Review of RFID in 2007

The leading shape of tag - deja vu

Labels are the preferred RFID format in numbers sold - and that by a big margin. However, that increase in market share by active RFID and the increased use of ruggedised passive RFID and passive RFID in the form of wristbands and casino chips has meant that the old plastic moulding format is back with a vengeance. In the case of active RFID that almost invariably means having a lithium button battery inside. The penetration of the new laminar batteries was negligible in 2007. Plastic mouldings and wristbands leapt from 4.9% to 10.4% of all recorded RFID projects by year end.