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RFID, RF Access, Monitoring ICs

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  1. ams OSRAM 1 item
  2. Infineon Technologies 2item
  3. Microchip Technology 13item
  4. Murata Electronics 4item
  5. NXP Semiconductors 1 item
  6. NXP USA Inc. 253item
  7. onsemi 6item
  8. STMicroelectronics 102item
  9. Texas Instruments 22item

RoHS Status

  1. Not applicable 8item
  2. RoHS Compliant 1 item
  3. RoHS non-compliant 1 item
  4. ROHS3 Compliant 363item

Series

  1. * 21item
  2. - 219item
  3. ATA5570 1 item
  4. ATA5577 1 item
  5. Automotive, AEC-Q100 7item
  6. Automotive, AEC-Q100, ST25R 3item
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  12. MIFARE PLUS™ 21item
  13. MIFARE® 44item
  14. MIFARE® Ultralight 2item
  15. NCx3310 2item
  16. NFC-PWM 4item
  17. ST25D 18item
  18. ST25R 14item
  19. ST25T 20item
  20. U-Code 8item

Package

  1. Box 3item
  2. Bulk 63item
  3. Strip 1 item
  4. Tape & Reel (TR) 256item
  5. Tray 72item
  6. Tube 8item

Product Status

  1. Active 386item
  2. Discontinued 2item
  3. Last Time Buy 1 item
  4. Not For New Designs 6item
  5. Obsolete 9item

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  1. - 152item
  2. 1.1V ~ 1.3V 1 item
  3. 1.45V ~ 1.65V 3item
  4. 1.5V ~ 1.7V 5item
  5. 1.62V ~ 5.5V 11item
  6. 1.65V ~ 1.95V, 3V ~ 3.6V 15item
  7. 1.65V ~ 3.6V 9item
  8. 1.65V ~ 5.5V 4item
  9. 1.7V ~ 3.6V 6item
  10. 1.8V 1 item
  11. 1.8V ~ 5.5V 52item
  12. 1.9V ~ 3.6V 1 item
  13. 2.3V ~ 5.5V 8item
  14. 2.4V ~ 3.6V 1 item
  15. 2.4V ~ 5.5V 13item
  16. 2.5V ~ 3.3V 5item
  17. 2.5V ~ 3.6V 11item
  18. 2.5V ~ 5.5V 3item
  19. 2.6V ~ 5.5V 1 item
  20. 2.7V ~ 3.6V 1 item
  21. 2.7V ~ 5.5V 35item
  22. 2V ~ 3.6V 10item
  23. 3.3V 9item
  24. 3.3V ~ 5V 2item
  25. 3.5V 1 item
  26. 3.5V ~ 7.2V 1 item
  27. 3.6V 2item
  28. 3V ~ 3.6V 2item
  29. 3V ~ 5.5V 10item
  30. 4.1V ~ 4.8V 1 item
  31. 4.5V ~ 5.5V 4item
  32. 5V 1 item
  33. 6.5V 2item
  34. 7V ~ 38V 1 item

Operating Temperature

  1. - 46item
  2. -25°C ~ 70°C 34item
  3. -25°C ~ 70°C (TA) 39item
  4. -25°C ~ 75°C 3item
  5. -25°C ~ 85°C 25item
  6. -25°C ~ 85°C (TA) 17item
  7. -25°C ~ 85°C (TJ) 1 item
  8. -30°C ~ 85°C 9item
  9. -30°C ~ 85°C (TA) 10item
  10. -40°C ~ 105°C 15item
  11. -40°C ~ 105°C (TA) 16item
  12. -40°C ~ 110°C 5item
  13. -40°C ~ 125°C 9item
  14. -40°C ~ 125°C (TA) 8item
  15. -40°C ~ 125°C (TJ) 3item
  16. -40°C ~ 145°C 1 item
  17. -40°C ~ 150°C 3item
  18. -40°C ~ 85°C 76item
  19. -40°C ~ 85°C (TA) 47item
  20. -40°C ~ 90°C 10item
  21. -40°C ~ 95°C 3item
  22. -65°C ~ 150°C (TJ) 1 item
  23. 0°C ~ 70°C 3item

