ISO 15693

ISO/IEC 15693 - Identification cards - Contactless integrated circuit cards - Vicinity cards

Organization: ISO/IEC
LF RFID125–134 kHzHF / NFC13.56 MHzUHF RFID860–960 MHzμW RFID2.45 GHz100 kHz1 MHz10 MHz100 MHz1 GHz10 GHzAM Radio530 kHz – 1.7 MHzFM Radio87.5 – 108 MHzBT / WiFi2.4 GHzWiFi 5/65 – 6 GHz

Overview

Defines vicinity contactless cards at 13.56 MHz with a longer read range (up to ~1.5 m) compared to ISO 14443. Commonly used in library books, industrial asset tracking, and laundry tags. Lower data rate than ISO 14443 but works at greater distances.

Why it matters for RFID

Used in library RFID systems worldwide, and for HF RFID applications that need more range than proximity cards.

Official document

https://www.iso.org/standard/73602.html