NFC VIP

Simulation

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Overview

SmartDV’s NFC Verification IP is a comprehensive solution for verifying Near Field Communication interfaces, the 13.56 MHz short-range wireless communication technology enabling contactless payments, access control, transit ticketing, device pairing, and tag reading across billions of deployed devices. Fully compliant with ISO/IEC 18092 (NFCIP-1/ECMA-340), ISO/IEC 14443, ISO/IEC 15693, and the NFC Forum Digital Protocol specification, it supports complete verification of NFC PCD (Proximity Coupling Device) and PICC (Proximity Integrated Circuit Card) components across all four defined data rates, active and passive communication modes, Type A and Type B, NFC Forum Tag Types 1 through 5, all defined command sets, multi-activation, chaining, and comprehensive error injection and detection.

SmartDV’s NFC VIP supports UVM, SystemVerilog, and Verilog, and integrates seamlessly into diverse verification environments. It is simulator-independent and compatible with all leading EDA simulators, providing flexibility across simulation platforms.

With configurable timing functions covering guard time, frame delay time, frame waiting time, and waiting time extension, re-transmission of corrupted messages, frame error correction, glitch injection, bus-accurate timing, built-in functional coverage, and a complete test suite, SmartDV’s NFC VIP enables verification teams to thoroughly validate NFC interface designs for smartphones, smartwatches, payment terminals, transit readers, access control systems, IoT devices, and industrial asset tracking applications.

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NFC VIP

Key Features

Full NFC PCD and PICC Support – Provides complete NFC Proximity Coupling Device and Proximity Integrated Circuit Card component verification across half-duplex operation, active communication mode for peer-to-peer NFC device communication, and passive communication mode for reader/writer and card emulation operation, with support for dynamic parameter changes to transfer speed and frame length after activation.
Comprehensive Data Rate and Tag Type Coverage – Supports all four defined NFC data rates including 106 kbps, 212 kbps, 424 kbps, and 848 kbps, Type A and Type B physical layer operation, and NFC Forum Tag Types 1 through 5 covering ISO/IEC 14443-based Type 1, 2, and 4 tags and ISO/IEC 15693-based Type 5 tags.
Command Set Coverage – Supports all defined NFC command sets including Basic Command Set, Select Data Commands, Read Data Commands, and Write Data Commands, covering all defined protocol sequences for initiator and target roles across all supported tag types and communication modes.
Multi-Activation and Chaining Support – Supports the Multi-Activation feature allowing the Initiator to hold multiple Targets active simultaneously for anti-collision and multi-tag scenarios, and the chaining feature allowing the Initiator or Target to divide information that exceeds a single block across multiple consecutive blocks.
Configurable Timing Functions – Supports configurable guard time, frame delay time, frame waiting time, and waiting time extension, along with re-transmission of corrupted messages and frame error correction for complete NFC timing and reliability verification.
Comprehensive Error Injection and Detection – Supports injection and detection of all defined NFC error types including sync errors, DID errors, length errors, acknowledgment errors, invalid command errors, CRC errors, and parity errors, along with glitch insertion and detection for physical layer fault simulation.
Complete Verification Infrastructure – Provides a full test suite covering all NFC specification features, built-in functional coverage analysis, bus-accurate timing checks, constraints randomization, status counters for bus events, and callbacks in transmitter, receiver, and monitor for user-defined data processing and protocol and timing violation notification.

Compliance and Compatibility

Fully compliant with ISO/IEC 18092 (NFCIP-1) and ECMA-340
Compliant with ISO/IEC 14443 (Proximity Integrated Circuit Cards, Type A and Type B)
Compliant with ISO/IEC 15693 (Vicinity Integrated Circuit Cards)
Compliant with NFC Forum Digital Protocol Technical Specification
Supports all four NFC data rates: 106, 212, 424, and 848 kbps
Compatible with UVM, OVM, VMM, SystemVerilog, and Verilog verification environments
Compatible with all major EDA simulators including Synopsys VCS, Cadence Xcelium, Siemens Questa, Aldec Riviera-PRO, and Verilator

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