NFC inlays
Benefits
Every day millions and millions of people use NFC technology to connect to things and the world around them. It’s the super-fast and secure way to pay for things, ride the train, unlock a door, start your car, and even connect to the brands we all love.
Our RFID inlay expertise
Paragon ID offers inlay products that are manufactured in Europe adhering to the highest quality standards. Paragon ID is one of the very few inlay production companies that received the prestigious ARC quality certification from Auburn University (Alabama), which underlines the production standards used for all our products.
Paragon ID offers NFC inlays in many different sizes and various read ranges and applications including secure authentication, brand protection and smart packaging.
For its inlay production, Paragon ID uses ICs from world renowned partner companies such as Impinj, NXP, EM microelectronic and STMicroelectronics.
Our inlay products are performance optimised for certain market segments and offered in three form factors:
- Dry inlay on continuous web
- Wet inlay: die-cut with adhesive backing on silicon liner
- Label: die-cut with adhesive backing and face material on silicon liners
Although all derived from RFID technology, RAIN RFID, NFC and RAINFC are all forms of wireless technologies. They however differ based on the frequency on which they operate and the applications they are suited for.
- RAIN RFID: RAIN RFID inlays operate in the UHF band and can have read ranges of 10 to 15 meters. They are particularly suited for applications such as inventory management, lost prevention, asset and equipment tracking.
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NFC (Near Field Communication): NFC inlays operate in the HF (short range) band are available in different types. NFC inlays can be read by any smartphone. They are particularly suited for brand protection and marketing applications
NFC Inlays
Because NFC inlays and labels can be read by smartphones the use of such labels has become very popular in many applications, including contactless payment, brand protection and smart marketing.
Paragon ID offers NFC inlays in many different sizes. Read ranges of these labels vary from centimeters for small NFC type 2 tags up to one metre or more for credit card sized NFC type 5 tags.
NFC ICs are available in five types, as defined by the Near Field Communications (NFC) Forum, with different characteristics and for different use cases. However, the most commonly used are Type 2 and 5.
- NFC tag Type 2: This type is the most popular and can be used for applications such as transit passes, event tickets, URL redirect and brand protection. The main characteristics of this type are short read range and affordable levels of security. Compliant with ISO/IEC 14443A.
- NFC tag Type 5: This type is compliant with ISO/IEC 15693 and is characterized by long read range. Applications include library books, packaging, healthcare and logistics
Paragon ID has years of experience manufacturing the different NFC types and IC’s that are available and we can help you select the right type of product for your application.
Paragon ID NFC inlays
The Tracker range is designed for industrial applications requiring high read range and is based on NFC type 5 IC’s. The Guardian range is designed for short read range applications where security and authentication are required and is based on NFC type 2 IC’s.
Custom inlays can be designed according to your requirement.
You can download our NFC inlays brochure here.
