NFC ICs and Devices

Handsets, CE Devices, Secure Elements, Bridging Solutions, Tags, and Other Industries

Research Report

NFC has been described by some as a technology in waiting. Although NFC technology was developed some years ago, the complex ecosystem has slowed the commercial deployment of NFC offerings and services. Over the past 12 months there have been some major developments and announcements that have brought much needed confidence and further belief to the NFC market and reinforced the success that NFC is expected to achieve. NFC integration is occurring in many consumer electronic devices and is seeing increased interest from other industries, including the security, healthcare, and automotive markets. Despite the attractiveness of the technology, and although major developments have been made over the past 12 months, there are still many unanswered questions concerning NFC. Stakeholders are unsure as to how they will generate clear revenue streams (outside of payments) from the offerings of NFC services and applications. This report is focused on extending ABI Research’s coverage of the NFC market, expanding data splits from the previous report and looking into significant market and technical drivers and inhibitors that have taken place over the last 12 months. The report is accompanied with in-depth detailed forecasts into NFC IC and device shipments by region and application. The report also examines mobile cellular device shipments, along with accompanying controller and secure element IC splits, as well as the development of alternative solutions where NFC ICs are integrated into consumer electronics, tags, bridging solutions such as stickers, foils and micro SD cards, and an array of other applications in the healthcare, automotive, and security sectors.

Table of Contents

  • Top Line Forecast
  • Drivers
  • Inhibitors
  • Market Share
  • Summary and Strategic Recommendations
  • 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
    • 1.1. Handsets
    • 1.2. The Secure Element in Handsets
    • 1.3. Consumer Electronics
    • 1.4. Bridging Solutions
    • 1.5. IC ASPs and Revenues
  • 2. MARKET ISSUES
    • 2.1. NFC Introduction and Brief History
    • 2.2. NFC Handsets and Availability
    • 2.3. Lack of Card Emulation
    • 2.4. NFC Acceptance and Deployment
    • 2.5. NFC Payment Summary
    • 2.6. More Than Another Payment Application
    • 2.7. NFC and Mass Adoption
    • 2.8. Smartphones and Other Handsets
    • 2.9. Alternative NFC Uses - Consumer Electronics
    • 2.10. Alternative NFC Uses - Services and Applications
    • 2.11. Automotive, Medical and Healthcare, Security/Access Control and Other NFC Sectors
    • 2.12. The NFC Ecosystem
    • 2.13. MNOs
    • 2.14. Financial Institutions
    • 2.15. Transit Operators
    • 2.16. OEMs
    • 2.17. IC Vendors
    • 2.18. Smartcard Vendors
    • 2.19. Computers and Peripheral Manufacturers
    • 2.20. Location of Secure Element
    • 2.21. NFC Drivers Summary
    • 2.22. NFC Inhibitors Summary
  • 3. TECHNOLOGY ISSUES
    • 3.1. Technology Synopsis
    • 3.2. Security Elements in Handsets
    • 3.3. NFC Devices
    • 3.4. Working Modes
    • 3.5. Digital Protocol Specification
    • 3.6. Specifications
    • 3.7. ISO 14443
    • 3.8. ISO 18092
    • 3.9. ETSI TS 102 613 (Release 8)
    • 3.10. HCI TS
    • 3.11. Global Platform
    • 3.12. EMVCo
    • 3.13. FeliCa ??? Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) X6319-4
    • 3.14. Standards and Specification Summary
    • 3.15. NFC Tags and Smart Posters
    • 3.16. NFC Controller IC and Secure Element - Implementation and Form Factors
    • 3.17. Controller
    • 3.18. NFC Secure Element
    • 3.19. Embedded
    • 3.20. SWP (Single Wire Protocol)
    • 3.21. Micro SD Card
    • 3.22. Multiple Secure Elements
    • 3.23. Combined Controller and Secure Element
    • 3.24. Bridging Solutions
    • 3.25. Flex and Foils
    • 3.26. MicroSD Card
    • 3.27. IC Differentiators
  • 4. KEY INDUSTRY PLAYERS
    • 4.1. Broadcom
    • 4.2. DeviceFidelity Inc
    • 4.3. Eastcompeace
    • 4.4. Gemalto
    • 4.5. Giesecke & Devrient GmbH Including Venyon
    • 4.6. Google
    • 4.7. Identive Group and SCM Microsystems
    • 4.8. Infineon Technologies AG
    • 4.9. Inside Secure
    • 4.10. MasterCard Worldwide
    • 4.11. Morpho
    • 4.12. Narian Technologies
    • 4.13. NEXPERTS
    • 4.14. NFC Forum
    • 4.15. Nokia
    • 4.16. NXP Semiconductors
    • 4.17. Polaric
    • 4.18. Renesas Electronics
    • 4.19. RIM
    • 4.20. Sony Corporation
    • 4.21. STMicroelectronics
    • 4.22. TwinLinx
    • 4.23. ViVOtech Inc.
    • 4.24. Watchdata
  • 5. MARKET FORECASTS
    • 5.1. NFC ICs and Devices Report Scope
    • 5.2. Market Forecast Methodology Overview
    • 5.3. NFC Forecasting Methodology
    • 5.4. Introduction
    • 5.5. Handsets
    • 5.6. The Secure Element in Handsets
    • 5.7. Consumer Electronics
    • 5.8. Bridging Solutions
    • 5.9. Tags Stickers and Inlays
    • 5.10. Other Industries NFC Usage
    • 5.11. IC ASPs and Revenues
    • 5.12. NFC End Users
  • 6. COMPANY DIRECTORY
  • 7. ACRONYMS
    • 7.1. Scope of Study
    • 7.2. Sources and Methodology
    • 7.3. Notes