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  1. - 17item
  2. Surface Mount 322item
  3. Surface Mount, Wettable Flank 5item
  4. Through Hole 1 item

Package / Case

  1. - 38item
  2. 0505 (1313 Metric) 2item
  3. 0805 (2012 Metric) 1 item
  4. 10-UFBGA, WLCSP 1 item
  5. 10-XFBGA, WLCSP 1 item
  6. 12-UFDFN Exposed Pad 9item
  7. 14-DIP (0.300", 7.62mm) 1 item
  8. 14-SOIC (0.154", 3.90mm Width) 4item
  9. 14-SOIC (0.236", 6.05mm Width) 1 item
  10. 14-TSSOP (0.173", 4.40mm Width) 4item
  11. 16-SOIC (0.154", 3.90mm Width) 2item
  12. 16-TSSOP (0.173", 4.40mm Width) 2item
  13. 16-VFQFN Exposed Pad 4item
  14. 16-VQFN Exposed Pad 1 item
  15. 16-XFQFN 5item
  16. 24-VFQFN Exposed Pad 4item
  17. 25-UFBGA, WLCSP 2item
  18. 28-PowerTSSOP (0.173", 4.40mm Width) 1 item
  19. 3-XDFN 7item
  20. 30-WFBGA, WLCSP 1 item
  21. 32-SOIC (0.295", 7.50mm Width) 4item
  22. 32-UFQFN Exposed Pad 2item
  23. 32-VFQFN Exposed Pad 50item
  24. 36-UFBGA, WLCSP 1 item
  25. 36-VFQFN Exposed Pad 1 item
  26. 38-TFSOP (0.173", 4.40mm Width) 1 item
  27. 40-VFQFN Exposed Pad 24item
  28. 48-VFQFN Exposed Pad 3item
  29. 49-VFBGA 1 item
  30. 5-UFDFN 4item
  31. 6-XFDFN 1 item
  32. 64-TFBGA 8item
  33. 64-VFBGA 14item
  34. 64-VFQFN Dual Rows, Exposed Pad 2item
  35. 8-SOIC (0.154", 3.90mm Width) 32item
  36. 8-TSSOP (0.173", 4.40mm Width) 19item
  37. 8-TSSOP, 8-MSOP (0.118", 3.00mm Width) 2item
  38. 8-UFDFN Exposed Pad 9item
  39. 8-XFQFN Exposed Pad 4item
  40. Die 76item
  41. MCC2 Chip Card Module 1 item
  42. MOA4, Smart Card Module 11item
  43. MOA8, Smart Card Module 11item
  44. Module 1 item
  45. SC-79, SOD-523 1 item
  46. TO-270-15 Variant, Flat Leads 10item

