The document discusses RFID (radio frequency identification) technology, including its components, types of tags, operating frequencies and read ranges. It provides examples of RFID applications in various industries like asset tracking, supply chain management, payment systems and vehicle identification. Survey results show that logistics and supply chain management as well as library management are seen as top potential areas for RFID application. The conclusion covers both benefits and limitations of RFID compared to barcodes.

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

3.  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.  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.  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. Active Tags
• Use a battery
• communicate over
distances of several
meters
Semi-passive Tags
• Contain built-in
batteries to power
the chip’s
circuitry, resist
interference and
circumvent a lack
of power from the
reader signal due to
long distance.
• They are different
from active tags in
that they only
transmit data at the
time a response is
received
Passive Tags
• Derive their power
from the field
generated by the
reader
• without having an
active transmitter to
transfer the
information stored

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

10. Autotoll (Electronic toll collection)
Access Control

11.  Target: SME
 Information: Opinion on RFID and its
applications
 Site:
› http://qtrial.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9N5UP
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12. Logistics and Supply Chain
Management
20%
Pharmaceutic
manufacturing industries
15%
Library Management
21%
Inventory Control
10%
Document Management
8%
Security
8%
Customer Services
5%
Hotel Management
5%
Banking and Finance
5%
Social Services
3%
Other
18%
Types of industries that respondentsthink
it is possible to apply RFID technology

13.  In medical uses and library management

15.  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