Michael Bøs asked 2 years ago It seems to be difficult to get any number of specific tags from NXP, Alien and Impinj in Europe. Is this normal or just due to the coronavirus?
—Michael
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Michael,
I reached out to several suppliers of passive UHF RFID tags and labels. No one wants to comment on the record, but there clearly is a shortage of chips, which is constraining the supply of tags and labels. It's not clear whether or not this is related to COVID-19. Some believe that chip producers simply underestimated the demand. The shortage is expected to be relatively short-lived, as chip producers are ramping up production now.
Mark Roberti
Founder and Editor, RFID Journal
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