NXP Propels NFC with World`s First Industry Standard Chip

NXP PN544 Controller to Drive Global Near Field Communication Adoption, Enabling
New Era of Contactless Mobile Service Innovations
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands--(Business Wire)--
NXP, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, today unveiled
the world`s first truly industry standard Near Field Communication (NFC)
controller, delivering a fully compliant platform for handset manufacturers and
operators to introduce next generation NFC devices and services. The new NXP
PN544 chip is based on the latest NFC specifications by the European
Telecommunications Standard Institute (ETSI). It will enable mobile phone users
to access a new range of contactless applications such as mobile payments,
transport and event ticketing as well as data sharing directly from the mobile
phone SIM (Subscriber Identity Module)for improved on-the-go experience.

"In 2008, the GSMA Pay-Buy-Mobile initiative called for full NFC functionality
including the standardized SWP protocol to be available from mid-2009, therefore
we very much welcome the introduction of this fully standard compliant NFC
product by NXP," said Nav Bains, Senior Director Mobile Money, GSM Association.

"Standardized SIM-based NFC chipsets provide a solid foundation for NFC
adoption. They provide handset manufacturers, mobile operators, banks, transport
operations and a host of other players, with a platform for their NFC
developments," said Jonathan Collins, principal analyst, Short Range Wireless,
ABI Research. "Standardisation will also help other organisations align their
businesses to support mobile contactless services - stimulating the market
further."

Using its leadership in NFC technology, NXP has created with the PN544 a
solution which is fully compliant with all released NFC specifications on the
Single Wire Protocol (SWP) connection with the SIM and the Host Controller
Interface (HCI). In addition, NXP worked closely with leading SIM card
manufacturers such as Gemalto, Oberthur Technologies and Giesecke & Devrient to
ensure SWP interface interoperability including support of the MIFARE
technology. The new NFC controller is fully backwards compatible and
interoperable with existing contactless infrastructure for payments and
ticketing, already in place across the world.

"NXP co-invented NFC with the aim of putting the mobile phone at the centre of
the consumer`s world and the launch of this latest NFC chip brings that aim even
closer," said Chris Feige, general manager, Near Field Communication, NXP
Semiconductors. "Through extensive dialogue with all players in the NFC mobile
ecosystem, we`ve created a solution which will help mobile operators, banks,
retailers and services providers to offer new services enabling them to
diversify their business and adding real value to the end user."

To meet the needs of the differing handset manufacturers, the PN544 has been
designed to support the three main architectures which are used to secure NFC
transactions, including the Secure Element within the Universal Integrated
Circuit Card (UICC), within the SD card and within the mobile handset (embedded
Secure Element: PN544 plus Smart MX security chip in a pin to pin compliant
solution).

NXP has co-invented NFC jointly with Sony in 2002 and co-founded the NFC Forum
in 2004 to drive collaboration with all stakeholders within the industry and
help standardize the technology. Ranked as the number one contactless IC vendor
by ABI Research in 2007 and 2008, NXP is the global leader in NFC solutions for
mobile phones, infrastructure, PC and peripherals, which are field proven in
about 200 NFC trials and landmark commercial deployments worldwide.

Other key benefits of the PN544 include:

* Small footprint for size optimization
* Optimized for low power consumption
* Working in Battery off and Battery Low modes
* MIFARE 1K/4K Reader/writer functionality enabled in host baseband
* Optionally available with an modular, generic and platform independent
software stack
* Optimized antenna designs for best-in-class RF performance
* Shorter integration time due to qualified design-in support from NXP

NXP`s PN544 is currently being sampled by a number of major handset
manufacturers. Mass availability of the product is targeted during Q3 of 2009 -
at the same time first commercially NFC-enabled handsets are expected to be
launched.

About NXP Semiconductors

NXP is a leading semiconductor company founded by Philips more than 50 years
ago. Headquartered in Europe, the company has about 30,000 employees working in
more than 30 countries and posted sales of USD 5.4 billion (including the Mobile
& Personal business) in 2008. NXP creates semiconductors, system solutions and
software that deliver better sensory experiences in TVs, set-top boxes,
identification applications, mobile phones, cars and a wide range of other
electronic devices. News from NXP is located at www.nxp.com.

Forward-looking Statements

This release may contain certain forward-looking statements with respect to the
financial condition, results of operations and business of NXP and certain plans
and objectives of NXP with respect to these items. By their nature,
forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to
events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future and there are
many factors that could cause actual results and developments to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

NXP Semiconductors
Europe:
Alexander Tarzi, +43 1 60870 1649
alexander.tarzi@nxp.com
Americas:
Rebecca Samuel, +1 408 474 8769
rebecca.samuel@nxp.com
Greater China:
Fei Wang, +86 21 2205 5849
fei.wang@nxp.com
APAC:
Mark Chisholm, +65 6882 5092
mark.chisholm@nxp.com

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