| 2008-09-23 |
Group pushes RFID standardization to secure supply chain |
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The U.S. pharmaceutical industry has been piloting trials of RFID tag technology as a way to secure the prescription drug supply chain via an electronic pedigree |
| 2008-09-12 |
Atmel adds GUI to 125kHz RFID evaluation kit |
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Atmel Corp. has added a significant enhancement to the ATA2270-EK1 125-kHz RFID demo kit |
| 2008-09-09 |
India petroleum firms tap IBM's RFID tracking solution |
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IBM will implement RFID-based solution for Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd (HPCL), a Fortune 500 company and a downstream petroleum organization in India |
| 2008-08-11 |
SkyeTek extends support for UHF ICs from EM |
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According to embedded RFID reader technology provider SkyeTek Inc., its M9 SkyeModule will support a full command set of EM4122 and EM4444 UHF ICs from EM Microelectronic |
| 2008-07-14 |
Impinj buys Intel's RFID reader chip biz |
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UHF Gen 2 RFID solutions provider Impinj Inc. has acquired Intel Corp.'s RFID operation |
| 2008-06-27 |
Study: RFID devices interfere with medical apps |
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The use of RFID in hospitals can interfere with critical care medical equipment according to a study conducted by University of Amsterdam researchers published in the Journal of the American Medical Association |
| 2008-06-24 |
Solving the most difficult RFID testing challenges |
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Recent advances in submicron CMOS promise to make RFID technology more ubiquitous. This can be seen in the increasing amount of embedded RFID, the founding of the Ubiquitous ID Center and T-Engine Forum, as well as the support of the GSM Association to embed Near Field Communication (NFC) capabilities into cellular phones |
| 2008-06-20 |
NXP-Bibliotheca RFID solution powers German library |
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NXP Semiconductors has announced that the Max Planck Institute for European History of Law Library has chosen the Longlife RFID labels from Bibliotheca RFID Library Systems, based on the recently launched NXP ICODE SLI-SY chip |
| 2008-05-23 |
ABI: RFID to become $9.7B market in 2013 |
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New forecasts released by ABI Research indicate that the total RFID market will turn over approximately $9.7 billion by 2013, representing roughly a 15 percent CAGR for the period from 2008 |
| 2008-05-21 |
RFID tracks surgical sponges in operating rooms |
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A Pittsburgh startup has launched what could be one of the first RFID systems to debut in an operating room setting |
| 2008-05-15 |
Omron adds security protocol to RFID reader/writer |
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Omron, in cooperation with Hitachi, has achieved compatibility between its V750 series UHF RFID reader/writer and Secure RFID Protocol |
| 2008-05-07 |
Study: RFID reader market is integrating, innovating |
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RFID readers are becoming both more highly integrated and more innovative, according to ABI Research in its new study 'Passive RFID Readers: Market Trends and Forecasts |
| 2008-04-15 |
UHF RFID reader IC claims 'lowest' power draw, BOM |
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austriamicrosystems' AS3990 Gen 2 UHF reader IC, targeted at power- and cost-sensitive applications, claims the industry's lowest power consumption and lowest BOM. |
| 2008-04-09 |
Kit develops secure contactless RFID apps |
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A development kit for contactless, highly secure RFID transactions has been released by Melexis Microelectronic Integrated Systems N.V. and Atmel Corp |
| 2008-04-01 |
Organic RFID tags to zap bar codes |
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Researchers from the European Holst Center said their 64bit, inductively coupled, passive RFID tag achieved a record 780bit/s data readout |
| 2008-03-31 |
South Korea police wants GPS on all phones |
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Due to recent criminal events, the South Korea National Police Agency announced plans to install GPS on all cellphones nationwide while introducing RFID tags |
| 2008-03-06 |
RFID market to hit $1.4B in China, notes ABI |
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The total market revenue of RFID applications in China will hit nearly $1.4 billion this year, according to ABI Research |
| 2008-01-11 |
64Kbyte FRAM RFID tag debuts for aviation |
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Fujitsu has developed the world's first 64Kbyte UHF-band RFID tag with high-capacity FRAM for aircraft apps |
| 2007-12-11 |
UHF receiver/transmitter line targets industrial apps |
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Atmel announced its ATA8x0x UHF ASK/FSK receiver/transmitter family targeted at remote controls for consumer and industrial systems, access control, alarm and telemetry systems, energy metering and home automation as well as active RFID tagging systems |
| 2007-12-07 |
RFID devices with crypto engine prevent counterfeiting |
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Atmel has unveiled the CryptoRF 13.56MHz RFID devices with 64bit embedded cryptographic engine, mutual authentication capability and up to 16 individually configurable zones |
| 2007-11-30 |
Mobile gizmos to get single-chip RFID reader |
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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd has come up with a single-chip RFID reader for mobile devices |
| 2007-11-22 |
Printed ICs prep up for mainstream entry |
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Developers of TFT circuits claimed breakthroughs that may finally push the technology to market and enable low-cost class of electronic paper, displays, labels, RFID tags, sensors and smart cards |
| 2007-11-21 |
ABI Research sees steady growth in RFID sector |
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Revenues for global RFID markets will jump to $8.4 billion in 2012, up 21 percent CAGR from this year's $3.8 billion, according to ABI Research |
| 2007-11-19 |
Innovision starts IP licensing for NFC tech |
