Product category: Communications ICs (Wireless)
News Release from: NXP (formerly Philips Semiconductors) | Subject: Ucode EPC 1.19
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 20 April 2004
RFID chip meets latest standards
Philips has released the industry's first RFID chip compliant to worldwide regulations supporting the EPCglobal standardisation activity for UHF
With recent RFID mandates, such as those from Wal-Mart, Metro, Tesco, Target and the Department of Defence that require logistics and supply chain systems to have RFID technology implementation by 2005, manufacturers are currently looking for ways to quickly and effectively employ RFID technology in their supply chain.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 20 April 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new Philips Ucode EPC 1.19 chip for pallet and case identification supports the 96bit EPCglobal coding standardisation and is ideally suited to assist vendors and suppliers in the move towards EPCglobal Class G2 compliance in the shortest possible timeframe.
Philips' latest UHF IC solution is further proof of its commitment to provide cost-effective, competitive solutions with easily upgradeable technology that will enhance Philips partners' ability to respond quickly to market demands.
The hardware supporting the Ucode EPC 1.19 will also be able to support the G2 specification based on an easily implemented firmware upgrade.
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Users of the chip in the retail and supply chain environment can make full use of the 256 bits of read/write memory to store additional information onto the chip if required.
With this level of functionality on a single chip, EPC infrastructure can be implemented in applications such as logistics and supply chain systems worldwide.
"Philips is committed to developing global RFID standards to bring new and cost-effective RFID solutions for supply chain management applications to the market together with our broad network of partners", said Jan-Willem Reynaerts, General Manager for Transport and Logistics at Philips Semiconductors.
"As a global company we understand the need for technology to be effective worldwide and we are committed to work with EPCglobal to ensure that all of our products are in line with its standards".
"In IBM's extensive work helping global companies harness RFID we see the need for and support standards", said Faye Holland, Worldwide RFID Solutions Leader, IBM Global Services.
"Philips' new chip is a major step forward in global acceleration of RFID".
Already in use in applications today, the Philips Ucode EPC 1.19 operates under both US regulations with ranges of 5.7m (write), 8.2m (read); as well as in Europe with ranges of 5.2m (write) and 7.4m (read).
The chip has an anticollision speed of 150 tags per second.
The Ucode EPC 1.19 chip is available now.
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