Innovision Research & Technology makes next-generation GEM NFC IP available for licensing

The GEM 2 architecture is the only 1.8V NFC solution available, and can now be implemented on 65nm and 40nm CMOS processes – vital for integration into high-volume SoC designs targeted at mobile phones, consumer electronics devices and PCs. SoCs integrating the GEM 2 IP will include wireless “combo” chips, typically combining Bluetooth, FM radio, GPS and WiFi, as well as NFC; cellular baseband devices; and other microprocessors, DSPs and wireless chips at the heart of high-volume consumer products. The high level of integration enabled by the GEM 2 IP greatly reduces the cost of deploying NFC technology in consumer devices and is already speeding-up global mass-market deployment of NFC.

Innovision Research & Technology’s VP Marketing, Stephen Graham, says: “Innovision is the only company to have developed a 1.8V NFC solution, and this is now accelerating the creation of high-performance SoCs that fully integrate NFC with other complementary wireless technologies. We have several major global semiconductor companies who are already integrating GEM 2 into their SoCs. This is a very strong indication of the pace at which the market for NFC is developing, so with this launch our aim is to open up the market to any semiconductor company, regardless of size and scale, that wants to develop low-voltage, low-cost stand-alone NFC controllers, or integrate NFC into SoCs for mobile phones, PCs and consumer electronic devices.”