishitetsu） Hokkaido）
（Private railroad
in Kanto）
（Private railroad （ＪＲ Tokai）
in Kansai）
（ＪＲ East）（ＪＲ West）
 10 transport smartcards have been born within
past 12 years since Suica service started.

Mutual Usage of 10 Transport Smartcards (1)

Mutual Usage of 10 Transport Smartcards (2)
Any of these 10 Transport Smartcards…
can be used in transportation such as railroad,
subways, buses, taxies and so on.
can be used for purchases of tickets at ticket vending
machines in the station.
can be used as e-money.
can be topped up in any areas.
can show the usage history on display
and in print.

Population Coverage
100 million people
lives in the areas of transport smartcards.
80% of the population in Japan is covered.

10 Transport Smartcards: Circulation
Smartcard brand
Circulation
(million)
The total circulation of
10 transport smartcards
0.5
Approx.
86
million
23.1
43.6
3.6
1.5
2.4
8.3
0.5
2.0
1.0
As of June 2013

10 Transport Smartcards: Transport Locations
Smartcard brands Operators Rail stations Buses
１ 55 ー
94 1,212 14,800
8 811 532
5 379 1,618
1 149 ー
15 860 1,300
2 430 ー
1 35 ー
14 72 3,200
1 272 ー
Total 142 4,275 21,450
As of December 2012
Appox.80% of manned stations in Japan are covered.

10 Transport Smartcards: Shops
Smartcard brands Shops Total
7,820
240,320
22,420
144,130
7,580
9,570
27,970
250
4,250
16,330
As of November 2013
approx.4.0million
transactions of e-money/day

The Growth of the Shops and Transactions/day
thousand shops million transactions/day
4.5
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
2004 2013
Stores
Transactions/day
Year

Daily Transactions
50 million for single tickets & e-money
30-50 million for commuter passes
→ Conservatively ~80-100 million
→ Some estimate significantly higher

II. mobile Suica
- Smart Tickets in Mobile Phones

mobile Suica:
A Combination of Suica and Mobile Phones
Mobile phone
+ Communications
Screen display
mobile Suica service history
Jan. 2006 mobile Suica service debut
Oct. 2006 Online payment service started
FeliCa IC
Mar. 2007 Interoperation in Metropolitan area started
Mar. 2008 Shinkansen express ticket service started
Mar. 2010 Auto top-up service started
Jul. 2011 Available for smart phones (AndroidTM)

mobile Suica (1)
“mobile Suica” service is available with mobile phones containing FeliCa chips.
“mobile Suica” offers the same functions as plastic Suica cards.
Single IC ticket & Commuter Pass Suica Green Ticket (1st class supplement)
Shopping Top up at stores
Automatic top up at
passenger gates
Top up

mobile Suica (2)
“mobile Suica” offers the additional functions
Usage History
Online top up by credit cards and money transfer from
bank accounts and MNO accounts
High Speed Train Tickets
for JR East
High Speed Train Ticket for
JR Central and West
Payments for the internet shopping…

III. FeliCa Proprietary to NFC

Our Requirement
 12 million passengers pass through gates 50 million times every day.
 Gates are designed to be capable of 60 persons/minute
⇒ 1s/person to pass ⇒ 0.2s/person for processing IC cards.

Close Encounters to the Third Kind
• Station facilities used to be best tuned for IC
cards.
• Mobile phones with FeliCa have completely
different RF performance from IC cards.
?

Challenges for mobile Suica Service
• Various forms and materials vary RF performance.
• Various configurations of antennas
– embedded at the top, center or edge of the handsets.
• Misguiding Platform Marks
– not always set at the center of the antennas.
?
? The images are samples.

The Second Wave: NFC
• Three Types:
– Type A, Type B and Type F
• Three Modes:
– Card Emulation, Reader/Writer and P2P
• New Configurations:
– Combinations of various CLFs and SEs
– Various possibilities of SEs
• Embedded, on UICC, on microSD, HCE and any others

NFC: Three Types (A, B and F) (1)
• NFC Card Emulation vs. Suica readers
– No fatal troubles.
• Suica cards vs. NFC Reader/Writer
– Some delay due to the consecutive polling
sequences of A, B and F
– We examined to assure this was not fatal.
Type A
…
BF
Yes!

