RFID TECHNOLOGY BECOMES MORE SOPHISTICATED
February 1st, 2012
BY LEE ADENDORFF
DESPITE the increasing number of roll-outs of RFID item-level tagging by retail giants such as Walmart, JCPenney, Marks & Spencer and supply chain giant Li & Fung, the price of RFID inlays (the electronic component that comprises of an antenna made of copper, silver or aluminium along with a silicon chip attached to a synthetic backing) has not been budging, with UHF Gen 2 RFID smart tags (the industry standard) hovering anywhere between USD0.096 and USD0.26 cents, according to supplier network RFID.net.
Although prices for the ...
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