RFID APPLICATIONLee Ka Long 13202537

8 October 2013

CONTENT

Introduction of RFID Applications Survey

Results

Future developme

nt and opportunitie

s

Conclusion

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

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

TYPES OF RFID TAGS

Active

• Use a battery

• Communicate over distances of several meters

Semi-passive

• Contain built-in batteries to power the chip’s circuitry.

• Only transmit data at the time a response is received.

Passive

• Derive their power from the field generated by the reader

• Without having an active transmitter to transfer the information stored

FREQUENCY OF RFID TAGS IN DIFFERENT 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

CURRENT APPLICATIONSApplication 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

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Credit Cards with RFID

(Paywave function)

Octopus (Smart Card)

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NS

Autotoll (Electronic toll collection)

Access Control

ONLINE SURVEY

Target: SME Information: Opinion on RFID and its

applications Site:

http://qtrial.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9N5UPRZuyuWtsk4

SURVEY RESULT

Logistics and Supply Chain Management

20%

Pharmaceutic manufacturing

industries15%

Library Management21%

Inventory Control

10%

Document Management8%

Security8%

Customer Services5%

Hotel Management5%

Banking and Finance5%

Social Services3%

Other18%

Types of industries that respondents think it is possible to apply RFID technology

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