ST23ZC08:ST23 Contactless Secure MCU with 8 KBytes EEPROM, enhanced security and DES/AES cryptoprocessor, RF Type A,B,B'

ST23ZC08 products are secure microcontrollers specially designed for secure smartcard applications.

They are based on an enhanced STMicroelectronics 8/16-bit CPU core offering 16 Mbytes of linear addressing space. ST23ZC08 devices are manufactured using an advanced highly reliable ST CMOS EEPROM technology.

Key Features

  • Hardware features
    • CPU clock frequency up to 28 MHz
    • 30-year data retention at 25°C
    • 500,000 Erase/Write cycles endurance at 25° C
    • 1 to 32 byte Erase or Program in 1.5 ms
    • 8 Kbytes of User EEPROM including 128 Bytes of User OTP area:
      • Highly reliable CMOS EEPROM submicron technology
      • 30-year data retention at 25°C
      • 500,000 Erase/Write cycles endurance at 25° C
      • 1 to 32 byte Erase or Program in 1.5 ms
    • Operating temperature: –25° to +85°C (see restricted test conditions)
    • Three 8-bit timers with watchdog and interrupt capability
    • High performance provided by:
      • CPU clock frequency up to 28 MHz
      • 30-year data retention at 25°C
      • 500,000 Erase/Write cycles endurance at 25° C
      • 1 to 32 byte Erase or Program in 1.5 ms
      • 8 Kbytes of User EEPROM including 128 Bytes of User OTP area:
        • Highly reliable CMOS EEPROM submicron technology
        • 30-year data retention at 25°C
        • 500,000 Erase/Write cycles endurance at 25° C
        • 1 to 32 byte Erase or Program in 1.5 ms
      • Operating temperature: –25° to +85°C (see restricted test conditions)
      • Three 8-bit timers with watchdog and interrupt capability
    • Power-saving Standby state
    • ESD protection greater than 5 kV (HBM)
  • Contactless features
    • Complies with ISO/IEC 14443 Type A, B and B’, and PayPass™ standards
    • 13.56 MHz carrier frequency
    • RF frame up to 512 bytes
    • RFUART (RF universal asynchronous receiver transmitter) up to 848 Kbps
  • Security features
    • Active shield
    • Monitoring of environmental parameters
    • Protection mechanisms against faults
    • True random number generator (TRNG) (AIS-31 Class P2 compliant)
    • 16-bit Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) calculation block (ISO/IEC 13239)
    • Unique serial number on each die
    • AES accelerator
    • Three-key Triple DES accelerator (EDES+)
  • Development environment
    • C compiler, simulator and emulator
Product Specifications
DescriptionVersionSize
DB1319: Secure microcontroller with enhanced security with 8 Kbytes EEPROM and contactless-only interface2.1101 KB
Sample & Buy
Part NumberUnit Price (US$) *QuantityECCN (EU)ECCN (US)Country of Origin
ST23ZC08--NECEAR99-
Quality & Reliability
Part NumberPackageGradeRoHS Compliance GradeMaterial Declaration**
ST23ZC08DICEIndustrialN/A
Secure microcontroller with enhanced security with 8 Kbytes EEPROM and contactless-only interface ST23ZC08