Higgs
TM
9
High Capacity GS1 Class 1 Gen 2 RFID Tag IC
Featuring industry leading data integrity & reliability , Higgs 9
TM
delivers cutting edge read / write sensitivty and flexible memory capacity designed to fit with today’s demanding applications and the evolving IoT information base.
Featuring
™
• Aviation
• Automotive
Applications
• Dynamic memory structure
• High sensitivity
™
Feature
Sentinel™ Memory
Read sensitivity
Write sensitivity
Best in class memory reliability
Description
Detects and fixes single bit errors and flags dual bit errors.
Up to -20 dBm*
Up to -18 dBm*
200,000 write cycles
Benefit
Safeguarded data and immunity to typical sources of single bit errors (chip damage, low power etc.)
Allows smaller tags to be designed or larger read & write distances to be realized.
Robust memory retention (twice that of competition
96 bit expandable EPC
688 bit user memory
48b UTID with lower 38b unique serial for SGTIN generation
Larger “pads” for improved antenna connectivity
*on a 2.15 dBi gain dipole antenna
User memory for storage of additional application data.
48b UTID. Lower 38b are duplicated in the
EPC for SGTIN generation.
For applications requiring data beyond EPC (asset data, service history, usage info etc.)
For retail and general serialzation
More contact area for antenna connectivity Increased and more consistent yield inlay to inlay
Features:
› Compliant to GS1 Class 1 Gen 2 and
ISO/IEC 18000-6C
› Worldwide operation in the RFID UHF bands (840-960 MHz)
› 1024-Bits of NVM/RAM Memory
• Up to 496-EPC Bits (nominally 96 bits)
• Up to 688 User Bits
• 48 Bit Unique TID
• 32 Bit Access and 32 bit Kill Passwords
› Pre-Programmed with a unique, unalterable 48-bit serial number
› User Memory can be Block Perma-
Locked as well as read password protected in 256 bit Blocks
› Low power operation for both read and program
› QuickWrite™ / BlastWrite™- High-speed chip & mass programming
› Dynamic Authentication™ anti-cloning / anti-counterfeit technology
› Exceptional operating range, up to 13m with appropriate antenna.
Product Overview:
Featuring pioneering Sentinel Memory TM bit error correction, world class sensitivity, expandable EPC memory and expansive User Memory, Higgs 9 offers cutting edge performance and data storage capability suitable for today’s ever evolving and demanding application base.
Ideal for the high memory requirements of Aviation part tagging / tracking and any application requiring data storage at tag and asset level. In addtion, applications requring asset data and/or longer serialization in the EPC memory area may utilize
Higgs 9’s configurable EPC memory. Up to 496 bits (124 Hexadecimal characters) may be written to the EPC memory area. This allows increased flexibility to store data such as extended serial numbers, product SKU #, service hours, dates, history etc.
Like all Alien ICs, Higgs 9 is fully backward compatible with the entire Alien IC and
Reader porfolio feature-set. Alien’s mass-encoding capabilities ( Quick Write ™ and Blast-
Write ™) and Aliens anti- cloning technology (Dynamic Authentication™) are supported.
Higgs 9 With Sentinel Memory
High Capacity EPCglobal Class 1 Gen 2 RFID Tag IC
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P cycl
Operating Conditions & Electrical Characteristics
Symbol Parameter
Operating Conditions
T
A f in
Operating Temperature
Operating Frequency
Electrical Characteristics
S
R
Sensitivity during Read
Conditions / Capability
S w
Sensitivity during Write
Bare die measurement, matched to 50 Ohm source impedance, Calibrated
Voyantic TM measurement system
Min Typ
-50
840
+25 +85 °C
960 MHz
-17.7
-15.8
Max Units dBm dBm
Interference Signal Suppression
Equivalent input parallel resistance
Equivalent input parallel
Capacitance
Data Retention
Programming Cycles at 25°C
-4
2,500
0.85
50
200,000 dB
Ohms pF
Years
Cycles
Physical Die Characteristics
Dimension x y z
Description
Horizontal die length
Vertical die height
Die thickness
Size
566
453
150 +/- 10
Units
μm
μm
μm
Memory Map
Bank
User
TID
Address Description
000h – 2AFh User
60h & above Device Configuration
30h – 5Fh Unique Tag ID Unalterable
EPC
00h – 2Fh
20h – 7Fh
10h – 1Fh
00h – 0Fh
Reserved 20h – 3Fh
00h – 1Fh
XTID * /TID EPC/TMD/TMDID/TMN
EPC #
EPC-PC
EPC-CRC
RES-Access Pwd, EPC optional
RES-Kill Pwd
Memory
NVM
ROM-NVM-SRAM
NVM
ROM
NVM
NVM
RAM
NVM
NVM
Bits
688
-
48
48 *
96
16
16
32
32
* Higgs 9 follows the XTID TID format which manifests in an additional word between the manufacturer code and the UTID words versus
Higgs-3 and Higgs-4. To read the same UTID word in Higgs 9 as in Higgs-4, shift the read loacation by one word. All other memory banks are identical to Higgs-4 (e.g. Reserved, EPC and User memory are the same as Higgs-4).
Ordering Information
Part
Higgs 9 ™ IC
Model Number Description
ALC-390-IC Bumped, Tested, Ground & Sawn IC’s. Provided on 8 Inch Wafer, UV Tape
Mounted (SEMI/JIS Standard Metal Film Frame)
ALC-390-SOT SMD Package: SOT-323
Higgs 9 With Sentinel Memory
High Capacity EPCglobal Class 1 Gen 2 RFID Tag IC
Wafer and Die Size and Orientation
Wafer Top
NC
Die Top
GND
RF NC
566 μm
Wafer Bottom
Higgs 9 With Sentinel Memory
High Capacity EPCglobal Class 1 Gen 2 RFID Tag IC
Pad Placement and Dimensions
All dimensions are in thousandths of a millimeter and +/- 10%
February 21, 2020
Copyright© 2020 Alien Technology LLC. All rights reserved.
Alien, Alien Technology, the Alien Technology logo, Spider, Higgs, Dynamic Authentication, QuickWrite, BlockWrite, Squiggle, and the Squiggle logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Alien Technology Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.
HANDLING PRECAUTIONS Observe standard handling practices to minimize ESD.
DISCLAIMER Application recommendations are guidelines only - actual results may vary and should be confirmed. This is a general purpose product not designed or intended for any specific application.
This product is covered by one or more of the following U.S. patents: 7967204, 7931063, 7868766, 7737825, 7716208, 7716160, 7688206, 7671720, 7659822, 7619531, 7615479, 7598867, 7580378, 7576656, 7562083, 7561221, 7559486, 7559131, 7554451, 7551141,
7542301, 7542008, 7522055, 7500610, 7489248, 7453705, 7452748, 7425467, 7417306, 7411503, 7385284, 7377445, 7364084, 7353598, 7342490, 7324061, 7321159, 7301458, 7295114, 7288432, 7265675, 7262686, 7193504, 7173528, 7172910, 7172789, 7141176,
7113250, 7101502, 7080444, 7070851, 7068224, 7046328, 6998644, 6988667, 6985361, 6980184, 6970219, 6952157, 6942155, 6933848. Other patents pending.
This product is licensed under patents of Round Rock Research, LLC, for use solely with UHF RFID Readers (such as Alien reader products) that are licensed under an agreement with Round Rock Research, LLC.
Alien Technology
845 Embedded Way.
San Jose, CA 95138 www.alientechnology.com
