| RFID chip uses UHF bands for longer distances
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2007-05-01 |
| Starport Systems Inc.'s SF7001 single-chip CMOS reader IC will use UHF bands in a design that can operate from NFC distances to several meters. |
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| ISO acknowledges South Korea's mobile RFID technology
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2007-04-30 |
| South Korea's proprietary mobile RFID technology known as Object Identifier (OID) has been taken up as an international standard by the International Organization for Standardization |
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| EPCIS ratification to 'have more impact' than Gen2 standard
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2007-04-19 |
| The recent ratification of EPCIS could give a big boost to the RFID industry, by finally giving businesses a standard way to capture and share information collected by RFID chips |
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| NXP-Tagsys RFID solution tracks counterfeit drugs
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2007-04-04 |
| NXP Semiconductors announced that Tagsys' hardware and labels, based on NXP's ICODE UID-OTP smart label ICs, are implemented to run pharmaceutical tracking programs that provide end-to-end security for high-value prescription drugs. |
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| Next-gen chips bridge design, process
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2007-04-02 |
| Morris Chang of TSMC cites two strategies foundries need to develop to remain profitable in the CE era. |
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| Chirp spread spectrum gains momentum
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2007-03-29 |
| The ISO/IEC JTC 1 / SC 31 new work item proposal 24730-3 passed with support from 20 countries' national bodies though only five are required. |
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| South Korea to implement e-passport system in '08
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2007-03-27 |
| The government of South Korea will introduce a new electronic passport (e-passport) system with enhanced electronic security features on July 2008, according to a report from the Korea Herald. |
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| European Commission proposes RFID strategy
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2007-03-20 |
| Exactly a year after launching an extensive Europe-wide public consultation on RFID tags, the European Commission unveiled proposals for an RFID strategy to address the privacy concerns of citizens |
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| Memory core saves space, power
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2007-03-16 |
| Virage Logic Corp. introduced in January a version of Novea, its non-volatile memory core, which can enable a new class of chips for consumer, RFID and other embedded applications requiring security and digital rights management capabilities |
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| Malaysia develops 'smallest' RFID chip
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2007-03-13 |
| After two years of R&D, the Malaysia Microchip Project gains success with the release of the world's 'smallest' RFID microchip |
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| WJ appoints new Japan RF distributor
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2007-03-05 |
| WJ Communications Inc. announced a strategic partnership with Altima for distribution of WJ's entire product portfolio in Japan. |
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| RFID reader supports two modulations
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2007-03-01 |
| An RFID reader from Texas Instruments Inc. supports both amplitude- and phase-modulation receive modes |
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| Intel, Motion Computing introduce medical tablet PC
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2007-02-27 |
| Intel and Motion Computing partnered to deliver C5, the portable PC which uses Intel's first healthcare platform, the mobile clinical assistant. |
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| SK Telecom, WJ ink RFID agreement
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2007-02-20 |
| WJ Communications Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement with South Korea's SK Telecom to develop RFID solutions designed for cellular mobile handsets |
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| Ensure strong security in mobile transactions
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2007-02-01 |
| Mobile handsets are being looked to increasingly act as transactional mechanisms. But before we reach that point of complete convergence, there is the issue of security that needs to be addressed first. |
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