NFC has grown with its range of offerings. Numerous applications and different environmental conditions are there to deal for NFC tags. As such it is important to understand how and which type of NFC tags exist. This clarity can allow a system architect to identify the best possible NFC tag for a particular need.
What are the different builds of NFC tags?
Here’s a list of different NFC tags that exist in the market along with needs for them and their applications.
General NFC tags
General NFC tags are the most popular NFC tags serving a wide variety of applications. Such general NFC tags are often used across many industries and thus on different surface materials. These tags are often used by engineers as they offer great compatibility to the users along with a level of customization. Based on the memory storage capacity, General NFC tags are used in different applications including:
- Asset tracking
- Access control
- Identification
- Payment systems
- And post-sales engagement
These are some of the most used NFC tags available in the market.
On Metal NFC Tags
As one can predict, On metal NFC tags are built specifically so that NFC tags can stick on a metallic surface with some effort. Due to metal around, the NFC chipset and the antenna face interference from metallic layers. This interference can actually be helpful in some cases where a user wants to avoid any eavesdropping for future. Some of the common application of these type of tags include:
- Industrial applications
- Marketing campaigns
- Plus, any non metallic applications as well.
These tags can work on nonmetallic surfaces as well, making it even more valuable than general tags as they are durable as well.
Industrial NFC Tags
Industrial NFC tags are the ones that can be used in the day-to-day corporate environment including factories and industries. In addition to the last type, these can also be fitted on metallic surfaces. Industrial tags are far more efficient because of their weather resistance and durable nature of use. Here are a few things workplace NFC tags can perform:
- Process control
- Fuel management
- Employee attendance
- Logistics management
- inventory management
Industrial NFC tags also offer the best set of specifications as performance plays a key role here in terms of security, storage memory, and data exchange rates.
Transparent NFC Tags
Transparent NFC tags are the type of tags used where the NFC chipset is not directly visible to the general users and thus is probably hidden. Similarly, due to no other surface shield, these tags are even smaller in size. Such transparent and thin NFC tags are most suited to be implemented on any embedded device :
- IoT product developments
- Wearable devices
- Product labels/cloth tables
- NFC business cards
These are just a few most popular tags that are often used. As transparent tags do not have any shielding layer, these tags can usually be cheaper to manufacture and apply as needed
These are more!
There are many more fundamental types of NFC cards that are built around different end applications. It is the right time for customers to choose once the user gets clarity on what the different tasks are there to perform, which environment is there, and what different tags offer.
