MIFARE is the NXP Semiconductors-owned trademark of the reputedly most widely installed contactless smartcard, or proximity card, technology in the world with 500 million smart card chips and 5 million reader modules sold. The patented technology is owned by NXP Semiconductors, with main business sites in Hamburg, Germany and in Gratkorn, Austria.

The MIFARE proprietary technology is based upon the ISO 14443 (RFID) Type A 13.56 MHz contactless smart card standard. The technology is embodied in both cards and readers (also referred to as a Proximity Coupling Device).

• The MIFARE Classic and MIFARE UltraLight cards are fundamentally just memory storage devices, where the memory is divided into segments and blocks with simple security mechanisms for access control. They are ASIC based and therefore have limited computational power. Thanks to their low cost and reliability, those cards are widely used for electronic wallet, access control, corporate ID cards, transportation or stadium ticketing.
• The MIFARE Standard 1k offers about 768 bytes of data storage, split into 16 sectors; each sector is protected by two different keys, called A and B. They can be programmed for operations like reading, writing, increasing value blocks, etc.). MIFARE Standard 4k offers 3 kB split into 64 sectors.
• The MIFARE UltraLight has only 512 bits of memory (i.e. 64 bytes), without security. This card is so inexpensive it is often used for disposable tickets.

The following products are sold via RFIDplaza.com:

Mifare cards (also check out our Mifare card printing options by clicking here)

Mifare tags & labels

Mifare reader modules

Mifare readers

Mifare starterkits