Datasheet
NXP Semiconductors
MF0ICU2
MIFARE Ultralight C - Contactless ticket IC
MF0ICU2 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. © NXP B.V. 2019. All rights reserved.
Product data sheet Rev. 3.3 — 30 July 2019
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1.3 Security
• 3DES Authentication
• Anti-cloning support by unique 7-byte serial number for each device
• 32-bit user programmable OTP area
• Field programmable read-only locking function per page for first 512-bit
• Read-only locking per block for the memory above 512 bit
1.4 Naming conventions
Table 1. Naming conventions
MF0xxU2w01Dyy Description
MF MIFARE family
0 Ultralight product family
xx Two character identifier for the package type
IC ... bare die
MO ... contactless module
U2 Product: Ultralight C
w One character identifier for input capacitance
0 ... 16 pF
1 ... 50 pF
01D Fixed
yy This is a two character identifier for the package type
UF ... bare die, 75 μm thickness
UD ... bare die, 120 μm thickness
A4 ... MOA4 contactless module
A8 ... MOA8 contactless module
2 Features and benefits
2.1 MIFARE RF Interface (ISO/IEC 14443 A)
• Contactless transmission of data and supply
energy
• Operating distance up to 100 mm
depending on antenna geometry and reader
configuration
• Operating frequency of 13.56 MHz • Data transfer of 106 kbit/s
• Data integrity of 16-bit CRC, parity, bit coding,
bit counting
• True anticollision
• 7 byte serial number (cascade level 2
according to ISO/IEC 14443-3)
• Typical ticketing transaction: < 35 ms
• Fast counter transaction: < 10 ms
2.2 EEPROM
• 1536-bit total memory • 512-bit compatible to MF0ICU1










