Diodes are used to convert the incoming AC radio-freqency energy into a DC current that the chip can use. Schottky diodes have a lower voltage drops than most diodes, and thus are more efficient. More efficiency = less wasted power = less energy needed to run the RFID = longer range. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diode
But, what I find interesting is that the press release goes into process technology and diode types, but nothing about security! Are these spoofable? Cloneable? Reliable?
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morcheeba @ Aug 5th 2006 2:03PM
Diodes are used to convert the incoming AC radio-freqency energy into a DC current that the chip can use. Schottky diodes have a lower voltage drops than most diodes, and thus are more efficient. More efficiency = less wasted power = less energy needed to run the RFID = longer range. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diode
But, what I find interesting is that the press release goes into process technology and diode types, but nothing about security! Are these spoofable? Cloneable? Reliable?