一种无源RFID标签芯片的混合验证平台设计

无源RFID标签芯片需要通过电感耦合等方式从空间射频场中获取能量才能正常工作。因此在标签芯片设计、验证过程中必须构建一个射频天线测试模型来模拟其正常工作条件。针对一款13.56 MHz无源RFID标签芯片电路,充分利用射频天线测试模型,提出了一种应用于无源RFID标签芯片的数模混合验证平台设计。利用该平台可以完成芯片从前端到后端设计的验证,缩短RFID标签芯片的设计开发周期,提高设计的成功率。     

超高频RFID标签天线设计技术与优化实践

根据国家863计划“先进制造技术领域射频识别(RFID)技术与应用重大项目”2006年度相应课题要求,本文通过讨论被动式射频识别标签,并基于一个实用的应用对象的UHF标签天线设计方案的仓库贷箱跟踪应用,研究不同电介特性、机械特性等因素对标签天线性能的影响,以及不同应用背景的标签天线结构,标签天线的等效电路模型及其模型参数的提取方法、设计要求等,归纳出一个一般的设计处理和测量技术,为RFID标签天线结构优化、快速设计提供技术支撑;以及通过研究天线的电磁场建模及快速求解算法,标签天线的校准和测试方法,提出标签天线的匹配特性和方向图测试方案,为RFID标签天线设计和大批量生产提供验证手段。     

无源RFID标签芯片灵敏度测试方法研究

提出一种测试UHF频段无源RFID标签芯片灵敏度的方法。该方法依据矢量网络分析仪和标签测试仪接口特性阻抗相同的特性,利用矢量网络分析仪测试标签芯片的反射系数,然后通过标签测试仪测试芯片和仪器接口的匹配损耗,进而计算标签芯片的灵敏度。利用该方法对NXP_G2XM芯片和Impinj_Monza3芯片在800～1 000MHz频段内灵敏度进行测试,并将测试结果与datasheet进行对照,分析误差产生的原因,最终证明此方法的准确性。该测试方法采用常规仪器对800～1 000MHz频段内灵敏度进行测试,有重要实际意义。     

在GTEM小室中测试UHF RFID标签的Delta RCS

该文提出了一种使用吉赫兹横电磁波传输(GTEM)小室进行被动式超高频射频识别(UHF RFID)标签Delta Radar Cross Section (RCS)测试的方法。通过理论分析RFID标签工作时的等效电路及其散射特性,推导出GTEM小室中和自由空间中UHF RFID标签Delta RCS测试的等效性。并通过GTEM小室和全电波暗室的对比实验,验证了使用GTEM小室进行UHF RFID标签Delta RCS测试的可行性及实用性。     

RFID标签引脚阻抗的建模与计算

射频识别(RFID)标签的封装中,芯片与天线靠各向异性导电胶(ACA)连接。ACA的性质导致了芯片的引脚与天线连接处会有较大的阻抗,影响了标签的电参数,会对标签读写距离产生不利的影响。分析了芯片引脚处阻抗对标签的电性能的影响,对该处电阻与寄生电容进行了建模和计算。最后,依据理论计算了一款天线的引脚阻抗,并据此对该天线进行了优化与测试,验证了理论的正确性。     

用于金属表面的UHF RFID标签天线优化设计

UHF RFID 标签天线置于金属表面会引起阻抗变化以及阻抗失配,因此为了减小金属表面的影响,提出一种用于金属表面的UHF RFID 标签天线阻抗匹配优化设计方法。首先在折叠偶极子天线臂上附加短路段来调整标签天线的输入阻抗,通过粗略调节短路段的位置使天线和RFID 标签芯片在金属表面达到阻抗的基本匹配,然后利用遗传算法优化得到天线最优的长度、宽度和短路段位置,使天线和RFID 标签芯片在金属表面达到准确的阻抗匹配。所设计天线阻抗及方向图的仿真和测试结果表明该优化设计方法能够使RFID 标签天线在金属表面正常工作。     