Supplier Device Package

  1. - 40item
  2. 0505 2item
  3. 0805 1 item
  4. 10-WLCSP (1.59x1.25) 1 item
  5. 10-WLCSP (1.65x1.48) 1 item
  6. 12-UFDFPN (3x3) 9item
  7. 14-PDIP 1 item
  8. 14-SO 2item
  9. 14-SOIC 2item
  10. 14-TSSOP 4item
  11. 16-HVQFN (3x3) 2item
  12. 16-QFN (4x4) 1 item
  13. 16-SOIC 2item
  14. 16-TSSOP 2item
  15. 16-VQFN (3x3) 2item
  16. 16-XQFN (1.8x2.6) 5item
  17. 24-HVQFN (4x4) 1 item
  18. 24-VQFN (4x4) 3item
  19. 25-WLCSP (2.51x2.51) 2item
  20. 28-HTSSOP 1 item
  21. 3-XSON (1x1.45) 7item
  22. 30-WLCSP (3.07x2.87) 1 item
  23. 32-HVQFN (5x5) 28item
  24. 32-QFN (5x5) 7item
  25. 32-SO 4item
  26. 32-UFQFPN (5x5) 1 item
  27. 32-VFQFPN (5x5) 8item
  28. 32-VQFN (5x5) 8item
  29. 36-QFN (6x6) 1 item
  30. 36-WLCSP (3.21x3.2) 1 item
  31. 38-TSSOP 1 item
  32. 40-HVQFN (6x6) 24item
  33. 48-QFN (7x7) 2item
  34. 48-VQFN (7x7) 1 item
  35. 49-VFBGA (4x4.3) 1 item
  36. 5-UFDFPN (1.7x1.4) 4item
  37. 6-XSON, SOT886 (1.45x1) 1 item
  38. 64-HVQFN (9x9) 2item
  39. 64-TFBGA (5.5x5.5) 8item
  40. 64-VFBGA (4.5x4.5) 6item
  41. 64-VFBGA (4x4) 8item
  42. 8-SO 9item
  43. 8-SOIC 23item
  44. 8-TSSOP 21item
  45. 8-UFDFPN (2x3) 9item
  46. 8-XQFN (1.6x1.6) 4item
  47. Die 25item
  48. Module 1 item
  49. P-DSOSP-14-6 1 item
  50. P-MCC2-2-1 1 item
  51. PLLMC 20item
  52. SOD-523 1 item
  53. TO-270WB-15 10item
  54. Wafer 51item

