Fully compliant with ISO 14443A, MIFARE is the leading industry standard for contactless and dual interface smart card schemes, with an immense worldwide installed base. The platform offers a full range of compatible contactless smart card and reader ICs, as well as dual interface ICs that provide a link between the contactless and contact card markets.
Identification and security
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The leading industry standard for contactless and dual interface smart card schemes
Key features and benefits
- MIFARE is the leading industry standard for contactless smart card transactions
- Worldwide largest installed base with more than 10 million MIFARE reader core components sold, and more than 1 billion contactless and dual interface ICs sold
- Fully compliant to ISO 14443A
- Future-proof evolution path and roadmap – standard interface ensures that today's infrastructure can easily be upgraded for future card ICs
- Consistent product portfolio and multiple sourcing at all levels of the value chain
Key applications
- Electronic ticketing in public transport
- Road tolling
- Airline tickets
- Access control
- Multiple applications
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Related links
Application note
- AN11302, End to end system security risk considerations for implementing MIFARE Classic (pdf) (2012-12-11)
- Pegoda Software Design Guide (pdf) (2012-08-27)
- Pegoda Toolchain Information (pdf) (2012-07-16)
- RM710 Hardware Design Guide (pdf) (2012-07-16)
- System level security measures for MIFARE installations (pdf) (2010-08-26)
- AN10840_MIFAREPlusMigration_172201, AN10840 Migration to MIFARE Plus S and MIFARE Plus X (pdf) (2009-06-24)
Data sheet
- Contactless reader IC (pdf) (2012-09-17)
Leaflet
- MIFARE PlusTM; Migrate classic contactless smart card systems to the next security level (pdf) (2009-10-01)
- MIFARE Plus; NXP IC solution for fast and easy development of contactless smart card systems (pdf) (2008-10-01)
Line card
- NXP MIFARE Smart Card ICs (pdf) (2010-11-19)
User manual
- UM10442, ID tracking procedure description (pdf) (2011-11-28)
Training & events
Products
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| MIFARE Plus S 2K | Mainstream contactless smart card IC for fast and easy solution development | Download short datasheet | |||||||||||||||||
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| MIFARE Plus S 4K | Mainstream contactless smart card IC for fast and easy solution development | Download short datasheet | |||||||||||||||||
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| MIFARE Plus X 2K | Mainstream contactless smart card IC for fast and easy solution development | Download short datasheet | |||||||||||||||||
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| MIFARE Plus X 4K | Mainstream contactless smart card IC for fast and easy solution development | Download short datasheet | |||||||||||||||||
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