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austriamicrosystems and Syscan International
UHF RFID reader chip for low power and low cost RFID reader solutions
austriamicrosystems in partnership with Syscan International is pleased to announce that Syscan International has incorporated austriamicrosystems’ new AS3990 UHF RFID “Simply Gen2” Reader Chip into their latest product, the Livetrack UHF Reader.

"The speed at which Syscan International were able to develop their application was very impressive" commented Kambiz Hayat-Dawoodi, Manager Wireless Business Line at austriamicrosystems. “This along with their user friendly design embodies exactly what we are striving to achieve with our innovative AS3990 UHF RFID Gen2 reader solution."

“We’ve had a great time designing this version of Livetrack which, as a low frequency product, has been so successful in livestock and mining asset management applications. This project has been a collaborative effort between Syscan International in Canada and the new acquisition, Sunshine Technologies in Australia. We thought the RFID Journal conference in Las Vegas marked a great pre-release event for the product”, boasted John Leerberg, Engineering Manager for Syscan International in Australia. “The price point and functionality of the product is greatly needed in this UHF space and Syscan hope to capitalise on the market need for a low cost and highly functional hand held reader!”

austriamicrosystems’  AS3990 is a single chip, Gen 2 UHF Reader IC. Ideally targeted for power/cost-sensitive applications, the AS3990 sports the industry’s lowest power consumption and lowest cost bill of materials (BOM). It includes a Gen2 protocol engine for fast time to market, and is available with an integrated power amplifier to further reduce the BOM. The AS3990’s unique programmable features enable a single device that is world-wide shippable. Its simplicity is emphasized with only 32 registers to enable full RF, filtering, and protocol control, while maintaining ease in implementation.

The AS3990 is available in QFN 64 9x9 mm package and is specified for 0 to 70° C.



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