DYNAMIC TUNING OF AN RFID RECEIVER TO ACHIEVE SUBSTANTIALLY MAXIMUM RECEIVED SIGNAL STRENGTH

A method includes receiving, by a radio frequency identification (RFID) receiver, an electromagnetic propagated radio frequency (RF) signal. The method further includes capturing, by a current field strength detector circuit, a first current response of the tuning circuit to received signal strength of the RF signal; varying, by a tuning circuit, the variable capacitor in a first tuning direction; capturing, by the current field strength detector circuit, a second current response of the tuning circuit to the received signal strength of the RF signal; and comparing, by the current field strength detector circuit, the captured first response to the captured second response. When the captured second response is weaker than the captured first response, the method further includes varying, by the tuning circuit, the variable capacitor in a second tuning direction, and adjusting the variable capacitor in the second tuning direction until a substantially maximum received signal strength is reached.