用于手术剪的超高频无源小型化RFID标签天线设计

为了加强对医疗器械的跟踪管理,尤其是对手术前后手术剪数量的有效监测,设计了一款可应用于手术剪的超高频(UHF)无源小型化射频识别(RFID)标签天线。该标签天线采用集总元件加载技术以及短路技术方法实现了天线的小型化设计。通过对电容容值以及天线结构尺寸的调整,可实现对标签天线谐振频率以及标签天线特性阻抗的调节。标签天线结构参数经仿真优化,最终设计尺寸为6 mm×3 mm×1 mm。标签嵌入手术剪中的最大读取距离为1.2 m。根据仿真结果对天线加工并对实物进行测试,测试结果与仿真结果吻合较好。     

一种面向卷烟包装新型超高频rfid标签天线设计

本文设计了一种新型的抗金属无源UHF射频识别(RFID)印刷标签天线.该天线可以应用在卷烟包装上,仿真和实测数据证明,在915MHz处天线的阻抗为(20+j149)Ω,能和Alien Higgs -2芯片很好的实现共轭匹配.该标签天线的工作带宽为31MHz,通过RFID阅读器实测表明,所设计的标签天线读取距离可达到0.8m.     

卷烟包装用UHF RFID抗金属标签天线的设计

为了对内含铝箔的卷烟包装进行防伪识别,设计了一种无源超高频射频识别(UHF RFID)抗金属标签天线。该天线结构简单,可印刷于烟盒表面,并能与包装的金属拉线结构一体化,增强标签的防伪性能。采用Ansoft HFSS软件建模仿真,分析了主要结构参数的变化对标签天线输入阻抗的影响。优化后的结果表明,该天线具有较高的增益、较远的读取距离、良好的方向性和阻抗匹配特性,且带宽能够覆盖915 MHz UHF RFID频段范围。制作标签样品并进行实际测试,结果表明:实测与仿真结果较吻合,读取距离可达8 m,能够满足实际应用的需求。     

射频识别芯片设计中时钟树功耗的优化与实现

UHF RFID是一款超高频射频识别标签芯片,该芯片采用无源供电方式,对于无源标签而言,工作距离是一个非常重要的指标,这个工作距离与芯片灵敏度有关,而灵敏度又要求功耗要低,因此低功耗设计成为RFID芯片研发过程中的主要突破点。在RFID芯片中的功耗主要有模拟射频前端电路,存储器,数字逻辑三部分,而在数字逻辑电路中时钟树上的功耗会占逻辑功耗不小的部分。本文着重从降低数字逻辑时钟树功耗方面阐述了一款基于ISO18000-6Type C协议的UHF RFID标签基带处理器的的优化和实现。     

Dual-band HF-UHF RFID tag antenna

A dual-band HF and UHF RFID tag antenna with two feeding points is presented, fabricated and measured. A convenient HF resonance is obtained with an HF ASIC chip as well as good impedance matching with UHF ASIC chip in the European RFID UHF band. Tuning techniques of the design parameters are proposed, and tag performance in both frequency bands is evaluated.     

Shorted Microstrip Patch Antenna Using Inductively Coupled Feed for UHF RFID Tag

A very small patch‐type RFID tag antenna (UHF band) using ceramic material mountable on metallic surfaces is presented. The size of the proposed tag is 25 mm×25 mm×3 mm. The impedance of the antenna can be easily matched to the tag chip impedance by adjusting the size of the shorting plate of the patch and the size of the feeding loop. The measured maximum reading distance of the tag at 910 MHz was 5 m when it was mounted on a 400 mm × 400 mm metallic surface. The proposed design is verified by simulation and measurements which show good agreement.     

