About MIFARE™

Based on the international standard ISO/IEC 14443 Type A, MIFARE is a technology, which is used for contactless smart card systems consisting of card and reader components with a typical read/write distance of 10 cm (4 inch).

Used in more than 40 different applications - such as road tolling, airline ticketing, access management and gift cards, MIFARE consists of chip solutions for contactless and dual interface smart cards and reader devices.

In its successful history, MIFARE has established an excellent reputation as a technology that delivers convenience and flexibility for contactless and dual interface chip card applications in public transport.

The leading products available are MIFARE Ultralight, MIFARE Classic 1k, MIFARE Classic 4k, MIFARE Plus, MIFARE DESFire and SmartMX.

MIFARE - at a glance

• Fully compliant with the international standard ISO/IEC 14443 Type A
• Proven and reliable, with more than 3,5 billion smart card ICs and 40 million reader components sold
• MIFARE has a market share of more than 70% in the automatic fare collection industry
• Future-proof product portfolio covering reader components as well as contactless and dual interface smart card ICs
• Multiple sourcing on all levels of the value-chain (ICs, readers, cards, etc.)
• Multi-application memory to store several services on the same card
• Fast transaction speed (typical ticket transaction in less than 100ms)
• High reliability - no moving parts, no battery
• High security and fraud protection