Base Product Number

  1. AS3953 1 item
  2. AT88RF1354 1 item
  3. ATA5279 1 item
  4. ATA5575 4item
  5. ATA5577 1 item
  6. CLRC66103 2item
  7. CLRC66301 1 item
  8. CLRC66302 2item
  9. CLRC66303 1 item
  10. CR95 1 item
  11. HT1MOA4 1 item
  12. HT2MOA4 1 item
  13. HTRC11001 1 item
  14. HTSICC5601 1 item
  15. HTSICH5601 1 item
  16. LXMS21 1 item
  17. M24LR04 4item
  18. M24LR16 3item
  19. M24LR64 3item
  20. M24SR02 4item
  21. M24SR04 3item
  22. M24SR16 2item
  23. M24SR64 5item
  24. MC9S08 1 item
  25. MCP2030 5item
  26. MF0ICU2101 1 item
  27. MF0MOU2101 1 item
  28. MF0UL2101 1 item
  29. MF1P2101 4item
  30. MF1P2131 4item
  31. MF1P4101 4item
  32. MF1P4131 4item
  33. MF1PH2101 1 item
  34. MF1PH4131 1 item
  35. MF1S5030 2item
  36. MF1S7001 2item
  37. MF1S7030 1 item
  38. MF1SEP1001 2item
  39. MF1SEP1031 3item
  40. MF1SPLUS6001 1 item
  41. MF1SPLUS6031 1 item
  42. MF1SPLUS8001 1 item
  43. MF1SPLUS8031 1 item
  44. MF2DL1000 2item
  45. MF2DL1001 3item
  46. MF2DLH1000 2item
  47. MF2DLH1001 4item
  48. MF3ICD2101 1 item
  49. MF3ICD4101 1 item
  50. MF3ICD8101 1 item
  51. MF3ICDHQ101 2item
  52. MF3ICDQ101 2item
  53. MF3MOD2101 1 item
  54. MF3MODH4101 1 item
  55. MF3MODHQ101 1 item
  56. MF3MODQ101 1 item
  57. MFRC50001 1 item
  58. MFRC52201 1 item
  59. MFRC52202 2item
  60. MFRC52302 2item
  61. MFRC53001 1 item
  62. MFRC53101 1 item
  63. MFRC63002 2item
  64. MFRC63003 2item
  65. MFRC63102 1 item
  66. N24RF04 2item
  67. N24RF16 2item
  68. N24RF64 2item
  69. NCF29 14item
  70. NCF295 3item
  71. NCF2951 5item
  72. NCF2952 4item
  73. NCF2953 2item
  74. NCF2957 1 item
  75. NCF2960 2item
  76. NCF2961 1 item
  77. NCF2984 1 item
  78. NCF3310 1 item
  79. NCF3320 1 item
  80. NCF3340 5item
  81. NCJ29 1 item
  82. NCJ3310 1 item
  83. NCJ3340 1 item
  84. NHS3100 2item
  85. NHS3152 1 item
  86. NT2H1001 2item
  87. NT2H1311 4item
  88. NT2H1511 2item
  89. NT2H1611 3item
  90. NT2L1011 2item
  91. NT2L1211 2item
  92. NT3H1101 2item
  93. NT3H1201 1 item
  94. NT3H2111 3item
  95. NT3H2211 3item
  96. NT4H2421 5item
  97. NTA53321 2item
  98. NTP52101 2item
  99. NTP53121 3item
  100. NTP53321 4item
  101. PCF7952 1 item
  102. PCF7991 1 item
  103. PJF7992 1 item
  104. PN5120 13item
  105. PN5180 11item
  106. PN5321 2item
  107. PN5331 1 item
  108. PN7120 1 item
  109. PN7150 6item
  110. PN7360 3item
  111. PN7362 3item
  112. PN7462 2item
  113. RF430CL330 2item
  114. RF430CL331 2item
  115. RF430FRL152 1 item
  116. RF430FRL153 1 item
  117. RF430FRL154 1 item
  118. RX95 1 item
  119. SL2ICS5301 1 item
  120. SL2S1502 1 item
  121. SL2S2002 1 item
  122. SL2S2102 1 item
  123. SL2S2602 1 item
  124. SL2S5002 1 item
  125. SL2S5402 1 item
  126. SL3S1002 1 item
  127. SL3S1004 1 item
  128. SL3S1013 1 item
  129. SL3S1014 1 item
  130. SL3S1202 1 item
  131. SL3S1203 1 item
  132. SL3S1204 3item
  133. SL3S1205 2item
  134. SL3S1214 2item
  135. SL3S1215 1 item
  136. SL3S5002 1 item
  137. SL3S5005 1 item
  138. SLRC40001 1 item
  139. SLRC61002 2item
  140. SLRC61003 2item
  141. ST25 61item
  142. ST25R3916 1 item
  143. TMS3705 2item
  144. TMS37157 1 item
  145. TPIC84000 1 item
  146. TRF7960 2item
  147. TRF7962 3item
  148. TRF7963 2item
  149. TRF7964 1 item
  150. TRF7970 2item

Type

  1. - 30item
  2. Passive Entry/Start 11item
  3. Passive Entry/Start, TPMS 6item
  4. Polymeric 1 item
  5. RFID Reader 81item
  6. RFID Reader/Transponder 50item
  7. RFID Transponder 205item

Interface

  1. - 136item
  2. GPIO, I²C 2item
  3. ISO 15693 1 item
  4. ISO 15693, ISO 18000-3 1 item
  5. I²C 91item
  6. I²C, SPI 17item
  7. I²C, SPI, UART 30item
  8. I²C, SPI, UART, USB 5item
  9. I²C, SPI, USB 2item
  10. I²C, UART 4item
  11. PWM 6item
  12. SPI 52item
  13. SPI, UART 12item
  14. UART 25item

Frequency

  1. - 34item
  2. 10 kHz 1 item
  3. 100kHz ~ 150kHz 8item
  4. 125kHz 19item
  5. 13.56MHz 300item
  6. 134.2kHz 4item
  7. 24.12MHz 1 item
  8. 27.12MHz 3item
  9. 315MHz, 434MHz 1 item
  10. 4MHz ~ 16MHz 1 item
  11. 840MHz ~ 960MHz 6item
  12. 860MHz ~ 960MHz 2item
  13. 865MHz ~ 928MHz 4item

