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NXP NTAG213

NXP NTAG213

The NTAG213 chip was launched in 2013 as a replacement for the first of the NTAG series chips, the NTAG203. I added a number of additional features including a 32-bit password and ASCII UID mirror. There were also a number of technical changes including a thinner 75µm chip format and an increase in expected data retention to 10 years. Importantly, NXP also added an originality signature feature which helped detect counterfeit NTAG series chips.

The NTAG213 can be used as a direct replacement for the previous NTAG203 and in the majority of cases it can also be used instead of the MIFARE Ultralight. The NTAG213 is part of the NTAG series of chips which also includes the NTAG210, NTAG210µ, NTAG212, NTAG215 and NTAG216.

It's a very popular NFC Forum Type 2 chip and certainly the most common to find in NFC tags and products. It has enough memory to store long tracking web links/URLs and enough features for everyday use cases. Reliability and scan distances are superb.

Key Features

User Memory

144 Bytes

Max URL

136 Chars*

Total Memory

180 Bytes

Availability

High

*Characters

Key Specifications

Brand	NXP
Chip Series	NTAG
NFC Forum	Type 2
Availability	High
ScanStrength	High

Phone compatibility

Apple

Android

Typical Use Cases

Marketing & Advertising
Vouchers
Bluetooth Pairing
GS1 EPC/RFID
Object Identification
Product Information
Round Management
PLCR

User Features

Total memory (bytes)	180
User memory (bytes)	144
Max URL (chars)	136
UID (bytes)	7
ECC signature
32-bit password
UID ASCII mirror
Scan Counter
Counter ASCII mirror
Lockable

Technical Specifications

Chip thickness	75 µm / 120 µm
NFC Forum	Type 2
Operating Freq.	13.56Mhz
Data Trans. Rate	106 kbit/s
Input Capacitance	50pf
Fast read
Data retention (years)	10
Write endurance (cycles)	100000
Anticollision
Standard	ISO/IEC 14443 A
Release date	2013