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Hitachi’s 0.3 mm mu chip. RFID tags in use at Extra “Future Store” in Rheinberg, Germany. RFID Tag: A tiny chip connected to an antenna. Unique ID number for all physical objects. EPC: Electronic Product Code Identifies Manufacturer and Item, and provides Unique ID.
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Hitachi’s 0.3 mm mu chip RFID tags in use at Extra “Future Store” in Rheinberg, Germany RFID Tag:A tiny chip connected to an antenna
Unique ID number for all physical objects EPC: Electronic Product Code Identifies Manufacturer and Item, and provides Unique ID
Especially when “printed” onto product packaging "The vision is to move from the etched, solid metal antennas to the printed antennas." "Since radio waves travel through most packaging materials, packagers...could print the antenna…inside of the box. They could laminate it inside the package, or print it on the outsideand print over it." – Dan Lawrence, Flint Ink
And they’re getting smaller. Hitachi’s mu-chip contrasted with grains of rice
They can be integrated into paper Inkode’s “chipless tag”: Closeup of Inkode metal fibers embedded in paper
Alien/RAFSEC “C” tag A 6” tag is hard to hide.
6” Alien/RAFSEC “C” tag inside a box Or is it? Hidden: Sandwiched in cardboard
Alien/RAFSEC “I” Tag This tag (with a 17ft. read range) is easy to spot, right?
Alien/RAFSEC “I” tag in lid of Pantene shampoo bottle Not when “placed inside cap” – an inaccessible location on this flip-top product
Another big tag (4.5”) Alien/RAFSEC “S” Tag
“placed between layers of paper” Alien/RAFSEC “S” Tag in Bag
Traceable CashJapanese yen and Euro banknotemay soon carry RFID chips
Threat: Ubiquitous readers Texas Instruments advises retailers to scan customers’ loyalty cards right through their purse or walletSource: http://www.ti.com/tiris/docs/solutions/pos/loyalty.shtml