RFID Antennas

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Creative Materials offers a variety of products for the radio frequency identification device (RFID) market including standard and custom formulations for unique antenna designs, microchip attachment, and encapsulation.

Passive antennas are produced using flexographic or roll-to-roll screen printing process utilizing conductive inks. These materials are used to enable the radio waves from the reader to direct them to the microchip, where the energy is then collected and sent back to the reader for data transfer. The microchips are typically bonded with snap cure anisotropic or isotropic conductive epoxies providing flexibility, high reliability and durable bond strength.

RFID has emerged as an innovative technology expanding beyond its historical applications in aerospace field. RFID is now considered a established technology with numerous applications with implementation across a wide range of industries and markets. This knowledge is a testament that we are solving problems and delivering real time data for beneficial analysis worldwide. Tagging products with RFID allows users to automatically and distinctively identify and track those items. RFID costs continues to decrease, making it more and more viable in emerging industries.

Conductive Antenna Inks
Product Description Conductivity Temperature Stability Application Method
110-03 Solvent based electrically conductive ink 0.02Ω/sq/mil Moderate Flexographic/Gravure
125-28 Solvent based electrically conductive ink 0.02Ω/sq/mil Moderate Flexographic/Gravure
118-38 Water-borne conductive ink 0.025Ω/sq/mil Moderate Screen-print/thin for flexo
112-15A Extremely conductive ink 0.010Ω/sq/mil Moderate Screen-print
125-13HV Fine line electrically conductive ink with low contact resistance and minimal spreading during cure. 0.015Ω/sq/mil Moderate Screen-print
126-33 Extremely conductive ink 0.008Ω/sq/mil High Screen-print
Conductive Adhesives
Product Description Conductivity Temperature Stability Application Method
125-01A/B-187 Snap cure anisotropic electrically conductive epoxy adhesive 0.001Ω-cm High Syringe dispense
124-34A/B-187 Snap cure electrically conductive epoxy adhesive 0.002Ω-cm High Syringe dispense
128-32FP Anisotropic B-Stageable electrically conductive epoxy adhesive 0.0001Ω-cm High Screen-print
118-06(SP) Electrically conductive B-Stageable epoxy adhesive 0.0002Ω-cm High Screen-print
Encapsulating Materials
Product Description Conductivity Temperature Stability Application Method
116-20 Highly flexible clear UV curing dielectric coating, encapsulant and ink 7.1 x 10ˆ15Ω-cm High Screen-print
128-13LVA/B Room temperature curing silicone encapsulant & sealant 1 x 10ˆ15 High Syringe dispense