With this strategic collaboration, NXP has also assisted manufacturers to develop NFC enabled mobile devices with a faster time to market and lower implementation and development costs.

"Android's openness has provided a great platform for accelerated innovations," said Eric Chu, Mobile Platforms program manager, Google. "We are always looking for creative ways to enhance and extend the utilities of mobile devices with new technologies. With NXP's contribution, the introduction of NFC in Android provides developers, service providers, and device manufacturers a game-changing opportunity to deliver new services while enabling users to interact with each other and the physical world in ways previously not possible."

In addition to offering consumers a high level of convenience, interactivity and security with their mobile devices, NFC further enhances their smartphone experiences by linking the virtual world of applications with the physical environment.

NFC devices can pair with accessories and interact on a peer-to-peer level by using natural touch gestures. This helps in the exchange of data and connection to a huge installed base of reader and tag infrastructures.