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Nfc solution / NFC tags

NFC tags

NFC (Near Field Communication) is a short-range wireless connectivity technology that evolved from a combination of existing contactless identification and interconnection technologies. Products with built-in NFC dramatically simplify the way consumer devices interact with one another, helping people speed connections, receive and share information and even make fast and secure payments.

Near Field Communication - Fast, efficient, and safe...

NFC Tag Data Content (NDEF)

NFC content (NDEF) can be written (encoded/programmed) on NFC tags. Such data can be read e.g. with all NFC compatible mobile phones.

We provide NFC labels/stickers, tags and cards with pre-programmed content and customer specific design (request for quotation). Also tags without content are sold.

NFC-tag types

Several tag types are available in different formats, including:

indoor labels
outdoor & harsh environment tags
contactless cards
on-metal tags
customer and/or tag specific printings, 4-colour layouts and programmings

Applications

Access control
Parking meters
Movie theater
Transit ticketing
Bus timetable
Tourist spots
Payment
Guide system
Smart Poster
School
Medicines
Electronic business cards
Fast data transfers
Map information

Such application can be implemented using already available in the market NFC enabled tag products: Mifare Ultralight, Mifare Ultralight C, Mifare DESFire, SmartMX, Innovision Topaz and Sony FeliCa.

NFC Forum types

There are four tag types to be operable with NFC devices.

NFC Forum Type 1
NFC Forum Type 2
NFC Forum Type 3
NFC Forum Type 4

Additionally Mifare Classic 1k and 4k is suitable to be used in many NFC solutions. It is not an NFC Forum mandated tag type, but "Mifare 1k" is widely used for NFC solutions. This tag type has relative large memory capacity. NXP Specific Tag Type Platform includes NXP Mifare Classic 1k, 4k and Mini.

Android NFC phones (e.g. Samsung Nexus S) support also ISO 15693 tags called NFC-V (ISO 15693) in API.

NFC Forum Type 1 Tag

NFC Forum Type 1 Tag is based on ISO14443-A standard. Tags are read and re-write capable and the users can configure the tags to become read-only. Memory availability is 96 bytes and expandable to 2 kbyte. Communication speed is 106 kbit/s.

Standard: ISO 14443-A
Chip: Topaz from Innovision Research & Technology (part of Broadcom)

MOQ: 500pcs.

NFC Forum Type 2 Tag

NFC Forum Type 2 Tag is based on ISO 14443-A standard. Tags are read and re-write capable. Users can configure the tag to become read-only. Memory availability is 48 bytes and expandable to 2 kbyte. Communication speed is 106 kbit/s.

Standard: ISO 14443-A
Chip: Mifare Ultralight (NXP)

We offer NFC Type 2 in several formats: indoor labels/stickers, outdoor tags, contactless cards and key fobs.

Mifare Ultralight has been commercially available for long time. It has been used in several RFID and mobile RFID/NFC solutions. The tag type has real-life tested to be reliable, suitable for several purposes and also cost-efficient. MOQ: 500pcs.

NFC Forum Type 3 Tag

NFC Forum Type 3 is based on the Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) X 6319-4, which is also known as FeliCa. The tags are pre-configured at manufacture to be either read and re-writable, or just read-only. Memory availability is variable. The theoretical memory limit is 1MByte per service. Communication speed is 212 kbit/s or 424 kbit/s. Expected to be suitable for more complex NFC applications.

Standard: JIS X 6319-4
Chip: FeliCa from Sony

MOQ: 500pcs.

NFC Forum Type 4 Tag

NFC Forum Type 4 Tag is fully compatible with ISO 14443-A and ISO 14443-B standards. Tags are pre-configured at manufacture to be either read and re-writable, or read-only. Memory availability is variable, and it can be up to 32 KBytes per service. Communication speed is up to 424 kbit/s.

Standard: ISO 14443-A, ISO 14443-B
Chip: Mifare DESfire from NXP (formerly Philips)

We offer NFC Type 4 tags (Mifare DESfire) in indoor label/sticker and card format. MOQ: 500pcs.

Mifare Standard 1k

Mifare Standard 1k tag is based on ISO 14443-A standard. Tags are read and re-write capable, and user can toggle read and write permissions using sector keys. Protection can be read only or non-readable without key. The available memory is appr. 768 bytes, organised in 16 sectors. Communication speed is 106 kbit/s.

Mifare Standard 1k is not an NFC Forum mandated tag type. A reason for that is the limited possibility to publish the protection/keys algorithm.

Standard: ISO 14443-A
Chip: Mifare Standard 1k from NXP Philips.

We offer Mifare Standard 1k tags in several formats: indoor labels/stickers, outdoor tags, contactless cards and key fobs. >> Request for quotation

Mifare Standard 1k has been commercially available for long time. It has been used in e.g. RFID and NFC solutions, where Mifare Ultralight tag's (NFC Type 2) memory is too small, as well as for payment and ticketing. The tag type has been real-life tested to be reliable, suitable for several purposes and also cost-efficient. In some solutions the read/write keys for each sector are also a clear advantage when compared to NFC Forum mandated tag types.