ARM targets NFC smart cards with Cortex variant

摘要

With its SC100 Secur-Core processor IP (intellectual property), ARM believes that it has the largest share of the approximately 50 million-unit-per-year market for secure smart-card processors. ARM licenses the IP to 12 silicon vendors, and SIM (subscriber-identity-module) cards represent the biggest application category for it. ARM is now updating that offering with the Cortex M3-based SC300, which it designed for incorporation into USB and contactless smart cards.