RFID Tag and Driving Method Thereof

• US 20100084467A1
• Filed: 10/02/2009
• Published: 04/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Nishido, Yusuke
• Granted Patent: US 8,181,875 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/451
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0701 at least one of the integrated circuit chips comprising an arrangement for power management
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0715 the arrangement including means to regulate power transfer to the integrated circuit
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0723 the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs

Abstract

The wireless tag includes a circuit which receives an AC signal from the outside and detects an envelope, a detection circuit which detects the level of electric power supplied from the outside and outputs a potential corresponding to the detected electric power, a protection circuit which changes an impedance of a circuit receiving the electric power in accordance with the electric power output from the detection circuit, a selection circuit portion which selects whether the electric power output from the detection circuit is input to the protection circuit.

Claims

1. An RFID tag comprising:

an antenna circuit for receiving an AC signal;

a first circuit for generating DC voltage for driving a logic circuit from the AC signal;

a second circuit for detecting an envelope from the AC signal;

a third circuit for detecting a potential difference between the DC voltage and reference voltage, wherein the third circuit is configured to output a potential corresponding to the potential difference;

a fourth circuit configured to change an impedance of the antenna circuit in accordance with the potential; and

a fifth circuit controlled by the envelope for selecting whether or not the potential output from the third circuit is input to the fourth circuit.

2. The RFID tag according to claim 1,

wherein the fourth circuit has a capacitor for changing the impedance of the antenna circuit.

3. The RFID tag according to claim 1,

wherein the fourth circuit has a resistor for changing the impedance of the antenna circuit.

4. An RFID tag comprising:

an antenna circuit for receiving an AC signal;

a first circuit for generating DC voltage for driving a logic circuit from the AC signal;

a second circuit for detecting an envelope from the AC signal;

a third circuit for shaping the envelope and outputting a pulse signal;

a fourth circuit for detecting a potential difference between the DC voltage and reference voltage, wherein the fourth circuit is configured to output a potential corresponding to the potential difference;

a fifth circuit configured to change an impedance of the antenna circuit in accordance with the potential; and

a sixth circuit controlled by the pulse signal for selecting whether or not the potential output from the fourth circuit is input to the fifth circuit.

5. The RFID tag according to claim 4,

wherein the fifth circuit has a capacitor for changing the impedance of the antenna circuit.

6. The RFID tag according to claim 4,

wherein the fifth circuit has a resistor for changing the impedance of the antenna circuit.

7. A driving method of an RFID tag comprising:

receiving an AC signal by an antenna circuit;

generating DC voltage from the AC signal for driving a logic circuit;

detecting an envelope from the AC signal;

detecting a potential difference between the DC voltage and reference voltage;

outputting a potential corresponding to the potential difference; and

changing an impedance of the antenna circuit by the potential difference controlled by the envelope.

8. A driving method of an RFID tag comprising:

receiving an AC signal by an antenna circuit;

generating DC voltage from the AC signal for driving a logic circuit;

detecting an envelope from the AC signal;

shaping the envelope and generating a pulse signal;

detecting a potential difference between the DC voltage and reference voltage;

outputting a potential corresponding to the potential difference; and

changing an impedance of the antenna circuit by the potential difference controlled by the pulse signal.