Table 1 Comparison with other metal tags (All are normalized with a reader power of 4 W EIRP).

From: Polarization-insensitive planar patch antenna with large embedded serial capacitance for on-metal tag design

Ref

Tag dimension (mm)

Application

Flexibility (substrate)

Polarization insensitivity

Read distance (m)

This work

40 × 40 × 3.38 (0.122λ × 0.122λ × 0.010λ)

On-metal

Yes (Foam)

Yes

15

5

20 × 18 × 1.7 (0.061λ × 0.055λ × 0.005λ)

On-metal

Yes (Foam)

No

6.62

8

18 × 4 × 2 (0.052λ × 0.011λ × 0.005λ)

On-metal

No (Ceramic Laminate)

No

3.32

9

64 × 64 × 2 (0.196λ × 0.196λ × 0.006λ)

On-metal

No (FR4)

Yes

10.2

15

30 × 30 × 1.6 (0.092λ × 0.092λ × 0.005λ)

On-metal

Yes (Foam)

Yes

3.5

30

50 × 50 × 2 (0.153λ × 0.153λ × 0.006λ)

On-metal

No (FR4)

Yes

8.5

31

40 × 40 × 1.6 (0.121λ × 0.121λ × 0.004λ)

On-metal

Yes (Foam)

Yes

7.7

32

26 × 14 × 2.4 (0.081λ × 0.043λ × 0.007λ)

On-metal

No (FR4)

No

5.5

33

30 × 30 × 3 (0.092λ × 0.092λ × 0.009λ)

On-metal

No (FR4)

No

6.4

34

117 × 80 × 3.18 (0.354λ × 0.242λ × 0.009λ)

In-metal

No (Rogers RT5880)

No

23

35

23 × 23 × 1 (0.071λ × 0.071λ × 0.003λ)

In-metal

No (Alumina)

No

0.6

36

23 × 7.5 × 3.2 (0.070λ × 0.023λ × 0.010λ)

On-metal

Yes (Foam)

No

5