Rapid Adoption of RFID in Manufacturing and Logistics

Recently, Alien Technology, a leader in passive tag systems for retail supply chains, raised $35 million, AeroScout, in active RFID Real Time Locating Systems RTLS raised $21 million and Impinj, in passive RFID chips mainly for supply chains, $19 million. Then there is Cambrios Technologies, in laminar batteries for active RFID. It has just raised $12 million.