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日立製作所は2006年7月、経済産業省の委託を受けて開発を進めていた「響プロジェクト」を完了し、報告書をまとめた。2006年5月に完成させた最終（3次）試作品を評価した結果、最大読み取り距離が3mといった目標性能を達成したことを確認した。
ICタグインレットの販売価格も当初の目標通り、月産1億個生産時に5円にできる見通しを得たという。内訳はICチップが2.5～3.5円、IC チップにアンテナを付けたインレットの製造費が1.0～1.5円、利益を含む一般管理費が1円程度とする。ICチップ回路の最適化によりチップサイズを小さくしたり、インレットの製造方法として、アルミニウム（Al）箔（はく）を打ち抜く方法を取り、従来のPETフイルムにAl箔を張り付ける方法に比べて安価にしたりすることで、製造コストを抑えた（写真1）。
http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/COLUMN/20070126/259781/
February 6, 2007
An automatic identification manufacturing park, which is said to be the largest of its kind in China involving a total of over RMB10 billion investment, will start construction in Shenyang Dongling District in April 2007.
The park will occupy 3200 mu and consist of seven major functional areas including an R&D area, a production area, a product certification zone and testing area. Of these, the R&D area will be 300 mu, the logistics delivery center will cover 500 mu and the production area will cover 1400 mu.
Through attracting various investment, the production area is scheduled to produce more than 40 types of products ranging from serial code readers, RFID readers, tag building materials, antenna and other identification equipment. It aims to create over RMB5 billion value within five years.
http://www.chinarfidnews.com/index.php/2007/02/06/shenyang-to-host-chinas-largest-automatic-identification-manufacturing-park/
IDTechEx has a new report out about what's happening in the RFID industry. The report looks in the review mirror at 2006 and also looks up ahead at what to expect in 2007 and beyond. It considers the hits and the misses.
From IDTechEx:
What really happened in 2006?
At the start of 2007, the cumulative number of RFID tags sold over the last 60 years is 3.752 billion. 27% of that number were sold in 2006 and 19% in 2005, showing how sales have demonstrated a very robust increase. However, the sale of 1.02 billion RFID tags in 2006 (35% of those being RFID cards) has been disappointing to those expecting higher volume sales of versions in the form of labels. [...]
Outlook for 2007
In 2007 IDTechEx expect that 1.71 billion tags will be sold. The total RFID market value (including all hardware, systems, integration etc) across all countries will be $4.96 Billion. By far the biggest segment of this is RFID cards. For those not involved in that sector, the 2007 market value for non-card RFID (e.g. RFID labels, fobs, tickets, etc) will be $1.97 Billion. Excluding cards, 58.4% of the market in 2007 will be in the US and 33% in Europe.
Consequently, although China, for the first time, dominates the total RFID business - virtually without exporting - the USA dominates everything beyond the card part. The market will rise to $27.88 billion in 2017. This includes many new markets that are being created, such as the market for Real Time Locating Systems using active RFID, which will itself be more than $6 billion in 2017.
To see detailed market analysis by frequency, application, territory, year, tag type and all other major parameters, buy the fully comprehensive, best selling IDTechEx report "RFID Forecasts, Players & Opportunities 2007-2017" - extensively researched by global experts in RFID. It will save you significant time and give you the insight that any RFID business has to have. See www.idtechex.com/forecasts for more information.
http://www.rfid-weblog.com/50226711/sponsored_post_rfid_forecasts_players_opportunities_20072017.php
UPM Raflatac will supply RFID inlays for contactless passenger tickets on the Moscow Metro. The RFID inlays will be supplied in cooperation with Moscow-based Comvision Russland for ticket converting at JSC Mikron. ...
http://www.rfida.com/weblog/2007/02/russia-rfid-transportation-application.htm
Japan Application Consortium formed for RFID pilot programme
24/01/2007 by Parthajit
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Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ), NTT Comware, Oracle Japan and Verisign Japan will form the Japan Application Consortium (JAC) to construct an RFID system based on a jointly developed standard for use in the international logistics pilot programme that is being conducted by EPCglobal, the international RFID standards group, in January 2007.
http://www.digitalmediaasia.com/default.asp?ArticleID=21433
Monday, February 5 2007
Chicago-based Stratos International scored a U.S. patent this week for a technology that uses the powers of RFID for on-device storage of performance-test information (which is necessary for fiber-optic connectors and components).
"This latest patent issue is timely; it will be the catalyst for a number of new initiatives both with partners and other manufacturers," contends Richard Durrant, executive vice president. "Stratos is well positioned to offer this innovation across a number of high-end networking configurations in the U.S. as well as Europe," he adds.
http://www.rfidnews.org/weblog/2007/02/05/fiber-optics-developer-stratos-intl-gets-us-rfid-patent/
RFID is ushering in a wave of operational efficiency in the rail transport division of Transnet, an organization of the South African government. The 80,000 wagons of the general freight rail fleet of Spoornet are set to be tagged with Automatic Equipment Identification (AEI) technology from TransCore. The project, which is expected to be completed in 2008, aims to provide in-transit visibility into wagon location, information on wagon maintenance and the status of a load, under high and low speed conditions, to reduce idle times of wagons and improve efficiency of operations.
http://www.rfidlowdown.com/2007/02/trains_on_the_r.html
-- Pushpa Sathish, Staff Writer
You know people are really passionate about what they do when they catch wasps, tag them with RFID, and then announce that the workers of each nest “visit” relatives in neighboring nests and help baby-sit their young ones. The study, headed by Dr. Seirian Sumner of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), proved that the wasps were trying to pass on their genes indirectly.
Worker wasps do not reproduce directly, but share genes with relatives, and by raising them, can pass on their genes and keep the line from dying out. The theory reinforces the age-old belief that all creatures are obsessed with the continuation of their bloodlines.
http://www.rfidlowdown.com/2007/02/stirring_up_a_w.html
-- Pushpa Sathish, Staff Writer
You know people are really passionate about what they do when they catch wasps, tag them with RFID, and then announce that the workers of each nest “visit” relatives in neighboring nests and help baby-sit their young ones. The study, headed by Dr. Seirian Sumner of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), proved that the wasps were trying to pass on their genes indirectly.
Worker wasps do not reproduce directly, but share genes with relatives, and by raising them, can pass on their genes and keep the line from dying out. The theory reinforces the age-old belief that all creatures are obsessed with the continuation of their bloodlines.
http://www.rfidlowdown.com/2007/02/stirring_up_a_w.html
