EM Microelectronic Releases Second-Generation Dual-Frequency RFID Chip

EM Microelectronic has introduced its second-generation dual-frequency RFID chip. The em|echo-V combines passive UHF RFID and passive HF RFID, using the Near Field Communication (NFC) protocol.

Retailers have been using passive UHF RFID to track items. Some manufacturers have used NFC to authenticate goods. But as the two types of RFID cannot be read using the same reader, goods would require two tags to enable all of these applications. The em|echo-V RFID chip is intended to resolve this issue.