This article was originally published by RFID Update. April 3, 2006—Last week G2 Microsystems of Campbell, California, announced the introduction of a new “system-on-chip” technology that it claims ...

Technology startup InPlay Technologies has built an integrated circuit (IC) that is intended to make active RFID technology relatively affordable and easy to deploy, via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is one of the fastest growing wireless technologies. It brings the benefits of both barcode and wireless technology to asset management, product tracking, ...

RALEIGH – Researchers at North Carolina State University have made what is believed to be the smallest state-of-the-art RFID (radio-frequency identification) chip, which should drive down the cost of ...

NXP has created a read-write chip for high-volume RFID tag applications complying to Rain Alliance standards for UHF passive tags. It is branded ‘Ucode X’ and delivered in wafer form. “With Ucode X, ...

LONDON — A British start-up, RFTRAQ (Guildford, England) is ramping up production of its Active RFID tags in an attempt to help jump start the use of the devices and expand into new application ...

STMicroelectronics has introduced a UHF (Ultra-High Frequency) contactless memory chip, compliant with the latest Electronic Product Code (EPC) specifications. ST's new UHF chip is a full-featured, ...

A popular radio-frequency ID system that is used to deter car thefts and as a convenience device for the purchase of gasoline can be defeated with low-cost technology, computer scientists from The ...

TIPTON Ind. —A new mobile-marketing tool in use in several central Indiana restaurants is changing the way operators promote specials to customers. The tool, called Tetherball, is a nickel-sized radio ...

Samsung Electronics has developed an RFID (radio frequency identification) chip it hopes will turn mobile phones into more useful tools to tell people about the products and services they want.