Inlay Companies Testing EM Micro's Dual NFC and EPC Chip

Global semiconductor manufacturer EM Microelectronic has released its new EM4423 silicon chip featuring two types of passive RFID interfaces—EPC Gen2v2 and Near Field Communication (NFC)—on a single IC. The chip would enable companies to create tags that can transmit the same unique ID number and data stored in its memory via ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) EPC or high-frequency (HF) NFC readers. The EM4423 is currently being tested by nearly every major RFID inlay manufacturer, according to Mark Jakusovszky, EM Microelectronic's U.S. sales and marketing manager.