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Printed RFID in 2010

IDTechEx projects that the market for passive RFID tags will grow to over $10 billion in sales by 2019. Much of it will continue to use silicon chips. Dr Peter Harrop forecasts the Printed RFID market for 2010. (07 Jan 2010)

Wireless Sensor Networks and RTLS: The Growth Areas

Active RFID will rise from 10% of the total RFID market this year to 24% in 2019, meaning a huge $6.74 billion market. (15 Oct 2009)

RFID - Progress in Mid 2009

As forecasted by RFID Forecasts, Players, Opportunities 2009-2019, there has been a surge in orders for RFID in 2009. Despite the world's largest RFID project, the $6 billion China National ID card scheme, being completed a year earlier and now being just at replacement level, the global RFID market is rising 5% this year to $5.56 billion. (08 Jul 2009)

RFID - a surge in orders

As forecasted by IDTechEx, there has been a surge in orders for RFID in 2009. Despite the world's largest RFID project, the $6 billion China National ID card scheme, being completed a year earlier, the global RFID market is rising 5% this year to $5.56 billion, in the face of the global financial meltdown which has caused some car production, for example, to plummet by 50%. In many applicational sectors, RFID orders are up 10%. (23 Jun 2009)

How green is RFID?

In these days of environmental consciousness, what are RFID's green credentials? Is RFID a net positive or negative contributor to the campaign to help the planet? (22 Apr 2009)

RFID Market Forecasts 2009-2019

IDTechEx announces the new report RFID Forecasts, Players & Opportunities 2009-2019, which addresses the global RFID situation. Areas of growth, undersupply and oversupply and trends are given based on extensive new primary research. The report provides an unprecedented level of forecasts split in many ways. Here the primary author, Raghu Das, gives a summary of the report findings. (21 Apr 2009)

Paybacks from energy harvesting

This article shares some of the research carried out for the new IDTechEx report "Energy Harvesting and Storage for Electronic Devices 2009-2019". (14 Jan 2009)

Third Generation Active RFID Bursts onto the Scene

Third Generation Active RFID is the Ubiquitous Sensor Network (USN) sometimes known as the Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) and characterized by the tag doubling as a reader and a so-called mesh network being used with a choice of sensors on each tag. (02 Oct 2008)

Press Passes

We are delighted to welcome members of the press to this event. A press pass includes the following entitlements:

Attendance to the two day conference and exhibition
Access to speaker presentations
Attendance to all networking opportunities including drinks receptions, but excluding dinner functions. You can attend the networking dinners at the advertised prices.

If you wish to apply for a press pass or have any queries please contact Sarah Lee at s.lee@idtechex.com. In order to qualify for a press pass we ask for the following criteria to be met

You should be covering RFID for your publication in an editorial role
You should be employed as a journalist/editor with no secondary job that may conflict with your primary job (i.e. consultant, advisor)

IDTechEx reserve the right to refuse a press pass on any grounds without reason. Consultants, sales, marketing, public relations and advertising personnel do not qualify for a press pass. Proof of occupation may be required in some instances. If you do not meet the above criteria please click here to register through the usual channel. If you wish to apply for a press pass or have any queries please contact Sarah Lee at s.lee@idtechex.com

The third annual Active RFID, Real Time Locating Systems and Sensor Networks event from IDTechEx