UHF RFID tag antenna using two PIFAs embedded in metallic objects

An embedded patch-type RFID tag antenna (UHF band) using ceramic material for tagging metallic objects is presented. The proposed RFID tag is embedded in the metallic object; the diameter of the proposed tag is 34 mm and the height is 5 mm. It is shown that a suitable embedded tag antenna can be made from two PIFAs with horizontal slits in the metallic object. The embedded tag antenna satisfactorily operates in the metallic object and the proposed design is verified by simulation and measurements, which show good agreement.     

Design of an Ultra‐Compact UHF Passive RFID Tag Antenna for a Medical Sample Tube

In this letter, a small‐sized ultra‐high frequency (UHF) RFID tag antenna for a medical sample tube is proposed. The RFID tag antenna is designed and fabricated based on the circular loop antenna used in the UHF band (Korea standard, 917 MHz to 923.5 MHz). The tag antenna size is reduced using a circular meander stub. The antenna has a physical size of 8 mm, which is about λ/40 in electrical length. The proposed tag antenna is molded into a medical sample and multitag identification is performed.     

Broadband RFID tag antenna with quasi-isotropic radiation pattern

A passive RFID tag antenna in the UHF band using two bent dipoles and a modified double T-matching network is proposed. The antenna was fabricated with a thin copper layer printed on a 50 /spl mu/m-thick PET substrate for low-cost production. The proposed antenna provided a quasi-isotropic radiation pattern and a fairly broad bandwidth S/sub 11/<-10 dB, 8.5%) for conjugate-matching with a commercial tag chip. The efficiency of the antenna was about 90% in the operating frequency band. The measured readable range was between 170 -240 cm for an arbitrary rotation angle of the tag.     

A Passive UHF RF Identification CMOS Tag IC Using Ferroelectric RAM in 0.35-μm Technology

A passive UHF RF identification (RFID) tag IC with embedded 2-KB ferroelectric RAM (FeRAM) for rewritable applications enables a 2.9 times faster read-and-write transaction time over EEPROM-based tag ICs. The resulting FeRAM-based tag has a nominally identical communication range for both read and write operations, which is indispensable for data write applications. The evaluated tag communication range with a folded dipole antenna is from 0 m to 4.3 m, at the 953-MHz carrier frequency with 4-W transmitting Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) from a reader/writer. The developed tag IC features two circuit blocks to maximize the communication range in 0.35-mum CMOS/FeRAM technology. First is a CMOS-only full-wave rectifier, which can improve the measured efficiency by up to 36.6% by reducing the input parasitic capacitances and optimization of multiplier structure. This efficiency is more than twice that of previously-published results. Second is a low-voltage current-mode ASK demodulator to accommodate a low-breakdown voltage of FeRAM, which converts the ASK power modulation into a linearly modulated current over an incoming power range of 27 dB, corresponding to the entire communication range. The developed demodulator can thus resolve the primary design tradeoff issue between device protection and detection sensitivity in the conventional voltage-mode demodulator     

Curved RFID tags for metallic gas cylinders

Presented is a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag antenna designed to fit around the neck of a small gas cylinder and capable of operation at the European and American UHF RFID bands. The design is readable from all directions in the plane of the cylinder neck and is mounted on cheap synthetic rubber (neoprene) of thickness 2 mm with dimensions of 125 x 20 mm. The tag antenna was conjugally matched to the complex impedance of the transponder IC chip.     

一种用于无源UHF RFID应答器的阻抗匹配方法

提出了一种可以在915MHz ISM频带下工作的、符合ISO/IEC 18000-6B标准的无源UHF RFID应答器的阻抗匹配方法.该UHF RFID应答器具有复数阻抗并从射频电磁场接收能量.该阻抗匹配方法利用天线的寄生电感,通过调整反向散射电路的电容来改变匹配网络的容抗,从而实现ASK调制.而且,该阻抗匹配方法在阅读器、天线与应答器之间达到了最大的功率传输.采用该阻抗匹配方法的应答器芯片通过支持肖特基二极管和EEPROM的Chartered 0.35μm 2P4M CMOS工艺进行流片,经测试其工作距离约为4m.