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NXP Unleashes Advanced UHF Smart Label ICs
NXP
November 23, 2007
UCODE G2XM and UCODE G2XL RFID chips deliver unsurpassed
ultra-high frequency performance
Eindhoven, Netherlands, -- NXP, the independent semiconductor
company founded by Philips, today announced the UCODE G2XM and UCODE
G2XL, its next-generation smart label ICs featuring breakthrough
performance over the entire UHF frequency range. The new UCODE RFID
chips offer reliable operation across very long read ranges and in
dense reader environments. |
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The UCODE G2XM and UCODE
G2XL provide scalable EPC numbers up to 240 bit, offering
unparalleled flexibility when using RFID in multiple applications
requiring different EPC codes and storing additional application
data. In addition, the UCODE G2XM provides 512-bit user memory, by
far the largest dedicated user memory on the market today.
"Our newest UCODE devices are best in class for passive smart tags
and labels, incorporating advanced capabilities requested by our
customers, and have been fully optimized at the NXP RFID Reference
Design Center in Austria," said Jan-Willem Reynaerts, general
manager, RFID, NXP Semiconductors. "The UCODE G2XM and UCODE G2XL
demonstrate unsurpassed UHF performance in real-world scenarios for
supply chain management and logistics. Our latest smart label ICs
provide reliable operation on different materials, across long
distances in environments where multiple tags and labels are read
simultaneously."
Established tag and label manufacturers such as LSIS, KSW Microtec,
RF IDentics, RSI ID Technologies, Tagsys and UPM Raflatac have
thoroughly tested the new G2X chips, with consistent positive
feedback. Furthermore, some companies are already actively working
on RFID implementations with end users based on the new NXP UCODE
range in applications such as footwear, recorded media, apparel, and
the manufacturing and tracking of electronic goods through global
supply chains and into retail locations.
The NXP UCODE G2XM and UCODE G2XL are specifically designed for ease
of inlay assembly and high volume/yield assembly lines. The
sensitivity of the ICs allows for broadband antenna designs allowing
inlets to cover the complete UHF band from 840 to 960MHz. Both the
UCODE G2XM and the UCODE G2XL are EPCglobal Class 1 Generation 2 (C1
G2) 1.2.0 compliant. NXP offers these ICs as wafers, on straps and
in surface-mount devices to its customers.
Availability
Orders for production volumes of the UCODE G2XM and UCODE G2XL are
now being accepted.
About NXP
NXP is a top 10 semiconductor company founded by Philips more than
50 years ago. Headquartered in Europe, the company has 37,000
employees working in more than 20 countries and posted sales of EUR
5 billion in 2006. NXP creates semiconductors, system solutions and
software that deliver better sensory experiences in mobile phones,
personal media players, TVs, set-top boxes, identification
applications, cars and a wide range of other electronic devices.
News from NXP is located at www.nxp.com. |
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