This document discusses RFID applications. It provides an introduction to RFID technology and its components. It then surveys current RFID applications such as credit cards, toll collection, and asset tracking. The document reports the results of an online survey that found logistics and supply chain management to be the industry that respondents thought had the most potential for RFID applications. It concludes that RFID provides benefits like contactless reading but that costs remain relatively high compared to barcodes and standards are still being developed.

1. RFID APPLICATION
L E E C H U N G WI N G
1 4 2 1 8 3 4 8
1 7 O C TO B E R 2 0 1 4

2. CONTENTS
Introduction of
RFID
Applications
Survey
Results
Future
development
and
opportunities
Conclusion

3. RFID
RFID = Radio Frequency Identification
Electronic labeling and wireless identification of objects using radio
frequency
Tag carries with its information
 a serial number
 Model number
 Color or any other imaginable data
When these tags pass through a field generated by a compatible reader,
they transmit this information back to the reader, thereby identifying the
object

4. RFID COMPONENTS
A basic RFID system consists of these components:
 A programmable RFID tag/inlay for storing item data; consisting of
 an RFID chip for data storage
 an antenna to facilitate communication with the RFID chip
 A reader/antenna system to interrogate the RFID inlay
 Application software and a host computer system

5. RFID TAG
The RFID tag consists of an integrated circuit (IC) embedded in a thin film
medium.
Information stored in the memory of the RFID chip is transmitted by the
antenna circuit embedded in the RFID inlay via radio frequencies, to an
RFID reader
3 types
 Passive
 Semi-passive
 Active

6. TYPES OF RFID TAGS

7. APPLICATIONS
Frequency Appx. Read
Range
Data Speed Cost of Tags Application
Low Frequency (125kHz) <5cm
(passive)
Low High • Animal Identification
• Access Control
High Frequency (13.56 Mhz) 10 cm – 1m
(passive)
Low to Moderate Medium to Low • Smart Cards
• Payment (paywave)
Ultra High Frequency (433, 868-928
Mhz)
3m -7m
(passive)
Moderate to High Low • Logistics and Supply Chain
• Baggage Tracking
Microwave (2.45 & 5.8 Ghz) 10m -15m
(passive)
20m – 40m
(active)
High High • Electronic toll collection (Autotoll)
• Container Tracking

8. CURRENT APPLICATIONS
Application Segment Representative Applications Competitive Technologies Current
Penetration
Typical Tag
Type
Access Control Doorway entry Other keyless entry technologies High Passive
Asset Tracking Locating tractors within a freight yard None Low Active
Asset Tagging Tracking corporate computing systems Bar Code Low Passive
Authentication Luxury goods counterfeit prevention Holograms Low Passive
Baggage Tracking Positive bag matching Bar Code, Optical Character
Recognition
Low Passive
POS Applications SpeedPass Credit Cards, Smart Cards,
Wireless Phones
Medium Passive
SCM (Container Level) Tracking containers in shipping terminals GPS-based Systems Low Active
SCM (Pallet Level) Tracking palletized shipments Bar Code Minimal Active, Passive
SCM (Item Level) Identifying individual items Bar Code Minimal Passive
Vehicle Identification Electronic toll collection Bar Code, License plate, reader
systems
Medium Active, Passive
Vehicle Immobilizers Automotive ignition systems Other theft prevention technologies High Passive

9. APPLICATIONS
Credit Cards with RFID
(Paywave function)
Octopus (Smart Card)

10. APPLICATIONS
Autotoll (Electronic toll collection)
Access Control

11. ONLINE SURVEY
Target: SME
Information: Opinion on RFID and its applications
Site:
 http://qtrial.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9N5UPRZuyuWtsk4

12. SURVEY RESULT
Types of industries that respondents think
it is possible to apply RFID technology
Logistics and Supply Chain
Management
20%
Library Management
Pharmaceutic
manufacturing industries
15%
21%
Inventory Control
10%
Document Management
8%
Security
8%
Customer Services
5%
Hotel Management
5%
Banking and Finance
5%
Social Services
3%
Other
18%

13. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT
In medical uses and library management

14. VIDEO

15. CONCLUSION
Positive
 RFID is a contactless reading technology and can read through other materials
 Hold more data than barcode does
 RFID tags data can be changed or added
 More effective, bring lots of convenience to us
Negative
 Cost is relatively remain high (compare to barcode)
 RFID signals may have problems with some materials
 RFID standards are still being developed