NFC Reader based project with microcontroller
Many chip manufacturer company (e.g. TI, ST, NXP, etc.) produce chips and evaluation board and even SDK for thier own products.I have have only experiences in using NXP NFC solutions .OM25180FDK from nxp is based on PN5180 full NFC forum PCD with rich example and 4 layer ahrdware abstracted SDK,
TI ans ST also offer some solutions.