The Higgs-3 IC from Alien Technology is a UHF RFID Tag IC that operates from 860 to 960 MHz. This EPC Class 1 Gen 2 chip provides an exceptional operating range of up to 10m with a read sensitivity of up to -18 dBm and a write sensitivity of up to -13.5 dBm. It has 800-bits of nonvolatile memory (EPC is expandable from 96 bits to as much as 480 bits) and has a factory programmed 64-bit serial number that cannot be altered. In conjunction with the EPC code, this provides ‘dynamic authentication,’ say a unique ‘fingerprint’ for the tagged item.
The Higgs-3 IC is available in an SMD package and is ideal for applications such as supply chain management, distribution logistics, product authentication, asset inventory and tracking, baggage handling and tracking, and item-level tagging.