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Innovision Research & Technology plc, supplier of RFID and NFC chips has started an intellectual property evaluation and licensing program for its NFC technology called Gem |
| 2007-11-16 |
RFID hits roadblocks in war vs. fake drugs |
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The electronics industry has been counting on RFID's adoption as the antidote to drug counterfeiting. But legal wrangling and federal foot-dragging are raising concerns that the technology's adoption for tracking drugs through the supply chain may no longer be a given |
| 2007-11-15 |
...Green' silicon ink prints cheaper RFID tags |
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Kovio claimed that RFID tags using its 'green' silicon ink will drop Kovio's price from 15 cents today to 5 cents by 2008, when Kovio begins volume production of its inkjet-printed RFID tags |
| 2007-11-08 |
Oki, cement firm work on strain sensing with RFID |
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Oki Electric and Taiheiyo Cement have developed the Strain Sensing System to maintain and manage structures using a passive-type sensor-integrated RFID |
| 2007-11-05 |
RFID to fuel billion-dollar thin-film/printable battery market |
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Thin-film and printed batteries with their customizable shapes, flexible form factors and ultralow weight are enabling new functionality to be added to a broad range of electronic products, such as smartcards, RFID and sensors both increasing their usefulness and the size of their addressable markets |
| 2007-10-30 |
austriamicrosystems, IDS team up on RFID reader chip |
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austriamicrosystems and IDS Microchip are working together to develop an RFID reader IC targeted at the portable reader market |
| 2007-10-24 |
Omron RFID reader supports Microsoft BizTalk |
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Omron RFID, in cooperation with Microsoft, has developed a software driver that enables compatibility between its V750 UHF Gen2 reader and Microsoft's BizTalk RFID platform |
| 2007-10-23 |
Free configuration tool rolls for Turck RFID system |
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Turck rolled out a free configuration software that aids in RFID equipment selection by quickly simulating an application's parameters and values |
| 2007-10-10 |
Long-read-range RFID inlays come in compact form |
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Omron's Scorpion RFID inlay is designed to seize the growing section of the RFID tag market that demands long read range in a compact form factor |
| 2007-10-04 |
IBM pushes for open RFID standards |
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IBM convinced RFID device manufacturers to implement the Eclipse open source device model, received certification that its WebSphere RFID Information Center is compliant with EPCIS standards, and is supporting a new Low Level Reader Protocol reader-interface standard |
| 2007-09-28 |
Three firms to develop implantable RFID glucose sensor |
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Three companies have teamed up to develop a prototype renewable glucose sensor to be used in conjunction with an implantable bio-sensing RFID microchip to measure glucose levels in the body |
| 2007-09-25 |
Startup drives Active RFID adoption |
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British startup RFTRAQ has started production of its Active RFID tags to advance help push the use of the devices and expand into new application sectors |
| 2007-07-30 |
RFID ups operational efficiency in Japan department store |
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NXP Semiconductor details how the Misukoshi's shoe department in Japan used RFID technology in its products to improve its service by cutting down on customers' waiting time and to catch sales that are lost when the department runs out of its most popular products |
| 2007-06-26 |
NXP design center aims to up RFID adoption |
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NXP Semiconductors has set up a Reference Design Centre (RDC) in Austria to facilitate deployment and adoption of RFID technology |
| 2007-06-22 |
RFID looks good to tech firms, vague to customers |
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Technology companies are ready to offer RFID products, but consumers have been slow to embrace radio-frequency identification, says survey |
| 2007-05-30 |
In-Stat: Wi-Fi RFID tag market to double annually |
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In-Stat reported that there were 135,000 shipments of Wi-Fi RFID tags and the market is set to double each year until 2010. This would result to more than 2.1 million units in three years |
| 2007-05-25 |
Singapore aquarium displays RFID-tagged fish |
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Singapore's Underwater World aquarium has tagged some of its fishes using microchips in order for visitors to identify the different species on display. |
| 2007-05-10 |
Epson invests in RuBee asset-tracking RFID tech |
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Epson Electronics has entered a 'strategic' investment with Visible Assets Inc., an asset-tracking specialist and one of the main backers of RuBee RFID technology |
| 2007-05-10 |
NXP, Kestrel RFID tech to eliminate DVD theft |
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NXP Semiconductors and Kestrel Wireless have joined forces on an RFA/RFID technology that will eliminate the problem of DVD theft throughout the supply chain |
| 2007-05-04 |
Rugged RFID antenna suits baler, compactor apps |
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Tyco Electronics has expanded its RFID solutions product family with the introduction of a line of ruggedized RFID antennas for use in baler and compactor RFID applications |
| 2007-05-03 |
Motorola, Avery team to deliver RFID solution |
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Motorola and Avery Dennison announced a strategic relationship under which Avery will supply Gen 2 RFID tags to Motorola, increasing the speed of RFID deployments and product availability |
| 2007-05-02 |
NIST issues RFID security guidelines |
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued guidelines for RFID. The report urges everyone using the technology to evaluate security and privacy risks and use best practices to mitigate them |
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