Short Range UHF EPC Tag is designed for item-level tagging.
May 11, 2006 -
Near field UHF EPC Gen 2 tags provide item level tagging solution using same EPC infrastructure as when implementing RFID in pallet and case tagging. Using UHF near field electromagnetic field, reading distance is 1-3 ft, and sensitivity in liquids and metals is optimized. Available products include SL-EPC-2680 Square Tag(TM), SL-EPC-2650 Circle Tag(TM), SL-EPC-2660 Triangular Tag(TM), SL-EPC-2670 Comb Tag(TM), and SL-EPC-2730 Picasso Tag(TM).
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Original Press release
SMARTCODE(TM) Corporation.
245 Park Avenue
New York, NY, 10167
USA
SMARTCODE Corp. Announces UHF EPC GEN 2 for Item Level
SmartCode Corp.'s new Short Range UHF EPC tags provide a standard based EPC solution for Pallet/Case Level and Item Level in the same product architecture.
New York, NY. April 06, 2006. SmartCode Corp. - The RFID Company(TM), the recognized global leader in low cost, high performance RFID solutions announced today its new UHF EPC Gen 2 tags specially designed for Item Level tagging.
Specially designed for Item Level tagging such as Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Packaged Goods, Media and High cost items, the new near field EPC Gen 2 tags provide an excellent low cost, high performance Item Level tagging solution for using the same EPC infrastructure when implementing RFID in the Item Level. By using UHF near field electromagnetic field, reading distance is reduced to 1-3 ft. (up to 1m) and sensitivity in liquids and metals is greatly improved.
"Our new short range, high performance UHF EPC Gen 2 tags provide an excellent solution for Item Level tagging and further compliment our pallet and case tagging" said Avi Ofer, SmartCode(TM) Corp. CEO & President SmartCode(TM) Corp. "By using the UHF frequency for both long range and short range, we enable our clients to reduce total cost of operation by using EPC as a single, one fits all standard throughout the supply chain."
Traditionally, UHF EPC Gen 2 tags were designed for the far field radio frequency operation (10-25 ft.). Based on current demand from Retailers and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturers for an Item Level solution to work in the near field (1-3 ft.), SmartCode has developed a near field UHF tag to operate in short reading distance with excellent reading capabilities of liquids and metals. Based on SmartCode unique tag antenna's designs, the new near field UHF tag operates using the existing EPC Gen 2 air interface, but uses the near field electromagnetic energy field instead of the regular far field radio frequency field.
Near-field coupling is the electromagnetic effect that occurs within roughly 1-wavelength of the antenna. In the near-field the energy field fluctuates outward from the antenna, and then back in to the antenna in a "push - pull" manner. Beyond the near-field the electromagnetic energy simply radiates outwards (never "back in") and the power drops off based on the inverse-square law ("twice as far away = 1/4 as powerful".)
By using SmartCode's new near field EPC UHF tags, retailers can get the low cost benefits of EPC Gen 2 tags without compromising performance for short range readings. In addition the new near field antenna design allow a better reading of liquids and metals in the product or package. When comparing with the HF solutions available at 13.56Mhz, the EPC Gen 2 UHF near field tags provide a better read speed up to 64 times when compared with 13.56 MHz, allowing the end users to read more tags in a given reading time or faster read times for a single tag.
SL-EPC-2680
Square Tag(TM)
SL-EPC-2650
Circle Tag(TM)
SL-EPC-2660
Triangular Tag(TM)
SL-EPC-2670
Comb Tag(TM)
SL-EPC-2730
Picasso Tag(TM)
About SMARTCODE CORP.
SmartCode(TM) Corp. is a world leading low cost, high performance EPC RFID manufacturer with revolutionary, patented, and cost effective RFID manufacturing processes. Our patented technologies enable the manufacturing of very large quantities of RFID tags at a fraction of the cost of today's traditional RFID processes. SmartCode(TM) Corp. introduces a cost-effective approach to dramatically reducing our clients Total Cost of Operation (TCO) thus increasing their Return On Investment (ROI). Highly affordable RFID solutions from SmartCode(TM) enable companies to receive 100% real time visibility of their products across their entire supply chain. SmartCode(TM) Corp. is headquartered in New York, NY with offices in London, Silicon Valley, London, Hong Kong and a R&D Center in Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Learn more about SmartCode Corp. at www.smartcodecorp.com
SmartCode(TM) and RFID Inside(TM) are Trademarks or of SmartCode Corp. Other marks used are trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.
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