IEEE Begins Work on Testing Standard for Printed, Organic Diode Bridges

April 28, 2006

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The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) began work on a new standard, IEEE P1620.2, to foster the development of printed and organic diode bridges for radio frequency (RF) applications. The standard will define uniform test and reporting methods for such bridges, which are the first elements in wireless systems to receive RF signals, to aid in the commercialization of low-cost RF devices such as radio frequency identification tags (RFID).

IEEE P1620.2 - Standard Methods for the Characterization of Printed and Organic Diode Bridges Structures for RF Devices, will address the evaluation of performance and quality parameters such as operating voltages and read range and sensitivity in a frequency band. It also will identify the pitfalls that can arise when evaluating wireless devices and how to avoid them. The tools and procedures given in the standard will be independent of the processing routes used to fabricate devices.

The standard is targeted for completion in the second half of 2007. According to IEEE, the P1620.2 working group is open to anyone interested in helping to develop the standard, especially those having expertise in printing, printed and organic electronics, circuit design, wireless communications and RF test and measurement instrumentation.

"There is a strong need for standard ways to evaluate printed and organic diode bridges and to report the data developed so researchers and manufacturers can communicate as these components progress from the laboratory to the market," says Paul Brazis, chair of the Printed and Organic RF Electronics Working Group. "IEEE P1620.2 will be crucial for the many start-up and established companies worldwide who hope to bring printed and organic RF devices to market within the next five years.

"The RF devices covered by the standard will most likely operate in the kHz to MHz range, with considerable interest focused at 125 kHz and 13.56 MHz. These will typically be used for short-range communications involving low power levels and low bitrates in such applications as retailing, entertainment, toys, games, advertising, packaging, facility security, defense and warehousing."

Source: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE).