NFC driver notes

General NFC resources
Here are some NFC resources:

NFC news and articles

 * NFC World


 * NFC Times

finding which devices use which chips

 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NFC-enabled_mobile_devices
 * Would be a great resource, if it was populated
 * http://www.shop4nfc.com/nfc-compatibility-chart - List of different devices and the NFC chips they use
 * But they seem to have the wrong chip for some Sony devices
 * This seems to be a handy site for finding out what chips a particular product uses:
 * http://www.chipworks.com/

Devices that use the NXP PN544
HTC One (and One X, One X+, and One XL) Huawei Ascend U8651 Motorola Droid Razr Nokia C7 Nokia N9 Samsung Galaxy SIII SamSung Galaxy Note 3 Sony Xperia Z

Devices that use the Broadcom BCM20793 (M)

 * LG Nexus 5
 * Galaxy S4
 * Nexus S4
 * Nexus 10 Tablet

Vendors of Secure Elements
ST Microelectronics NXP Secure Inside Infineon

Vendors of NFC chipsets

 * NXP
 * PN544
 * PN65N
 * Broadcom
 * BCM20793M
 * Secure Inside
 * MicroRead

News
Google supports Host Card Emulation (HCE), which eliminates the need for a secure element component in the mobile device itself. SE services can be provided by the network ("cloud"), or by trusted software. This support was announced for the KitKat (4.4) version of Android.

Software Interface

 * http://open-nfc.org/wp/ - Open-NFC project
 * This project appears to be a multi-OS driver for MicroRead hardware (but with a HAL for other chips)
 * libnfc