NFC: Three Types (A, B and F) (2)
• NFC Card Emulation vs. NFC Reader/Writer
– NFC Card Emulation responds every polling of A, B and F.
– Once NFC Card Emulation responds, NFC Reader/Writer locks
on the responded type A, B or F.
– The locked type never changes even though it is unexpected.
Type A
Yes!
Actually F…

NFC: Three Modes
(Card Emulation, Reader/Writer and P2P)
• Card Emulation mode
– No fatal troubles.
• Reader/Writer mode
– Some delay due to switching to Card Emulation
mode.
– Low Power Sensing is valid?
– We examined to assure these were not fatal.
• P2P mode
– Uncertain IDm from CLF when SE is inactive?

New Configurations
• Proprietary IC Chipset to CLF+SE
– Guard time?
– Shutdown time?
– Response from CLF without an active SE (P2P)?
• Various Combinations of CLF+SE
• Various possibilities of SE
– Embedded: currently successful
– On UICC
Challenges for
– On microSD
– HCE
 Transaction Time within 0.2s
 Stable RF performance
 Confliction-free of plural SEs

Conclusion (1)
• Railroads have been preferred transport in Japan.
• Smart tickets are favorably accepted by the
passengers;
– Suica has 41 million in circulation, 80-100 million trans./day.
• The nationwide interoperation boosts not only the smart
ticket markets but also the e-money markets:
– 86 million in circulation, 44million trans./day.
• Mobile phones, especially smartphones are also
popular in Japan.
• Hence mobile Suica, good chemistry of railroads and
mobile phones is accepted by 3.5 million registrants.

Conclusion (2)
• We have developed our instruments, such as gates and
readers, optimized for smartcards.
• Mobile FeliCa IC chips had some differences from
smartcards, but we could manage them, requesting
them to be compliant to our instruments.
• We are facing several new challenges due to
implementation of NFC architecture to mobile phones.
• In the long term we are preparing to design our
instruments to be compliant to NFC Forum
specifications.
• Simultaneously we would contribute to enhancement
of NFC Forum specifications as a service provider.

NFC in Embedded
applications
Axel Bialke

Agenda
Agenda
• NFC market definition P. 3-4
• Mobile Phone Penetration of NFC P. 5-7
I-Phone NFC Impact
• NFC Use Cases in embedded markets P. 8-16
• Embedded market and NFC penetration P. 17-19
• Ways of NFC Implementation P. 20-25
• Cross Border Technologies NFC Portfolio P. 26
for embedded markets

NFC Market definition
=> For better understanding we define 2 types of NFC markets
A ) Mobile phone market B) Embedded market
 Usually initiator
 Sometimes CE
 2 target types (tag & dynamic tag)
 Some application with initiators

Mobile Phone Penetration of NFC

NFC penetration in mobile phones
(Assumption: I-Phone without NFC)
1) NFC
penetration will
reach 50% of all
phone in 2018
2) >70% of all
smartphones will
be equipped with
NFC in 2018
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2,500,000,000
2,000,000,000
1,500,000,000
1,000,000,000
500,000,000
-
NFC Mobile Phones penetration (no I-PHONE)
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Shipment NFC enabled penetration
But I-PHONE 6 is now equipped with NFC !!!

NFC penetration in mobile phones
(I-Phone with NFC)
1) NFC
penetration will
reach >60% of all
phone in 2018
2) 85% of all
smartphones will
be equipped with
NFC in 2018
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2,500,000,000
2,000,000,000
1,500,000,000
1,000,000,000
500,000,000
-
NFC Mobile Phones penetration (with I-Phone 2015)
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Shipment NFC enabled penetration
I-PHONE 6 NFC has a more psychological impact !!!
Is it real NFC ???

