Beontag – eWave U9 RAIN RFID Tag | Microwave-Safe RFID Inlay for Food, Asset, and Supply Chain Tracking
The Beontag eWave U9 is a RAIN RFID tag operating at 860–960 MHz on the NXP UCODE 9 IC, engineered specifically to withstand microwave oven exposure — tested to 50 cycles at 1800W for 3.5 minutes per cycle. Protected under U.S. Patent No. 12,236,304, it serves logistics and supply chain management, asset management, and microwave-compliant food service applications. At 38 x 10 mm antenna dimensions on a PET substrate, it ships as a dry inlay, clear PET wet inlay, or thermal transfer paper label, all 100% tested, with up to 80,000 pcs per box for dry and wet inlay formats.
Specification
RF Characteristics
- Frequency Band: 860 MHz to 960 MHz
- IC: NXP UCODE 9
- International Standards: EPCglobal Gen2v2, ISO/IEC 18000-63
- Memory Configuration: 96 bits EPC memory, 0 bits User memory
- TID Memory: 96-bit / 48-bit unique serial number
Physical Characteristics
- Antenna Dimension: 38 x 10 mm
- Inlay Substrate: PET
- Pitch: 20.32 mm / 0.8 in.
- Core Inner Diameter: 76 mm / 3 in.
- Operating Temperature: -40°C to +85°C / -40°F to +185°F
Microwave Resistance
- Tested: 50 cycles at 1800W, 3.5 minutes per cycle
- Patent: U.S. Patent No. 12,236,304
Dry Inlay (Product Code 3005589)
- Web Width: 53 mm / 2.09 in.
- Face Material: N/A
- Die-Cut Dimension: N/A
- Quality Check: 100% tested
- Reel / Package Quantity: 20,000 pcs per reel; 4 reels (80,000 pcs) per box
Wet Inlay (Product Code 3005592)
- Web Width: 45 mm / 1.77 in.
- Face Material: Clear PET
- Die-Cut Dimension: 40 x 12 mm / 1.57 x 0.47 in.
- Quality Check: 100% tested
- Reel / Package Quantity: 20,000 pcs per reel; 4 reels (80,000 pcs) per box
Label (Product Code 3005446)
- Web Width: 45 mm / 1.77 in.
- Face Material: TT Paper (thermal transfer)
- Die-Cut Dimension: 40 x 12 mm / 1.57 x 0.47 in.
- Quality Check: 100% tested
- Reel / Package Quantity: 5,000 pcs per reel; 3 reels (15,000 pcs) per box
Markets and Applications
- Microwave Compliant Applications
- Asset Management
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Benefits
Validated to 50 microwave cycles at 1800W for 3.5 minutes each, the eWave U9 keeps its RFID function and encoded data intact through repeated heating cycles. Food service operators and healthcare facilities can track items without removing tags before microwaving.
Dry and wet inlay formats ship at 20,000 pcs per reel with 4 reels per box, delivering 80,000 tested tags per carton. That reel density reduces handling interruptions and changeover time on high-speed labelling and converting lines.
With a frequency range of 860–960 MHz covering both ETSI (865–868 MHz) and FCC (902–928 MHz) bands, the eWave U9 operates across North American and European markets from a single SKU, simplifying procurement and inventory for global supply chains.
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- Device type: RAIN RFID / EPCglobal Gen2v2, NFC Forum Type 5
- Air interface protocol: ISO/IEC 18000-63, ISO/IEC 15693
- Operational frequency: RAIN RFID (865-928 MHz), NFC (13.56 MHz)
- IC type: EM Microelectronic EM4425
- Memory configuration: EM4425 V10 (HF: 64 bit UID, UHF: 288 bit EPC, 256 bit User, 96 bit TID, Shared user memory for HF and UHF: 1472 bits), EM4425 V12 (HF: 64 bit UID, UHF: 96 bit TID, 2048 bit configurable memory can be divided to 96 – 480 bit UHF EPC and shared user memory for HF and UHF, Web authentication uses AES-128 to create a onetime password (OTP) crypto signature)
- Read range: RAIN RFID (On cardboard up to 11m / 36 ft, On plastic up to 10m / 33 ft), HF/NFC (Mobile phone up to 3cm, Fixed reader up to 60cm)
- Applicable surface materials: Non-metallic surfaces
- Tag materials: Printable white PET, resin ribbon recommended
- Background adhesive: High performance acrylic adhesive optimized for low surface energy plastics
- Weight: <1g
- Delivery format: 1000 pcs / reel
- Pitch on reel: 38.1 mm / 5 in
- Reel core inner diameter: 76 mm / 3 in
- Tag dimensions: 36 x 70 x 0.2 mm / 41 x 2.75 x 0.01 in
- Operating temperature: -35degree C to +85degree C / -31F to +185F
- Ambient temperature: -35degree C to +90degree C / -31F to +194F
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