Table 2: Summary of the fabricated UHF RFID reader-chip characteristics and comparison with related works.

References Technology Protocol Frequency Tx power Rx sensitivity Power consumption Area [10] 0.18 μm SiGe BiCMOS Gen2 860–960 MHz +27 dBm −85 dBm 1.2 W 21 mm2 [18] 0.18 μm CMOS Gen2 860–960 MHz +10 dBm −85 dBm 540 mW 36 mm2 [23] 0.18 μm CMOS Gen2 900 MHz +4 dBm −70 dBm 160.2 mW 23.85 mm2 This work 0.18 μm CMOS Gen2 860–960 MHz +27 dBm −90 dBm 1.08 W 26 mm2