NFC Uses Case in embedded markets

What applications will be equipped with NFC ?
Several new markets for NFC will emerge (Embedded markets)
• Medical
• Industrial
• Home Audio
• Camcorder
• Tablets
• DSC
• Automotive IVI Systems
• Printer
• Wearables
• POS
• SS
• Optical Media
• TV
• STB
• PC
• Gaming Consoles
Examples on the next pages !!!

Embedded Market Characteristics
 HOST μC (SOC)
=> From very small μC ( Industrial, medical) to very powerful
μC ( Automotive IVI)
 OS
=> Many different OS versions
RTOS & ITRON ( Industrial, medical) => WIN CE, ANDROID,
LINUX ( Automotive IVI)
 Memory
Memory footprint depending on application and SOC
=> Very diverse market, difficult segmentation
=> In terms of NFC very different requirements from each segment

Embedded NFC Market
Use cases : Automotive
Secure simple pairing (BT OOB)
Secure Simple Pairing Scenarios
Mobile handset Bluetooth
Smartphone
In Car Audio
Additional HiFi
Bluetooth
Internet / Multi-
Media device
In Car Entertainment
Video Playback
BT Connection is
difficult to set up
NFC makes it easy !!!

Embedded NFC Market
Use cases : Medical
Collective Body temperature measurement
Nurse measures body
temperature of several
patients
Each thermometer will be hold
against a mobile NFC reader
Portable NFC Reader
The mobile NFC reader data will be
exchanged with a central reader
station

Embedded NFC Market
Use cases : Industrial
Maintenance and service of industrial machinery
Smartphone sends maintenance and service
information of industrial product to smartphone
Smartphone sends data to central
server
Data will be assessed and evaluated
OTA
Maintenance
Server

Embedded NFC Market
Use cases : Consumer / Games
Nintendo WII U NFC reader
NFC tagged
characters
NFC enabled toy character are
used with a NFC reader, which is
incorporated into the game
console
 => Nintendo will incorporate
payment functions and other
NFC applications into WII U
Home video console
NFC Reader
incorporated
into game

Embedded NFC Market
Use cases : Consumer / STB
Set Top Box with viewer participation
Client based security solution can
be monitored by service provider
No Single point of attack. Encryption
cannot be hacked for all services
Easy payment for customer (on
demand, last minute, etc.) and high-end
security to protect content)
1. TV station broadcast EPG and enrypted program in usual way
2. NFC phone receives movie information from settop-box via NFC peer to peer or „dynamic tag“
3. NFC phone uses WiFi (home network) or SMS (MNO network) to transmit customer and movie
information and receives after authentication the decryption key for one movie only

Embedded NFC Market
Use cases : Consumer / TV
Enhanced Remote Control unit
TV broadcast a
program
NFC phone contacts with remote
control (or TV and relevant URL
will be transmitted to mobile
phone
RF
NDEF
„Generic“
Remote control
User can access the URL and get more information about
the specific topic

Embedded NFC Market and NFC
penetration

Embedded NFC Market
NFC penetration 2014
Still low NFC penetration . WLAN Pairing & BT pairing !!

Embedded NFC Market
NFC penetration 2018
Explosive growth ! Several segment with high NFC penetration

Embedded NFC Market
Implementation of NFC
But how does NFC enabling the embedded market ?
 There are 3 types of NFC enabled devices in the embedded market
1) NFC Controller enabled devices
2) NFC Dynamic Tag enabled devices
3) NFC Tag enabled devices

Embedded NFC Market
Implementation of NFC: Controller based
1) NFC Controller
enabled devices
 Allows full NFC function
(P2P, HCE, R/W)
 Typically in Mobile Phones
and other host based
systems as Initiator
 Needs a protocol stack
SE SIM
NFC CLF
HOST
PROCESSOR

Embedded NFC Market
Implementation of NFC: Dynamic tag
2) NFC Dynamic Tag
 Host controlled tag
 Content of tag is dynamic (can be changed by host, eg. PC)

Embedded NFC Market
Implementation of NFC: Tag

Embedded NFC Market
NFC solution 2014
Only few
application with
initiator function
 60% are tags
Are tablets Mobile
or Embedded ?

