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ABI reports NFC chip market shares

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A total of 168m NFC controller ICs and 144m NFC secure element chips were shipped in 2012, according to ABI Research, and NXP topped the chip supplier list for both.

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For NFC controller chips, NXP had a 74.4% market share, followed by Inside Secure (8.9%), Broadcom (5.4%), Sony (4.5%), and Renesas (3.0%).

For secure elements, NXP had a 56.9% market share, followed by Infineon (18.8%), STMicroelectronics (18.1%), Renesas (4.5%), and Samsung (2.1%). The secure element figures cover "embedded SEs (eSEs), SWP SIM cards, and other form factors, such as microSD cards," says ABI.