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Method and system for deactivation of combination EAS/RFID tags

  • US 8,174,388 B2
  • Filed: 05/21/2009
  • Issued: 05/08/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A combination electronic article surveillance/radio frequency identification (“

  • EAS/RFID”

    ) device comprising;

    a semiconductor device having an EAS circuit and an RFID circuit;

    an antenna circuit in electrical communication with the semiconductor device; and

    a capacitor, the capacitor including an insulation layer, wherein application of a predetermined voltage to the capacitor results in electrical breakdown of the insulation layer resulting in permanent deactivation of the EAS/RFID device.

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