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Contactless integrated circuit having NFC and UHF operating modes

US8914061B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 7, 2012
Grant dateDec 16, 2014
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Expiry dateMar 29, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K19/07767
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A contactless integrated circuit includes modulation and demodulation circuits configured to connect to an HF antenna circuit to emit and receive HF signals by inductive coupling in a reader mode, modulation and demodulation circuits configured to connect to a UHF antenna to emit and receive UHF signals by electric coupling in a reader mode, a data processing circuit connected to the modulation and demodulation circuits, and configured to provide data to be emitted to the modulation circuits, and to process received signals, transmitted by the demodulation circuits, the demodulation circuits including a common demodulation circuit to equally process signals received by the UHF and HF antennas.

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