(
Near
Field
Communication tag) An RFID-based electronic device that is made up of a chip and antenna. It can be embedded into other objects such as a business card, poster, prescription bottle or key fob, or it can be a stand-alone sticker that is pasted onto a surface (see
NFC sticker).
Types 1, 2 and 4 are based on the ISO/IEC 14443 standard for contactless ID cards. Type 3 tags conform to the X 6319-4c of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS). See
NFC tags vs. QR codes and
NFC.
Min/Max Speed Based on
Type Storage (Kbps) Standard
1 96/2KB 106 ISO/IEC 14443A
2 48/2KB 106 ISO/IEC 14443A
3 to 1MB 212 JIS X 6319-4c
4 to 32KB 106 ISO/IEC 14443A&B
Types 1 and 2 are rewritable.
Types 3 and 4 come in read-only or
rewritable versions.