RF&WirelessBlog

Smallest half duplex RFID transponders are glass-encapsulated

TI has announced a half-duplex RFID mini-transponder, which it says is the industry’s smallest, that enables tags to be embedded into smaller objects across a broader range of applications. The 12mm TRPGR30TGC and TRPGP40TGC glass encapsulated mini-transponders are ready-to-use and are backwards compatible with all of TI’s RFID software and readers including power modules, control modules and micro readers.

A new, sustainable way of producing RFID antennas

The manufacturing of RFID antennas through the process of etching is being challenged by a new patented technology. Developed by Finland-based Walki, Walki-4E technology is a new way of producing flexible circuit boards using a dry process and paper as the substrate, which the company says is the first real alternative to the wet, chemical based process of etching. The company says Walki-4E is both efficient and sustainable. It also allows for computer to antenna production and extremely accurate laser cutting of the circuit board patterns.

‘Industry's First’ single-package MCU with LF-RFID Reader launched

Atmel has launched an MCU with an RFID reader block and 16kBytes of in-system self-programmable Flash, which it says is the first MCU to include full LF RFID reader functionality in a single package. Available in a 5mm x 7mm QFN package and operating in the low-frequency (LF) range at 100-150kHz, the Atmel ATA5505 is suitable for all kinds of LF Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK) RFID readers and programmers for access control, industrial automation and animal identification applications.

Mesago Messe Frankfurt to run ID World

Mesago Messe Frankfurt is to take over the event format of ID World from the show’s previous organiser, Wise Media. Wise Media President, Sophie de la Giroday, will continue to be involved in developing and implementing the concept whilst Mesago will take over the organisation, promotion and project management of the event, whose key themes include RFID.

RFID-style tags allow ‘10x lower cost global fleet tracking solution’ than current GPS alternatives

AgoraBee has developed what it claims is the world's lowest cost global fleet tracking solution using Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF24L01+ 2.4GHz transceivers. The ChisFleet fleet global tracking solution from AgoraBee tracks valuable assets such as trailers, trucks, and their cargo using RFID-style RF tags that can run for up to five years from a coin cell, at a solution cost that AgoraBee claims is 10x lower than traditional GPS-based alternatives.

13.56MHz contactless RFID cards employ SHA-1 security

Maxim’s new line of RFID keys and cards features a 13.56MHz interface. The company says 13.56MHz is becoming the worldwide standard for access control and e-payment applications, with some regions of the world deploying it for passport and national ID cards. This new contactless RFID product family (the MAX66000/020/040/100/120/140) uses the company's 1-Wire secure authentication ICs, which protect intellectual property in embedded systems. They are designed for the two-billion-units-per-year automatic identification, access control, and electronic cash (e-cash) markets.

Latest UHF Gen 2 RFID reader has 4 antenna ports

Leading Chinese RFID manufacturer Daily RFID’s latest UHF Gen 2 RFID reader DL6940 features 4 antenna ports, allowing 4 antennas to work at the same time, which promises high working efficiency and high identification accuracy. Daily says the data operations speed of this UHF RFID reader is 4 times higher than comparable readers. It supports block mass erase and block mass write and is available in 3 working modes, including initiative mode, answer mode and triggering mode.

Broadcom to buy NFC specialist Innovision

Broadcom has announced that it has agreed terms with the board of Cirencester, UK, based Innovision Research & Technology on a cash offer to acquire all of Innovision's shares.