ABI: RFID Reader Market Is Integrating, Innovating
June 4, 2008 // Published as a news service by IHS
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According to ABI Research, radio frequency identification (RFID) readers are becoming more highly integrated and innovative.
Reader integrated circuits (ICs) have come to lead the market for low frequency (LF) and high frequency (HF) RFID, enabling these technologies to be integrated into smaller, more power-efficient devices, analysts said.
Similar integration is now happening in ultra-high frequency (UHF) RFID readers, as products that incorporate the first generation of UHF reader ICs are coming to market.
"The EPCglobal Gen 2 [second generation] passive UHF RFID standard has proved to be functional and robust," said ABI Research principal analyst Pete Poorman. "This has given IC manufacturers the confidence in the market that they needed to move forward with ICs that implement this standard."
Analysts said the same foundation of stable, tested standards that enables highly-integrated reader ICs is proving to be a jumping-off point for new innovations.
"Reader and tag vendors are adding new, innovative capabilities by building on top of the standards," said Poorman. "These enhancements not only provide enhanced functionality and performance, but also improve manageability and lower reader costs."
Source: ABI Research.