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.
| Brand | NXP |
| Chip Series | ICODE |
| NFC Forum | Type 5 |
| Availability | Medium |
| ScanStrength | High |
| Brand | |
| Chip Series | |
| NFC Forum | |
| Availability | |
| ScanStrength |
| 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 |
| ICODE SLIX | ICODE 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chip thickness | 120 μm | |
| 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 |