NFC Tags under a microscope
November 30, 2014 / by Marco / Categories : Hardware, Technology
NFC tags are now becoming more popular. NFC stands for Near field communication and it is a new technology which allows small data transfers between two NFC enabled devices.
[infobox type=”info” clickable=”no” boldtext=”Definition”]NFC Stands for Near Field Communications [/infobox]
NFC tags can be stickers or wristbands but are now becoming a standard technology in mobile phones. Android phones like the Samsung Galaxy S3/S4/S5 have NFC and now the new Apple iPhone 6 also comes with NFC. They serve many purposes like making payments, data transfers (files, images) and are can even be used to trigger events.
I purchased some NFC tags from ebay so I could use for testing and decided to put them under a microscope and zoom in at 10x and 230x.
Here’s a photo of the tags:
[frame type=”raised” align=”left” title=”NFC Tag” alt=”NFC Tag”]
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Here’s a few photos under the microscope. It looks a bit weird but you can see some of the silver lines. The black rectangular area I’m assuming is where the data is stored.
[infobox type=”message” clickable=”no” boldtext=”Question”]Have you used NFC? Let me know in the comments.[/infobox]
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