STMicroelectronics unveils new addition to ST33 Microcontroller Line

To deliver performance, enhanced security, lower-power consumption and increase multi-interface flexibility, STMicroelectronics has revealed the latest generation of its ST33 microcontroller line. ST’s new ST33G1M2 has been designed to offer the ability to function either in a mobile-phone NFC UICC, which handles mobile payments alongside SIM applications and user-data storage, or as a dedicated embedded secure chip in NFC smartphones.

Driving forward the ST33 family of secure microcontrollers suitable for both NFC (Near Field Communication) UICC and eSE applications, ST’s new ST33G1M2 provides enhanced interfaces including Single-Wire Protocol (SWP) and a Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI), making the device suitable for a wide variety of form factors and applications.

The ST33G1M2 takes our industry-leading ST33 secure microcontrollers forward into the next generation, delivering greater performance, flexibility and enhanced security for the secure mobile applications of tomorrow. With its unique combination of support for NFC UICC and eSE applications and the entire MIFARE portfolio, plus enhanced connectivity and large on-chip Flash memory, this device dramatically extends opportunities for issuers to manage secure access to multiple services using the same card, said Laurent Degauque, Embedded Security Marketing Director, STMicroelectronics.

Customers using ST’s ST33 family will experience easy migration of existing solutions onto the new ST33G1M2, taking advantage of ST’s seamless roadmap that enables developers to maximize engineering re-use and deliver enhanced eSE or UICC solutions to market quickly and efficiently. In addition, ST’s dual-factory supply capability (both 8” and 12” fab) for the ST33G1M2 ensures consistent lead times and security of supply.

The ST33G1M2 is available in micro modules or in DFN8 or WLCSP packages.