ST23YS02:ST23 Contact Secure MCU with 2 KBytes EEPROM, enhanced security

The ST23YS02 product is a serial access microcontroller specially designed for secure smartcard applications.

It is based on an enhanced STMicroelectronics 8/16-bit CPU core offering 16 Mbytes linear addressing space. It is manufactured using an advanced highly reliable ST CMOS EEPROM technology.

Key Features

  • ST23YS02 major applications include:
    • Banking targeting the EMVCo certificate
  • Hardware features
    • CPU clock frequency up to 29 MHz
    • 10-year data retention
    • 500,000 Erase/Write cycles endurance typical at 25°C
    • 2 Kbytes User EEPROM including 64 Bytes User OTP area:
      • Highly reliable CMOS EEPROM submicron technology
      • 10-year data retention
      • 500,000 Erase/Write cycles endurance typical at 25°C
      • 1 to 32 Bytes Erase or Program in 1.5 ms
    • Two 8-bit timers with watchdog and interrupt capability
    • 3V and 5V supply voltage ranges
    • External clock frequency from 1 up to 5 MHz
    • High performance provided by:
      • CPU clock frequency up to 29 MHz
      • 10-year data retention
      • 500,000 Erase/Write cycles endurance typical at 25°C
      • 2 Kbytes User EEPROM including 64 Bytes User OTP area:
        • Highly reliable CMOS EEPROM submicron technology
        • 10-year data retention
        • 500,000 Erase/Write cycles endurance typical at 25°C
        • 1 to 32 Bytes Erase or Program in 1.5 ms
      • Two 8-bit timers with watchdog and interrupt capability
      • 3V and 5V supply voltage ranges
      • External clock frequency from 1 up to 5 MHz
    • Power-saving Standby state
    • Contact assignment compatible ISO 7816-3
    • Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter (IART) for high speed serial data support (ISO 7816-3 and EMV™ compliant)
    • ISO 3309 CRC calculation block
    • ESD protection greater than 5 kV (HBM)
  • Security features
    • Active shield
    • Monitoring of environmental parameters
    • Protection mechanisms against faults
    • Hardware Security Enhanced DES accelerator
    • AIS-31 class P2 compliant True Random
    • Number Generator (TRNG)
    • Unique serial number on each die
  • Development environment
    • Software development and firmware generation are supported by a comprehensive set of development tools dedicated to software design and validation:
      • C Compiler
      • Simulator
      • Emulator
    • Simulator
    • Emulator
Product Specifications
DescriptionVersionSize
DB0469: Smartcard MCU with enhanced security and 2 Kbytes high-density EEPROM2.0197 KB
Sample & Buy
Part NumberUnit Price (US$) *QuantityECCN (EU)ECCN (US)Country of Origin
ST23YS02--NECEAR99-
Quality & Reliability
Part NumberPackageGradeRoHS Compliance GradeMaterial Declaration**
ST23YS02DICEIndustrialN/A
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Smartcard MCU with enhanced security and 2 Kbytes high-density EEPROM ST23YS02