How to Choose an RFID Inlay for Retail Inventory Management

4. Two Choices for ICs
For inlays to work, you need integrated circuits (IC). Two of the world’s largest IC makers are NXP and Impinj.
They’ve come out with their new generation ICs named UCODE7 and MonzaR6. Both pack sensitivities that already exceed -20dBm.
Because they offer different functions and memories, the SML GB3 has been designed with the following two different options:
IC Manufacture IC Model EPC Serial TID User Memory
GB3U7
NXP
UCODE7 128 bit
48 bit –
GB3R6 Impinj Monza R6/R6P 96/128 bit
48 bit 32/64 (R6P)
SML’s product range is comprehensive and includes Alien ICs as well, allowing buyers to conveniently select the RFID IC that has the
data format and features – such as passwords, kill commands and encryption – that they require.
5. ARC Certified
What would the world be like without performance standards via an objective third party? So, naturally, RFID has its own through the
RFID Lab at Auburn University. Its mission is “… to ensure that retail suppliers are able to deliver RFID tagged product to retailers that
meet or exceed the levels of performance necessary to provide benefit to both the retailer and the retail supplier in a consistent and
cost effective manner.”
To let buyers know how well inlays perform, the ARC Program devised categories of RF performance requirements, displayed in the
table below. With so many categories, it’s extremely difficult for a single manufacturer to pass all categories. Except one. Only the
GB3U7 and GB3R6 do.
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