China launches first stamp with NFC chip

NFC chips are now used in many devices. In addition to mobile phones, which are most used in daily life, many other devices also have applications. Recently, China Post also issued the "40th National Best Stamp Selection Commemorative" stamp album, which contains a very special stamp, which is different from the traditional stamps in the past. Inside this seemingly ordinary stamp, With the addition of an NFC chip, any mobile phone with NFC function can read the content of this stamp through the app pre-installed on the mobile phone.

This chip commemorative stamp embeds an NFC chip into the traditional printing process. Stamp collectors can use an NFC-enabled smartphone to read the chip content through the China Mail app. The appearance of the stamps is no different from traditional stamps, but the production process requires higher requirements. This is because the stamp printing team introduced multi-layer paper composite technology and laser drilling technology after a long period of research and special technological breakthroughs, while maintaining the integrity of the stamps. In addition to the characteristics of paper, it also plays a certain protective role in the chip during the printing process. By adding an ultra-thin NFC chip between the thin printing paper layers of the stamp, each chip has a unique ID code. These unique ID numbers correspond to the stamp serial code and fluorescent code one-to-one. , so as to ensure that each commemorative stamp is unique.

plain traditional stamp

Stamp with NFC chip

Ultra-thin NFC chip

Near Field Communication (NFC) is a communication technology that allows two electronic devices (usually portable devices, such as smartphones) to establish communication over a short distance (usually 7 centimeters or less). NFC is a high-frequency (13.56 Mhz) wireless communication technology based on contactless radio frequency identification (RFID) technology and developed together with wireless interconnection technology to provide safe and fast communication methods for various electronic products in daily life. In fact, many products and applications using NFC technology have appeared in real life, such as: mobile payment (Samsung Pay, Apple Pay, Xiaomi Pay, Huawei Pay, etc.), various proximity access cards, alcohol and anti-counterfeiting traceability applications for luxury goods, etc.

Apple Pay with NFC technology

An NFC-enabled mobile phone is using an electronic transportation card

As a practical and convenient new technology, NFC is being closely integrated with all walks of life, and there will be more innovative applications and interesting gameplay in the future. NFC chips and NFC application solutions closely related to NFC technology are also experiencing vigorous development. The company is committed to the research and development of NFC technology and has many years of experience in the production and use of NFC chips, NFC electronic tags, and NFC reading and writing equipment. . In the future, the company will definitely bring more NFC technology software and hardware products to all walks of life.