Standards

  1. - 57item
  2. EPC 4item
  3. EPC, ISO 15693 1 item
  4. EPC, ISO 15693, ISO 18000, NFC 1 item
  5. EPC, ISO 15693, ISO 18000-6 1 item
  6. EPC, ISO 18000-6 2item
  7. FeliCa, ISO 14443, ISO 15693, ISO 18000, MIFARE, NFC 8item
  8. FeliCa, ISO 14443, ISO 15693, ISO 18000-3, ISO 18092, ISO 21481, MIFARE, NFC 7item
  9. FeliCa, ISO 14443, ISO 15693, ISO 18000-3, MIFARE, NFC 1 item
  10. FeliCa, ISO 14443, ISO 15693, ISO 18092, MIFARE, NFC 4item
  11. FeliCa, ISO 14443, ISO 15693, MIFARE, NFC 23item
  12. FeliCa, ISO 14443, MIFARE, NFC 19item
  13. ISO 11784, ISO 11785 3item
  14. ISO 11784, ISO 11785, ISO 14223, ISO 18000-2 1 item
  15. ISO 11784, ISO 11785, ISO 15693 1 item
  16. ISO 14443 48item
  17. ISO 14443, ISO 15693 4item
  18. ISO 14443, ISO 15693, 18000-3, MIFARE, NFC 4item
  19. ISO 14443, ISO 15693, FeliCa, Mifare, NFC 1 item
  20. ISO 14443, ISO 15693, ISO 18000-3 6item
  21. ISO 14443, ISO 15693, MIFARE 1 item
  22. ISO 14443, ISO 7816-4 1 item
  23. ISO 14443, MIFARE 44item
  24. ISO 14443, NFC 27item
  25. ISO 15693 11item
  26. ISO 15693, ISO 18000-3 12item
  27. ISO 15693, ISO 18000-3, NFC 19item
  28. ISO 15693, ISO 18000-6 1 item
  29. ISO 15693, NFC 40item
  30. ISO 18000-6, EPC 2item
  31. ISO 18000-63, EPC 3item
  32. Mifare, ISO 14443, ISO 7816-4 11item
  33. MO-309 1 item
  34. NFC, ISO 14443, ISO 7816-4 4item
  35. NFC, ISO 15693 11item

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MFRC63002HN,151

Datasheet
MFRC63002HN,151
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IC RFID READER 13.56MHZ 32HVQFN
1
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$1.71750
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$1.50642
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$1.38070
100+
$1.25378
490+
$1.19469
980+
$1.16859
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ROHS3 Compliant MIFARE® Tray Active 3V ~ 5.5V -25°C ~ 85°C Surface Mount 32-VFQFN Exposed Pad 32-HVQFN (5x5) MFRC63002 RFID Reader I²C, SPI, UART 13.56MHz ISO 14443, MIFARE
NT3H2111W0FHKH

Datasheet
NT3H2111W0FHKH
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IC RFID TRANSP 13.56MHZ 8XQFN
3277
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$1.18870
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$1.02632
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$0.93693
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$0.55631
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$0.51090
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$0.49188
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ROHS3 Compliant - Tape & Reel (TR) Active 3.3V -40°C ~ 105°C Surface Mount 8-XFQFN Exposed Pad 8-XQFN (1.6x1.6) NT3H2111 RFID Transponder I²C 13.56MHz ISO 14443
ST25DV04K-IER6T3

Datasheet
ST25DV04K-IER6T3
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IC RFID TRANSP 13.56MHZ 8TSSOP
2148
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$0.99090
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$0.82066
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$0.73564
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$0.60703
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$0.55788
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$0.53142
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ROHS3 Compliant ST25D Tape & Reel (TR) Active 1.8V ~ 5.5V -40°C ~ 85°C Surface Mount 8-TSSOP (0.173", 4.40mm Width) 8-TSSOP ST25 RFID Transponder I²C 13.56MHz ISO 15693
PN5321A3HN/C106,51

