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NXP MIFARE Contactless Chip

> 12 billion pcs of MIFARE chip shipped to around 750 cities and used 1.2 billion times every day

Product Specification

MIFARE DESFire EV3

  • Pass Common Criteria EAL 5+ certification
  • Support ISO14443-4 protocol: 106/212/424/848 kbit/s
  • Support DES algorithm: 56/112/168 bits
  • Support AES algorithm: 112 bits
  • Provide 2/4/8 kB storage space
  • Support 7 bytes UID or Random ID
  • Support ISO7816-4 file structure
  • Provide data retention of 25 years
  • Provide write endurance 1,000,000 cycles
  • Provide MOA4/MOA8 package

MIFARE Plus EV2

  • Pass Common Criteria EAL 5+ certification
  • Support ISO14443-3/4 protocol: 106/212/424/848 kbit/s
  • Support Crypto 1 algorithm: 48 bits
  • Support AES algorithm: 128 bits
  • Provide 2/4 kB storage space
  • Support 7 bytes UID or 4 bytes NUID or Random ID
  • Compatible with MIFARE Classic (Security Level 1)
  • Provide data retention of 25 years
  • Provide write endurance 1,000,000 cycles
  • Provide MOA4/MOA8 package

MIFARE DESFire/Plus Hardware Architecture

MIFARE Classic EV1

  • Support ISO14443-3 protocol: 106 kbit/s
  • Support Crypto 1 algorithm: 48 bits
  • Provide 1/4 kB storage space
  • Support 7 bytes UID or 4 bytes NUID or Random ID
  • Provide data retention of 10 years
  • Provide write endurance 200,000 cycles
  • Provide MOA4/MOA8 package

MIFARE Classic Hardware Architecture

MIFARE Ultralight EV1

  • Support ISO14443-3 protocol: 106 kbit/s
  • Support password protection: 32 bits
  • Provide 48/128 bytes storage space
  • Provide 32 bits one-time programmable (OTP) area
  • Provide 7 bytes UID
  • Provide 3 one-way counters: 24 bits
  • Provide data retention of 10 years
  • Provide write endurance 100,000 cycles
  • Provide MOA8 package

MIFARE Ultralight C

  • Support ISO14443-3 protocol: 106 kbit/s
  • Support DES algorithm: 112 bits
  • Provide 144 bytes storage space
  • Provide 32 bits one-time programmable (OTP) area
  • Provide 7 bytes UID
  • Provide 1 one-way counter: 16 bits
  • Provide data retention of 10 years
  • Provide write endurance 100,000 cycles
  • Provide MOA4/MOA8 package

MIFARE Ultralight Hardware Architecture

Chip Packages

  • MOA4 (LxWxH) 5.15 x 8.10 x 0.32mm
  • MOA8 (LxWxH) 3.50 x 6.25 x 0.25mm

MIFARE SAM AV3

  • Pass Common Criteria EAL 6+ certification (Hardware)
  • Support MIFARE DESFire/Plus/Classic/Ultralight chips
  • Support NTAG DNA/ICODE DNA/UCODE DNA tags
  • Support Crypto 1/DES/AES/SHA1/SHA2/RSA/ECC algorithms
  • Support ISO7816 T=1 interface: IO1
  • Support I2C Slave interface in HVQFN package: IO1/TP2
  • Support X-mode direct interface with reader IC: IO2/IO3
  • Provide 128 DES/AES key entries for symmetric cryptography
  • Provide 3 RSA key entries for asymmetric cryptography
  • Provide 8 ECC public key entries for signature verification (4 ECC curves entries)
  • Provide 48 EMV CA public keys entries
  • Provide Programmable Logic for customized function
  • Provide PCM1.5/QFN32 package

MIFARE SAM Hardware Architecture

Chip Packages

  • PCM1.5 (LxWxH) 11.8 x 13.0 x 0.58mm
  • HVQFN32 (LxWxH) 5.0 x 5.0 x 0.85mm

Security Certifications

  • MIFARE DESFire EV3, Common Criteria EAL 5+
  • MIFARE Plus EV2, Common Criteria EAL 5+
  • MIFARE SAM AV3, Common Criteria EAL 6+ Certification of Hardware