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ICODE SLIX vs. ICODE 3

ICODE SLIX vs. ICODE 3

These two chips, the ICODE SLIX and the ICODE 3 are from different NFC chip families. The ICODE SLIX, manufactured by NXP belonging to the ICODE family, and the ICODE 3, manufactured by .

The ICODE SLIX is part of NXP's ICODE family of chips. The ICODE series is older than NXP's NTAG series and has a number of significant differences - particularly a longer 8 byte UID and a longer memory retention specification of 50 years.

ICODE SLIX

ICODE 3

Key Features

User Memory

112 Bytes

Max URL

90 Chars*

User Memory

0 Bytes

Max URL

0 Chars*

*Characters

Key Specifications

Brand	NXP
Chip Series	ICODE
NFC Forum	Type 5
Availability	Medium
ScanStrength	High

Brand
Chip Series
NFC Forum
Availability
ScanStrength

Phone compatibility

Apple

Android

Apple

Android

Typical Use Cases

Library
Asset Identification

User Features

	ICODE SLIX	ICODE 3
Total memory (bytes)	128	0
User memory (bytes)	112	0
Max URL (chars)	90	0
UID (bytes)	8	0
ECC signature	-
32-bit password
UID ASCII mirror	-
Scan Counter	-
Counter ASCII mirror	-
Lockable

Technical Specifications

	ICODE SLIX	ICODE 3
Chip thickness	120 Î¼m
NFC Forum	Type 5
Operating Freq.	13.56Mhz
Data Trans. Rate	53 kbit/s
Input Capacitance	23.5pf / 97pf
Fast read
Data retention (years)	50	0
Write endurance (cycles)	100000	0
Anticollision	-
Standard	ISO/IEC 15693
Release date	2010