If you want a unique sensor, you have to build your own, and [tmkThings] wanted an NFC scanner at his front door. Just like arriving at work, he scans his credentials, and the door unlocks ...

Often the term will bring to mind the ability to pay by holding your phone over a reader, but the system can also use NFC tags embedded in credit cards, ID card, passports, and the like.

STMicroelectronics is making it easier to explore creative applications for contactless near-field communication (NFC) ...

STMicroelectronics' kit, replete with the company's reader/writer IC, helps engineers develop strong, clear NFC.

STMicroelectronics has introduced a modular reader/tag development kit that makes it easy for engineers to explore the potential of NFC across a wide array of industrial, consumer and medical use ...