An ultra-low-cost RFID tag with 1.67 Gbps data rate by ink-jet printing on paper substrate

• A fully metallic ink-jet printed passive chipless RFID tag on paper substrate is presented. The tag consists of an ultra-wide-band antenna, a microstrip transmission line with distributed shunt capacitors as information coding element which is reconfigurable by ink-jet printing process. Tapered microstrip line is employed to overcome the limitations of low conductivity and thin film thickness of ink-jet printed metal tracks. Measurement results show that the tag features a robust readability over 80 cm reading distance and a high data rate of 1.67 Gb/s.

Subject headings

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Elektroteknik och elektronik -- Datorsystem (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering -- Computer Systems (hsv//eng)

Keyword

data rate;distributed shunt capacitors;information coding element;ink-jet printing;microstrip transmission line;paper substrate;ultra-low-cost RFID tag;ultra-wide-band antenna;ink jet printing;microstrip lines;paper;radiofrequency identification;substrates;transmission lines;ultra wideband antennas

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vet (subject category)

kon (subject category)