Embedded NFC Market
NFC solution 2018
~ 50% are tags
But many other
initiator type
applications are
coming up
 Mainly R/W
used

Embedded NFC Market
NFC Solution for Embedded Applications
Cross Border Technologies NFC technologies can address
needs in following solutions
APPLICATION CBT Solution
 NFC semicon ( Having own AFE IP) Firmware, DCLB
 NFC semicon ( Having no own AFE IP) Semiconductor IP, DCLB, Chip
 NFC Modules Protocol Stack , Firmware
 NFC Readers Protocol Stack , Firmware
 Mobile Phones, Tablets Protocol Stack
 Embedded Solution, Automotive Protocol Stack
 Printer , Games, Heathcare Protocol Stack
 Optical Media, SSD Protocol Stack
 Wearables Protocol Stack

Embedded NFC Market
Conclusion
NFC technologies will penetrate many new areas of our daily life
=> Many new opportunities for us !!!

Optimizing Production Test
of NFC-Enabled Devices
Hiroshi Harada
LitePoint Japan K.K.

NFC will be Used for Mission Critical Applications
Financial
transactions
enabled by NFC
Simplified
Pairing
(for Bluetooth
and WiFi)
Advertising
enhanced with
NFC (provides
link to browser)
Simplified Access
to Public
Transportation
Business and
Home Access
enabled by NFC

Where Can Things Go Wrong with NFC
10 Active Tx
output
circuit
11 Load
mod output
circuit
NFC BB & radio
chip
Battery
Secure
core
Host
Controller
C
L
3 De-Qing
resistors
4 Resonating
capacitors
C R
5 Filter
capacitors &
inductors
6 Rx
resistors &
capacitors
R
C
7 Load
mod
resistors
R
1 Coil LRC
tolerance
2 Coil defects
Tx
Load
mod
Rx
8 PCB defects
Clock
17
Tx/Rx
logic
19 NFC
clock
section
18 NFC
digital IO
section
12 Rx
input
circuit
16 NFC
DC
section
9 External Clock
13 Pwr
supply
to NFC
chip
14 Digital
I/O to
NFC
controller
15 NFC
firmware/software
and all digital
interconnection
Red blocks: Higher possibility of defects—must be tested in production.
Blue blocks: Less likely for issues to occur.

Small Shifts Have Large Performance Impacts
(5% variations in component tolerance values—shifts power and frequency)
Assembly Issues
• Wrong value components
• Wrong tolerance components
• Bad components
Performance Impact
• Higher power consumption
• Reduced operating range
Poor User Experience
• Financial transactions fail
• Denied entry to mass transit
• etc.
500 kHz shift
on a 13 MHz signal
Nearly 50%
reduction in
transmitted
energy
Simulated performance changes caused
by component tolerance shifts.

Pass/Fail (Golden DUT) Test is a Risky Method
• Cannot set quantitative pass/fail limits
– May ship marginal devices or fail good ones
• “Golden DUT” used in the production line may not be so “golden”
• Cannot monitor shifts in device performance
– Won’t see changes in components or variations in manufacturing process
– Must be able to detect signs of performance drift and take action
immediately
• Cannot locate the source of defects
Passive Tags/Cards Active Reader
“Golden DUT”
examples:

Single-insertion testing:
Universal Test Head
LitePoint IQnfc Tester at a Glance
covers NFC-A, NFC-B, NFC-F, and P2P,
Initiator and Target,
and keeps test time to under 5 seconds.
Built for the manufacturing floor:
Rugged 1U design can handle demanding factory conditions to
maximize up-time and minimize maintenance.
Compatible with all key NFC chipsets:
Reduced signaling stack eliminates need for
PC-based DUT drivers, and enables system
rollout in just a few hours.
Everything Needed for Easy Setup:
Monitor, Transceiver, and Control cables included, along
with Universal Test Head and Test Instrument.

