Description
Hundreds of discrete electronic components have been shrunk into a single IC chip. Reducing the system down to silicon can cause a paradigm shift within the market. The inexpensive chip set solutions will open up high-volume markets for deeply embedding UHF RFID capability into mobile and portable consumer applications not yet considered possible.
Novelties
-
Full ISM UHF Band from 840-960MHz
-
Supports EPC Class 1 Gen2 and ISO18000-6A/B/C
-
Transmit gain control and pulse shaping
-
ASK modulation depth control
-
SPI interface with external microcontroller
-
Supports Dense Reader Mode
-
Frequency synthesizer with integrated VCO
-
Supports LBT and FHSS
-
Various modes for power management
-
100-pin TQFP package
-
Low cost CMOS 0.18μm technology
Advantages & Benefits
-
20x Lower cost readers ($200 vs $4,000)
-
Smaller size (Credit card vs Shoebox)
-
Lighter
-
Easy integration into reader modules
Market & Applications
A CAGR of 30% reaching US$1.18B in 2010 - VDC
Portable UHF RFID readers for multiple industries: Retail, real-time location system (RTLS), pharmaceuticals, aerospace, manufacturing, hospitality. This reader chip has been deployed in the Singapore Airshow (Feb 2008).
Media Coverages
-
High-tech shopping carts to be debut here
28 Feb 08 | The Straits Times, ZDNet Asia, Lianhe Zaobao
"All those high-tech options make for an expensive shopping cart. But a tie up with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) could soon bring down that $1,400 price tag.... Some readers on the market, which are about the size of a shoebox, can cost up to $5,000. The A*STAR version is about the size of a digital camera and costs about $550."
-
S'pore Airshow to use RFID to track visitors
07 Feb 08 | The Business Times, ChannelNewsAsia, Defense News
"To be embedded in about 30 gantries at the entrance to Singapore Airshow, each new UHF RFID reader, produced by A*Star's spin-off FeRmi, is about the size of a compact digital camera.... Organisers will be able to track the number of visitors they have at the show in real-time, as well as the exact amount of time each visitor spends at the show. The RFID information generated can also be used for enhancing future resource planning and customer service."
-
Four SMEs ink RFID Collaborations with A*STAR
27 Sep 07 | The Straits Times, CNA, Business Times, Today, Lianhe Zaobao, 938Live, Berita Harian
-
IME Develops Advanced RF CMOS Chip to Enable Low Cost UHF RFID Reader/Writer Modules
29 Jan 07 | The Straits Times, Channel NewsAsia, The Business Times, Today, Lianhe Zaobao, ZDNet Asia
Testimonials
"Thanks to the great support of A*STAR and FeRmi with the RFID readers, antennas and expertise, it has allowed the successful deployment of the RFID visitor tracking system in one of the largest events in Singapore. The Singapore AirShow 2008 tracked about 35,000 trade visitors over the 4 days event. With A*STAR's new reader IC chip, Wavex has successfully deployed more than 75 low-cost RFID readers and antennas from installation, testing and commissioning of the visitors tracking solution for Singapore Airshow. Through this success story Wavex is looking forward to more collaborations and co-operations in future RFID projects with A*STAR and FeRmi."
– Francis Chu (Regional Sales Manager, Wavex Technologies Pte Ltd)
Links
- FeRmi Pte Ltd [http://www.fermi.com.sg/]
- RFID deployment @ Singapore Airshow 2008 [Video]
Images
