MuRata Launches Miniature RFID Strap

Sept. 25, 2008

MuRata Electronics N.A. recently announced its MAGICSTRAP miniature radio-frequency-identification (RFID) strap for direct mounting on printed-circuit boards (PCBs). The miniature strap, which measures only 3.2 x 1.6 x 0.7 mm, supports operation from 860 to 960 MHz. It is compatible with the global RFID standard, EPC-Global Gen.2, and offers memory capacity of 96 to 512 b. It is readable from multiple angles and uses the PCB's ground plane as an antenna to minimize PCB usage. The tiny RFID strap, which is based on the firm's advanced low-temperature-cofired-ceramic (LTCC) material technology, can be handled routinely like any other surface-mount-technology (SMT) component.

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Jack Browne

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.