Datasheet
PN5321A3HN/C106,51
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NXP USA Inc.
IC RFID RDR/TRAN 13.56MZ 40HVQFN
1018
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$6.27600
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$5.60133
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$5.19025
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$4.84570
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ROHS3 Compliant MIFARE® Tape & Reel (TR) Active 2.7V ~ 5.5V -30°C ~ 85°C Surface Mount 40-VFQFN Exposed Pad 40-HVQFN (6x6) PN5321 RFID Reader/Transponder I²C, SPI, UART 13.56MHz FeliCa, ISO 14443, MIFARE, NFC
PN5321A3HN/C106,55

Datasheet
PN5321A3HN/C106,55
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IC RFID RDR/TRAN 13.56MZ 40HVQFN
1906
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$6.41180
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$5.74113
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$5.33334
100+
$4.46710
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ROHS3 Compliant MIFARE® Tray Active 2.7V ~ 5.5V -30°C ~ 85°C Surface Mount 40-VFQFN Exposed Pad 40-HVQFN (6x6) PN5321 RFID Reader/Transponder I²C, SPI, UART 13.56MHz FeliCa, ISO 14443, MIFARE, NFC
ST25R3916-AQWT

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ST25R3916-AQWT
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STMicroelectronics
IC RFID READER/TRANSP 32VFQFN
7
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$6.28390
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$2.43313
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$2.34704
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$2.30431
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ROHS3 Compliant ST25R Tape & Reel (TR) Active 2.4V ~ 5.5V -40°C ~ 125°C Surface Mount 32-VFQFN Exposed Pad 32-VFQFPN (5x5) ST25 RFID Reader/Transponder I²C, SPI - FeliCa, ISO 14443, ISO 15693, MIFARE, NFC
ST25DV04KC-IE6S3

Datasheet
ST25DV04KC-IE6S3
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DYNAMIC NFC/RFID TAG IC WITH 4-K
21190
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$0.39550
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$0.34246
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$0.30900
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$0.27483
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$0.25945
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$0.25292
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ROHS3 Compliant - Tape & Reel (TR) Active 1.8V ~ 5.5V -40°C ~ 85°C Surface Mount 8-SOIC (0.154", 3.90mm Width) 8-SO ST25 RFID Transponder I²C 13.56MHz ISO 15693, NFC
ST25DV16K-JFR6D3

Datasheet
ST25DV16K-JFR6D3
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IC RFID TRANSP 13.56MHZ 12UFDFPN
72
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$1.84420
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$1.60427
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$1.45452
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$1.24410
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$1.17531
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$1.14433
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ROHS3 Compliant ST25D Tape & Reel (TR) Active 1.8V ~ 5.5V -40°C ~ 105°C Surface Mount 12-UFDFN Exposed Pad 12-UFDFPN (3x3) ST25 RFID Transponder I²C 13.56MHz ISO 15693
CR95HF-VMD5T

Datasheet
CR95HF-VMD5T
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IC RFID RDR/TRN 13.56MZ 32VFQFPN
542
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$2.68120
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$2.37554
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$2.19376
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$1.91143
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$1.82617
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$1.78863
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ROHS3 Compliant - Tape & Reel (TR) Active 2.7V ~ 5.5V -25°C ~ 85°C Surface Mount 32-VFQFN Exposed Pad 32-VFQFPN (5x5) CR95 RFID Reader/Transponder SPI, UART 13.56MHz ISO 14443, ISO 15693, 18000-3, MIFARE, NFC
TRF7962ARHBR

Datasheet
TRF7962ARHBR
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IC RFID READER 13.56MHZ 32VQFN
17
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1+
$5.16830
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$4.53208
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$4.15221
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$3.53770
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$3.36198
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$3.28290
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ROHS3 Compliant - Tape & Reel (TR) Active 2.7V ~ 5.5V -25°C ~ 85°C Surface Mount 32-VFQFN Exposed Pad 32-VQFN (5x5) TRF7962 RFID Reader SPI 13.56MHz ISO 15693, ISO 18000-3

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