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News for the Week of Jan. 27, 2003
Flint Bets on Printed RFID Antennas
New Memory May Reduce RFID Cost
Checkpoint Bridges EAS-RFID Gap
Startup Offers Low-Priced Readers
Auto-ID Center to Hold Symposium
CASE STUDY: The Key to Tracking Unique Items
OPINION: Informed Debate
Flint Bets on Printed RFID Antennas
Flint Ink Corp., the world's second largest producer of commercial inks, has revealed that it will invest several million dollars to develop conductive inks that can be used for RFID antennas, printed electronics and smart packaging.
Full Story
New Memory May Reduce RFID Cost
Companies that make microchips for RFID tags are in a battle to produce the smallest, cheapest chip with the best performance. Impinj, a three-year-old semiconductor design company, says it has a new weapon in the war -- AEON Memory, which costs less than conventional nonvolatile memory and uses less power.
Full Story
Checkpoint Bridges EAS-RFID Gap
Checkpoint Systems, the second largest provider of electronic article surveillance tags behind Tyco's Sensormatic, has unveiled a new line of antennas called Liberty. The company says the new products are designed to bridge the gap between EAS and RFID.
Full Story
Startup Offers Low-Priced Readers
SkyeTek, a startup based in Boulder, Colo., has developed a line of low-cost multi-protocol 13.56 MHz readers. The SkyeRead H1 is a handheld reader/writer that sells for $249. The company is also marketing an OEM module that costs just $49 when purchased in quantities of 1,000 or more.
Full Story
Auto-ID Center to Hold Symposium
The Auto-ID Center plans to hold an EPC Symposium from Sept. 15 to Sept. 17 at McCormick Place in Chicago. The aim is to formally launch the technology that the center has been developing since 1999.
Full Story
CASE STUDY: The Key to Tracking Unique Items
Britain's CD.id project shows RFID can be used to track individual music CDs through the supply chain. The real challenge is creating a system that benefits everyone, including the retailer that wants to prevent shoplifting.
Paid Subscribers Only
OPINION: Informed Debate
E-mail to the editor from people on both sides of the debate contained some interesting insights. The messages suggest that the gap between companies and consumers can be bridged through an informed debate.
Full Story
Flint Ink Corp., the world's second largest producer of commercial inks, has revealed that it will invest several million dollars to develop conductive inks that can be used for RFID antennas, printed electronics and smart packaging.
Full Story
New Memory May Reduce RFID Cost
Companies that make microchips for RFID tags are in a battle to produce the smallest, cheapest chip with the best performance. Impinj, a three-year-old semiconductor design company, says it has a new weapon in the war -- AEON Memory, which costs less than conventional nonvolatile memory and uses less power.
Full Story
Checkpoint Bridges EAS-RFID Gap
Checkpoint Systems, the second largest provider of electronic article surveillance tags behind Tyco's Sensormatic, has unveiled a new line of antennas called Liberty. The company says the new products are designed to bridge the gap between EAS and RFID.
Full Story
Startup Offers Low-Priced Readers
SkyeTek, a startup based in Boulder, Colo., has developed a line of low-cost multi-protocol 13.56 MHz readers. The SkyeRead H1 is a handheld reader/writer that sells for $249. The company is also marketing an OEM module that costs just $49 when purchased in quantities of 1,000 or more.
Full Story
Auto-ID Center to Hold Symposium
The Auto-ID Center plans to hold an EPC Symposium from Sept. 15 to Sept. 17 at McCormick Place in Chicago. The aim is to formally launch the technology that the center has been developing since 1999.
Full Story
CASE STUDY: The Key to Tracking Unique Items
Britain's CD.id project shows RFID can be used to track individual music CDs through the supply chain. The real challenge is creating a system that benefits everyone, including the retailer that wants to prevent shoplifting.
Paid Subscribers Only
OPINION: Informed Debate
E-mail to the editor from people on both sides of the debate contained some interesting insights. The messages suggest that the gap between companies and consumers can be bridged through an informed debate.
Full Story
