ST25R3916B-AQWT
NFC Reader ICThe ST25R3916B-AQWT is a nfc reader ic from STMicroelectronics. View the full ST25R3916B-AQWT datasheet below including key specifications, electrical characteristics, absolute maximum ratings.
ST25R3916B-AQWT shares its datasheet with ST25R3916, whose page lists every part number it covers.
Official ST25R3916B-AQWT datasheet (PDF) — the source this page was extracted from.
Manufacturer
STMicroelectronicsCategory
NFC Reader IC
Package
32-VFQFN Exposed Pad
Lifecycle
NRND (Last Updated: 1 month ago)
ST25R3916B-AQWT Key Specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| China RoHS | Compliant |
| Frequency | 13.56MHz |
| Height - Seated (Max) | 1 mm |
| Interface | I2C, SPI |
| Introduction Date | 2022-04-08 |
| Length | 5 mm |
| Lifecycle Status | NRND (Last Updated: 1 month ago) |
| Max Operating Temperature | 105 °C |
| Max Supply Voltage | 5.5 V |
| Min Operating Temperature | -40 °C |
| Min Supply Voltage | 2.6 V |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount, Wettable Flank |
| Nominal Supply Voltage (DC) | 3.3 V |
| Number of Terminals | 32 |
| Operating Temperature | -40°C ~ 105°C (TA) |
| Package / Case | 32-VFQFN Exposed Pad |
| Packaging | MouseReel |
| REACH SVHC | Unaffected |
| RoHS | Compliant |
| Standard Pack Qty | 4000 |
| Standards | FeliCa, ISO 14443, ISO 15693, MIFARE, NFC |
| Supplier Device Package | 32-VFQFPN (5x5) |
| Terminal Pitch | 500 µm |
| Type | RFID Reader/Transponder |
| Supply Voltage | 2.4V ~ 5.5V |
| Width | 5 mm |
ST25R3916B-AQWT Overview
Part: ST25R3916B-AQWT — STMicroelectronics
Type: NFC Reader / Transceiver IC
Description: NFC reader IC (ST25R3916B family) with EMVCo PCD L1 v3.2a compliance, 2.6–5.5 V supply, SPI up to 10 Mbit/s and I2C interfaces, and a 512-byte FIFO.
Operating Conditions:
- Supply voltage: 2.6–5.5 V (-40 to +105 °C); 2.4–5.5 V (-20 to +105 °C)
- Operating temperature: -40 to +105 °C
- Peripheral communication supply (VDD_IO): 1.65–5.5 V
- Crystal: 27.12 MHz
Absolute Maximum Ratings:
- Max supply voltage (VDD, VDD_TX): 6.0 V (5 V when option bit sup3V is set)
- Max VDD_IO: 6 V
- Max driver current using internal voltage regulator: 350 mA
- Max peak current from external source (regulator bypassed): 500 mA
- Latch-up input current (JESD78): ±100 mA
- ESD (HBM, JS-001): 2000 V
- Storage temperature: -65 to 150 °C
- Junction temperature: -40 to 125 °C
Key Specs:
- Supply range: 2.6–5.5 V from -40 to +105 °C; 2.4–5.5 V from -20 to +105 °C
- VDD_IO range: 1.65–5.5 V
- SPI: up to 10 Mbit/s
- I2C: 400 kbit/s Fast-mode, 1 Mbit/s Fast-mode Plus, 3.4 Mbit/s High-speed mode
- FIFO: 512 bytes
- ASK modulation depth adjustable from 0 to 82%
- NFC-A/B up to 848 kbit/s, NFC-F up to 424 kbit/s, NFC-V up to 53 kbit/s
Features:
- Operating modes: reader/writer, card emulation, active and passive peer to peer
- EMVCo PCD L1 v3.2a analog and digital compliant, with integrated EMD handling
- Dynamic power output (DPO), active wave shaping (AWS), noise suppression receiver (NSR), automatic antenna tuning (AAT)
- Automatic gain control and squelch
- AM/PM and I/Q demodulator with channel summation or automatic channel selection
- Can drive two independent single-ended antennas
- Measurement of antenna amplitude and phase, RSSI, and supply and regulated voltages
- Integrated regulators for improved PSRR
- Low-power NFC active and passive target modes
- Low-level modes for MIFARE Classic-compliant or custom protocols
- NFC-A and NFC-F card emulation
Applications:
- Payment
- Consumer
- Industrial NFC applications
Package:
- VFQFPN32 (5 x 5 mm)
- UFQFPN32 (5 x 5 mm)
- WLCSP36 (3.223 x 3.213 mm)
ST25R3916B-AQWT Features
- Operating modes
- -Reader/writer
- -Card emulation
- -Active and passive peer to peer
