What Is the Difference Between an RFID Tag and an RFID Chip?

Please explain what each term means. Thanks. —Neeraja ——— Neeraja, “RFID tag” is a generic term for a functioning transponder. A tag, at minimum, includes a chip and an antenna mounted on a substrate. It can be in the form of a smart label that could have...

RFID News Roundup

HID Global expands its smart-card portfolio; ZeitControl announces RFID label with integrated microprocessor; new $95 million library in the United Kingdom features RFID; SAG announces RFID-enabled disposable wristband for security, access control and more.

Group Health Reinvents Patient Care With RTLS

Group Health Reinvents Patient Care With RTLS

The health-care provider’s new clinic, equipped with a CenTrak hybrid IR and active RFID system and Intelligent Insites software platform, eliminates the need for waiting rooms, lab visits and trips to the pharmacy.