RFID transceiver has multiple standards covered

A new highly versatile 13.56MHz RFID transceiver IC targets applications such as portable data terminals, access control readers, contactless payment terminals and smart label printers.

Melexis is taking production orders for its new highly versatile 13.56MHz RFID transceiver IC, the MLX90121.

This low power consumption RFID transceiver targets applications such as portable data terminals, access control readers, contactless payment terminals and smart label printers.

The MLX90121 consists of an analogue front end associated to a digital preprocessor which handles ASK, FSK and PSK demodulation and data encoding.

The analogue front end circuitry may be used independent of the digital preprocessor when in direct mode.

The MLX90121 conforms to ISO/IEC14443A/B and ISO/IEC15693 standards and provides support for non-ISO/IEC-compliant applications.

The MLX90121 will be further upgraded later this year in order to accommodate the higher datarates of the ISO/IEC standards, as well as to fully support the near field communication (NFC) protocol.

The MLX90121 has been successfully designed-in at selected lead customers.

"We carefully reviewed the offering of the various RFID IC vendors and finally selected the MLX90121 as it offers superior performance over its competitors", said Randy Watkins, Director of Research and Development at Secura Key.

"As a technology leader in access control systems, we are excited to be able to offer this additional solution to our large installed base of customers".

"The selection of the MLX90121 is consistent with our commitment to incorporating cutting-edge technologies in our products".

Patrick Albert, Wireless Solutions Marketing Manager at Melexis commented: "When we started to introduce the MLX90121 on the market, Secura Key was one of our lead customers".

"Their experience and end user knowledge helped to guide our development efforts".

"We are delighted that they finally selected the MLX90121 as we believe that this product offers an unchallenged value for our customers, by providing the right features at the right price".

Corinne Zuber, RFID Business Unit Manager at Melexis, said: "As a viable and independent RFID ICs manufacturer, our aim is to offer a family of differentiated products that will help our customers to simplify the deployment of RFID solutions".

The MLX90121 is available now in volume production together with an evaluation board and a development kit to speed up the development cycle at the customer site.

The device is offered in a 0 to 70C version and a -40 to +85C version in an industry standard 20-pin SSOP for surface mount manufacturing.

Estimated pricing for the MLX90121 will be Eur 2.32 at 50,000 pieces quantity.

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