- RF communication
- -EMVCo ® PCD L1 v3.2a analog and digital compliant
- -NFC-A/ISO14443A up to 848 kbit/s
- -NFC-B/ISO14443B up to 848 kbit/s
- -NFC-F/FeliCa™ up to 424 kbit/s
- -NFC-V/ISO15693 up to 53 kbit/s
- -NFC-A/ISO14443A (106 kbit/s) and NFC-F/FeliCa™ (212/424 kbit/s) card emulation
- -Active and passive peer to peer initiator and target modes, up to 424 kbit/s
- -Low-level modes to implement MIFARE Classic ® -compliant or other custom protocols
- Key characteristics
- -Dynamic power output (DPO) controls the field strength to stay within given limits
- -Active wave shaping (AWS) reduces overand undershoots
- -Noise suppression receiver (NSR) allows reception in a noisy environment
- -Automatic antenna tuning (AAT) via variable capacitor
ST25R3916B-AQWT Applications
The ST25R3916B, ST25R3917B and ST25R3919B devices are suitable for a wide range of NFC and HF RFID applications, among them
- NFC Forum compliant NFC universal device
- EMVCo PCD L1 v3.2a compliant contactless payment terminal
- ISO14443 and ISO15693 compliant general purpose NFC device
- FeliCa™ reader / writer
- Support all five NFC Forum Tag types in reader mode
- Support all common proprietary protocols, such as Kovio, CTS, B'.
The main differences between the two devices are detailed in Table 1 .
Table 1. List of features
| Feature | ST25R3916B | ST25R3917B | ST25R3919B |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISO/IEC 14443 Type-A | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ISO/IEC 14443 Type-B | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ISO/IEC 15693 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| FeliCa™ | Yes | Yes | No |
| NFC Tag read support | NFC Type 1 Tag NFC Type 2 Tag NFC Type 3 Tag NFC Type 4 Tag NFC Type 5 Tag | NFC Type 1 Tag NFC Type 2 Tag NFC Type 3 Tag NFC Type 4 Tag NFC Type 5 Tag | NFC Type 1 Tag NFC Type 2 Tag - NFC Type 4 Tag NFC Type 5 Tag |
| ISO/IEC 18092 Passive Initiator mode | Yes | Yes | No |
| ISO/IEC 18092 Passive Target mode | Yes | No | No |
| ISO/IEC 18092 Active Initiator and Target mode | Yes | No | No |
| Automatic antenna tuning (AAT) | Yes | No | No |
| Card emulation | Yes | No | No |
| Inductive sensor wakeup | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Table 1. List of features
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ST25R3916B-AQWT Electrical Characteristics
Table 124. Characteristics of CMOS I/Os (1)
| Type | Symbol | Parameter | Conditions | Min | Typ | Max | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs (2) | V IH | High level input voltage | - | 0.8 * V DD_IO | - | - | V |
| Inputs (2) | V IL | Low level input voltage | - | - | - | 0.2 * V DD_IO | V |
| Inputs (2) | I LEAK | Input leakage current | V DD_IO = 5.5 V | -1 | - | 1 | μA |
| Output | V OH | High level output voltage | I source = 1 mA V DD_IO = 3.3 to 5.5 V, io_drv_lvl=0 (3) | 0.9 * V DD_IO | - | - | V |
| Output | V OH | High level output voltage | I source = 0.5 mA V DD_IO = 1.65 to 3.3 V (4) io_drv_lvl = 1 | 0.9 * V DD_IO | - | - | V |
| Output | V OL | Low level output voltage | I source = 1 mA V DD_IO = 3.3 to 5.5 V (3) , io_drv_lvl=0 | - | - | 0.1 * V DD_IO | V |
| Output | V OL | Low level output voltage | I source = 0.5 mA V DD_IO = 1.65 to 3.3 V (4) io_drv_lvl = 1 | - | - | 0.1 * V DD_IO | V |
| Output | C L | Capacitive load | - | - | - | 50 | pF |
| Output | R O | Output resistance | V DD_IO = 3.3 V | - | 250 | 500 | Ω |
| Output | R PD | Pull-down resistance pin MISO (5) | V DD_IO = 3.3 V | - | 10 | - | k Ω |
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ST25R3916B-AQWT Absolute Maximum Ratings
Stresses beyond the limits listed in Table 122 may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings only.
