MICROCHIP INCORPORATION FEATURE
March 1st, 2003
BY PHILIP FINE
A TINY wire antenna and a computer chip the size of a piece of glitter will be imbedded into most retail product materials in the next few years, if all goes as
planned by those currently involved in developing a revolutionary tracking system.
Several major corporations have been investing in automatic identification technology (Auto ID), an information system that relays a product identifier over low-frequency radio transmissions. If the last wrinkles in the technology are ironed out, it will probably change the way the distribution of goods is ...
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