RFID ICs

The Alien® Higgs is a family of highly integrated single chip UHF RFID Tag ICs.  The chips conform to the EPCglobalTM Class 1 Gen 2 specifications and provide state-of-the-art performance for a broad range of UHF RFID tagging applications. 

The Higgs family is the fourth generation of RFID IC from Alien, and has been preceded by the Quark, Omega, and Lepton. Higgs-2 is currently the industry’s best performing IC, and powers Alien’s portfolio of EPC Gen 2 RFID Tags, including the industry’s best general purpose tag – the ALN-9540 Squiggle. Higgs-3 builds on that performance foundation by offering enhanced authentication and security capabilities along with extended memory and EPC number features. And a substantial performance improvement over Higgs-2. Both ICs are fabricated using proven CMOS process and EEPROM memory technology, operate at  very low power for both read and program operations, and deliver exceptional performance with a read range of up to 10 meters with an appropriate antenna. The ICs also support LoadImage, a custom command that delivers high speed tag programming.

The Higgs ICs are available in both Strap (JEDEC MO-283 Variant AB) and Flip Chip formats (Bumped, Tested, Ground & Sawn Wafer (8 inch) on Disco Metal Film Frame).

Just as the Higgs subatomic particle gives mass to the universe, Alien’s Higgs IC family gives mass to RFID.

Alien H2 EPCglobal™ Gen2 certification for conformance and interoperability (V 1.0.9) as well as ISO/IEC 18000-6c 192-Bits of Nonvolatile Memory,  configurable in 4 different memory maps 96-EPC, 32-Access & Kill Passwords 96-EPC, 32-Unique TID, 32-Kill Password 96-EPC, 64-User 128-EPC, 32-Kill Password Optional pre-programming with a unique, unalterable 32-bit serial number Supports all Mandatory and Optional Commands with the exception of Block Erase/Write

Alien H3 Meets EPCglobal™  Gen2 (V 1.2.0) as well as  ISO/IEC 18000-6C 800-Bits of Nonvolatile Memory 96-EPC Bits, extensible to 496 Bits 512 User Bits 64 Bit Unique TID 32 Bit Access and Kill Passwords Pre-Programmed with a unique, unalterable 64-bit serial number User Memory can be Block Perma-Locked as well as read password protected in 64 Bit Blocks Supports all Mandatory and Optional Commands including Item Level Commands