Tables

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  1. Total NFC Enabled Devices Shipments, World Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  2. Total NFC Mobile and CE IC Shipments, World Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  3. Total NFC Enabled Handset Shipments, World Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  4. Total NFC Enabled Consumer Electronics Shipments, World Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  5. Total NFC Tag Unit Shipments (Excluding Payment), World Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  6. Total NFC Handset Bridging Solutions, World Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  7. Total NFC Shipments - Other Industries Non-mobile, World Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  8. Average ASP NFC ICs Across All Applications, World Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  9. Total NFC IC Revenues Across All Applications, World Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  10. NFC Enabled Handset Shipments by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  11. NFC Enabled Handset Shipments by Type, Americas Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  12. NFC Enabled Handset Shipments by Type, Asia Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  13. NFC Enabled Handset Shipments by Type, Europe Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  14. NFC Enabled Handset Shipments by Type, MEA Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  15. NFC Handset IC Shipments by Form Factor, World Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  16. NFC Handset IC Shipments by Form Factor, Americas Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  17. NFC Handset IC Shipments by Form Factor, Asia Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  18. NFC Handset IC Shipments by Form Factor, Europe Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  19. NFC Handset IC Shipments by Form Factor, MEA Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  20. NFC Enabled Consumer Electronics Shipments by Application, World Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  21. NFC Enabled Consumer Electronics Shipments by Application, Americas Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  22. NFC Enabled Consumer Electronics Shipments by Application, Asia Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  23. NFC Enabled Consumer Electronics Shipments by Application, Europe Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  24. NFC Enabled Consumer Electronics Shipments by Application, MEA Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  25. NFC Tag Unit Shipments (Excluding Payment), World Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  26. NFC Handset Bridging Solution Shipments by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  27. NFC Handset Bridging Solution Shipments by Type, Americas Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  28. NFC Handset Bridging Solution Shipments by Type, Asia Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  29. NFC Handset Bridging Solution Shipments by Type, Europe Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  30. NFC Handset Bridging Solution Shipments by Type, MEA Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  31. NFC Shipments - Other Industries Non-mobile, World Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  32. NFC Shipments - Other Industries Non-mobile, Americas Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  33. NFC Shipments - Other Industries Non-mobile, Asia Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  34. NFC Shipments - Other Industries Non-mobile, Europe Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  35. NFC Shipments - Other Industries Non-mobile, MEA Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  36. NFC IC ASPs by Mobile IC Form Factor, World Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  37. NFC IC Revenues by Mobile IC Form Factor, World Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  38. NFC Controller IC ASPs by Consumer Electronics Type, World Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  39. NFC IC Revenues by Consumer Electronics Type, World Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  40. NFC Tag ASPs (Excluding Payment), World Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  41. NFC Tag Revenues (Excluding Payment), World Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  42. NFC IC ASPs by Bridging Solution, World Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  43. NFC IC Revenues by Bridging Solution, World Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  44. NFC IC ASPs - Other Industry Applications, World Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016
  45. NFC IC Revenues - Other Industry Applications, World Market, Forecast: 2010 - 2016

Charts

  1. Total NFC Enabled Device Shipments By Type, World Market: 2010 to 2016
  2. NFC Handset IC Shipments by Form Factor, World Market: 2010 to 2016
  3. NFC Average IC ASPs
  4. Total NFC Enabled Device Shipments by Type
  5. Total NFC Enabled Handset Shipments by Region
  6. NFC Enabled Handset Shipments by Type
  7. NFC Enabled Handset Shipments by Type
  8. NFC Enabled Handset Shipments by Type
  9. NFC Enabled Handset Shipments by Type
  10. NFC Handset IC Shipments by Form Factor
  11. NFC Handset IC Shipments by Form Factor
  12. NFC Handset IC Shipments by Form Factor
  13. NFC Handset IC Shipments by Form Factor
  14. NFC Handset IC Shipments by Form Factor
  15. Total NFC Enabled Consumer Electronics Shipments by Region
  16. Total NFC Handset Bridging Solution Shipments by Region
  17. NFC Handset Bridging Solution Shipments by Type
  18. NFC Handset Bridging Solution Shipments by Type
  19. NFC Handset Bridging Solution Shipments by Type
  20. NFC Handset Bridging Solution Shipments by Type
  21. NFC Shipments - Other Industries Non-mobile by Region
  22. NFC Shipments - Other Industries Non-mobile
  23. NFC Shipments - Other Industries Non-mobile
  24. NFC Shipments - Other Industries Non-mobile
  25. NFC Shipments - Other Industries Non-mobile