General Description

NXP has developed the MIFARE Plus X4K to be used in a contactless smart card according to ISO/IEC 14443 Type A.

The MIFARE Plus X4K is used in applications like public transport ticketing where major cities have adopted.

MIFARE as their e-ticketing solution of choice.

Key applications

• Public transportation

• Access control

• Event ticketing

• Gaming & identity

Customizations

• Printing: off-set print, silk-screen print, digital print 

• Code printing: thermal print, inkjet spray print, DOD UV print, embossing print, laser print, etc.

• Magnetic stripe: LoCo 300 Oe, HiCo 2750 Oe or 4000 Oe

• Special crafts: Hot-stamping, Hole punching, Signature panel, Scratching off, Hologram, Crystal epoxy surface, metal ring, etc.

• Coding: Encoding, Encryption,  etc.

EEPROM

• 2 KB or 4 KB EEPROM

• Supports ISO/IEC 14443-3¹ UIDs (4-byte UID, 4 Byte NUID, 7-byte UID), optional support of random IDs

• Data retention of 10 years

• Write endurance 200,000 cycles

Security

• AES-128 used for authenticity, confidentiality and integrity

• Communication speed up to 848 kbit/s

• Full support of virtual card concept

Chip Parameters 

Card Parameters