LitePoint IQnfc Analog Test Coverage
Test Description
S11 Measure return loss
Impedance Measure impedance , resistance and reactance
Frequency Sweep Measure the characteristics of the resonant circuit and coil
Basic Functional Test
Carry out initialization procedure (both initiator and target), for NFC
A/B/F/P2P, EMVCo, Felica
Field Strength Measure carrier field strength (DUT as initiator)
Frequency Accuracy Measure DUT frequency error (DUT as initiator)
Active Modulation
Measure waveform quality (DUT as initiator), modulation
index/depth, rise/fall time, etc.
Load Modulation
Measure waveform quality (DUT as target), Vpp, modulation
index/depth, etc.
Frame Delay Time Measure DUT response time (DUT as target)
Subcarrier Frequency Measure subcarrier frequency error (DUT as target)
Rx Sensitivity Min detectable field strength (DUT as initiator and target)
CRC Error Provide results of CRC error (DUT as initiator and target)
Data Rate Measured the data rate (DUT as initial and target)
Conducted
Test
Coupling
Test

Large Performance Spread in Commercial Phones
(Data taken from a sampling of NFC-enabled Smart Phones (Initiator Mode), using IQnfc)
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Spread in Resonant Frequency Measurement over Sample Population
Data taken
by IQnfc
13.00 13.20 13.40 13.60 13.80 14.00 14.20 14.40 14.60 14.80 15.00 15.20 15.40 15.60 15.80 16.00 16.20
Number of DUTs Tested
Resonant Frequency (MHz)
13.56MHz
Link Frequency
• Most DUTs showed substantial shift from ideal 13.56MHz operating frequency
• This increases probability that NFC link may not consistently work in real world situations

High Failure Rate Found in Commercial Phones
(Data taken from a sampling of NFC-enabled Smart Phones (NFC-A, Card Emulation mode), using IQnfc)
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
DUT-A1
DUT-A2
DUT-A3
DUT-A4
DUT-A5
DUT-A6
DUT-A7
DUT-A8
DUT-A9
DUT-B1
DUT-B2
DUT-B3
DUT-B4
DUT-B5
Failure Rate over 100 Runs
1st Pass Fail Rate
2nd Pass Fail Rate
Test Failure Rate
Data taken by IQnfc
Note: Devices with high failure rate re-run to confirm results

Failures Can Be Traced Back to Shift in Operation
Significant shifts in resonant frequency and
coupled loss measured in those devices that
demonstrated increased failure rates.
Those DUT should have been reworked to
improve performance.
Coupled Return Loss
Data taken by IQnfc
0
-0.05
-0.1
-0.15
-0.2
-0.25
Coupled Return Loss
13.8 14 14.2 14.4 14.6 14.8 15 15.2
COUPLED LOSS (dB)
Frequency (MHz)
DUT-B1
DUT-B2
DUT-B3
DUT-B4
DUT-B5
0
-0.005
-0.01
-0.015
-0.02
-0.025
-0.03
14.2 14.4 14.6 14.8 15 15.2 15.4
COUPLED LOSS (dB)
Frequency (MHz)
DUT-A1
DUT-A2
DUT-A3
DUT-A4
DUT-A5
DUT-A6
DUT-A7
DUT-A8
DUT-A9

Summary
• NFC must be parametrically tested in production to ensure product quality
– Poor user experience will damage consumer confidence in technology
– Pass/fail testing (as shown) is NOT a suitable method
• IQnfc delivers optimized NFC Analog (PHY layer) test capabilities
– Captures the key performance parameters that must be measured in production
• IQnfc is a high-throughput test solution
– Single insertion testing—5 second typical test time
– Less time than needed for multi-insertion, pass/fail testing
• Easy deployment in factory
– Single Universal Test Head covers all key standards
– Reduced signaling to minimize need for DUT drivers
– Rugged design: purpose-built for the factory environment

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