NFC Booster Chip in New iPhones One Key to Apple Pay Performance, Though Not Yet Standardized

By:

Dan Balaban

NFC Times Exclusive: In what is believed to be one of the first uses for NFC booster technology in NFC phones, the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus feature an amplifier chip enabling a unique antenna design by Apple for its Apple Pay service that launched Monday.

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