【產(chǎn)通社，12月8日訊】NFC論壇（NFC Forum）消息，全球芯片巨頭巨頭——英特爾公司（Intel Corporation）已經(jīng)從原來的主任會員（Principal member）升級為贊助級會員（Sponsor level）。贊助級會員是最高級別，可以在NFC的董事會擁有席位，參與NFC論壇的管理。
  
此外，最近還有10位新的準(zhǔn)會員（Associate）、實施者會員（Implementer members）、非牟利會員（Non-Profit member）加入。他們分別是：
4個新的準(zhǔn)會員：百佳泰（Allion Test Labs, Inc.）、華為技術(shù)（Huawei Technologies Co, Ltd.）、Interac Association/Acxsys Corporation、Polar Electro Oy； 
5個新的實施者會員：Állami Nyomda Plc.、Athena Smartcard Solutions、GN Netcom A/S、Johnson Controls Inc.、RICOH Company, Ltd.；
1個新的非牟利會員：University of Applied Sciences, HES-SO Valais。

查詢進(jìn)一步信息，請訪問http://www.nfc-forum.org/join/, 了解NFC會員名單，請訪問http://www.nfc-forum.org/member_companies/. 
 
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About Near Field Communication Technology

NFC technology makes life easier and more convenient for consumers around the world by making it simpler to make transactions, exchange digital content, and connect electronic devices with a touch.

A standards-based connectivity technology, NFC harmonizes today's diverse contactless technologies, enabling current and future solutions in areas such as access control, consumer electronics, healthcare, information collection and exchange, loyalty and coupons, payments, and transport.

NFC technology is supported by the world's leading communication device manufacturers, semiconductor producers, network operators, IT and services companies, and financial services organizations.  NFC is compatible with hundreds of millions of contactless cards and readers already deployed worldwide. 

About the NFC Forum 

The NFC Forum was launched as a non-profit industry association in 2004 by leading mobile communications, semiconductor, and consumer electronics companies. The Forum's mission is to advance the use of Near Field Communication technology by developing specifications, ensuring interoperability among devices and services, and educating the market about NFC technology. The Forum's 160+ global member companies currently are developing specifications for a modular NFC device architecture, and protocols for interoperable data exchange and device-independent service delivery, device discovery, and device capability.

The NFC Forum's Sponsor members, which hold seats on the Board of Directors, include leading players in key industries around the world. The Sponsor members are: Barclaycard, Broadcom Corporation, INSIDE Secure, Intel, MasterCard Worldwide, Microsoft Corp., NEC, Nokia, NTT DOCOMO, Inc., NXP Semiconductors, Renesas Electronics Corporation, Samsung, Sony Corporation, STMicroelectronics, and Visa Inc.