Functional operation of the device at these or any other conditions beyond those indicated in Table 122 is not implied. Exposure to absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability.
Table 122. Absolute maximum ratings
| Symbol | Parameter | Min | Max | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V DD , V DD_TX (1) | Positive supply voltage | -0.3 | 6.0 | |
| V DD , V DD_TX (1)(2) | Positive supply voltage when option bit sup3V is set | -0.3 | 5 | |
| ∆ VDD-VDD_TX (1) | Difference between V DD and V DD_TX | -0.3 | 0.3 | |
| V DD_IO (1) | Peripheral communication supply voltage | -0.3 | 6 | |
| V GND (1) | Negative supply voltage | -0.3 | 0.3 | V |
| V pIO (1) | Voltage for peripheral IO communication pins (27 to 32) | -0.3 | 6 | |
| V p5V (1) | Voltage for other pins (9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 20) in the 5 V domain | -0.3 | 6 | |
| V p3V (1) | Voltage for other pins (2 to 5, 7, 18, 19 and 22 to 25) in the 3 V domain | -0.3 | 5 | |
| I scr | Input current (latch-up immunity) according to JESD78 | -100 | 100 | mA |
| I VDD_LDO | Maximum driver current using internal voltage regulator | - | 350 (3) | mA |
| I VDD_EXT (4) | Peak current supplied from an external source, internal voltage regulator bypassed | 500 (5) | ||
| ESD voltage | Electrostatic discharge voltage according to JS-001, human body model | - | 2000 | V |
| T strg | Storage temperature | -65 | 150 | °C |
| T body | Package body temperature according to IPC/JEDEC J-STD-020 (6) | - | 260 | °C |
| T Jun | Junction temperature | -40 | 125 | °C |
| - | Humidity non-condensing | 5 | 85 | % |
- Provide good thermal management to ensure that junction temperature remains below the specified value.
- VDD_RF is connected to VDD_TX to bypass the internal voltage regulator.
- Peak current with RF driver externally supplied. Provide good thermal management to ensure that junction temperature remains below the specified value.
- Reflow peak soldering temperature (body temperature) is specified according to IPC/JEDEC J-STD-020 'Moisture/Reflow Sensitivity Classification for Non-hermetic Solid State Surface Mount Devices'.
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ST25R3916B-AQWT Package Information
To meet environmental requirements, ST offers these devices in different grades of ECOPACK packages, depending on their level of environmental compliance. ECOPACK specifications, grade definitions and product status are available at www.st.com .
ECOPACK is an ST trademark.
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These parts have exact links to the same datasheet. They are candidates to compare, not verified drop-in replacements; check package, pinout and electrical limits.
| Part Number | Manufacturer | Package |
|---|---|---|
| ST25R3916 | STMicroelectronics | — |
| ST25R3916B | STMicroelectronics | — |
| ST25R3917B | STMicroelectronics | — |
| ST25R3919B | STMicroelectronics | — |
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