Most RFID technology is either focused on manufacturing or supply-chain applications. But recent personal experiences, coupled with some timely contract announcements, have made me aware of the scope ...

Many applications are now using radio frequency (RF) chip technology to automatically identify objects or people. These applications range from tracking animals and tagging goods for inventory control ...

RFID (radio-frequency-identification) technology has the potential to become a common and important element in embedded-system design. In addition to the traditional role of the technology in ...

Regulatory standards are useful to all types of business organizations and for governments. Standards can ensure the minimum level of product characteristics such as quality, interoperability, ...

Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology continues to expand in both adoption and scope of application. RFID usage has been most prolific in retail and consumer applications, such as tags on ...

Electronic vehicle identification (EVI) is a promising new development to enhance such applications as vehicle access control, electronic toll collection or complex traffic control. To date, active ...

The success of an RFID deployment depends on the accuracy of the data reads, and on the analysis of the received data. As RFID technology is maturing, enterprises can adopt the technology in a bigger ...

RFID applications are rapidly growing as equipment prices drop and global markets expand. Moreover, many short-range Near Field Communications (NFC) links based on RFID technology are also seeing ...

Many different industries use radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, but it is a late arrival in the oil field. RFID systems have been incorporated into seismic acquisition systems since ...

An industry group will meet next week in Malaysia to discuss and, hopefully, gain approval for the draft recommendation supporting the common allocation of spectrum for RFID (radio frequency ...

Radio frequency identification tags have been hailed as the next information-technology revolution, but they could also have potentially wide-ranging applications for the health-care industry, from ...

Wireless security, an increasingly important factor across the electronics landscape, will open the door to a multitude of NFC-related applications. Near-field communications (NFC), previously ...