Operators need secure SIM products with increased memory capacity to store
and handle the large amounts of data now used in a growing number of
applications and services in mobile communications products, while maintaining
overall performance and user-friendliness. The ST21Y platform delivers an
excellent performance-to-power-consumption ratio, meeting current GSM
consumption standards.
“With more than 20 years smart card experience behind us, and world-class
manufacturing capability, ST can ship these new ST21 devices in the high
volumes and short timescales that the mobile industry demands,” said Andreas
Raschmeier, Director of Smart Card Sales and Marketing. “They’re optimized for
2.5G and 3G products, delivering the high performance with low power drain
required by the latest applications.”
The ST21Y036 and ST21Y144 both include a hardware DES (Data Encryption
Standard) accelerator and user-accessible CRC (Cyclic Redundency Code)
calculation block. The user EEPROM areas – which include 64 bytes of user OTP
(One Time Programmable) memory – use highly reliable CMOS submicron technology,
and provide 10-year data retention with a typical Erase/Write endurance of
500,000 cycles. Software and firmware generation are supported by a
comprehensive set of dedicated development tools for software design and
validation.
The ST21Y036 is entering volume production now; the ST21Y144 is available in
sample quantities, with volume production planned for June 2007. ST has the
unique ability to offer smartcard ICs as sawn wafers and in advanced
micro-modules that combine integration and security. The ST21Y devices are
available in 6-contact (D17) and 8-contact (D95) RoHS-compliant modules, with
contact assignment compatible with ISO 7816-2. In wafer form, the ST21Y036 is
priced at $0.20 and the ST21Y144 at $0.75, in quantities of 10,000.
