Paper Rests its Case

While RFID technology itself is nothing new, the economics of today's smart label systems are constantly evolving. Like traditional information carriers, Motorola's BiStatix system contains a silicon chip with an antenna guiding the reader energy to the chip. For a dramatic price redux, however, BiStatix forgoes the usual copper cable or etched metal antenna and instead employs a conductive-ink surface to absorb reader energy. Motorola's design thereby allows silicon memory chips to be affixed to virtually any non-conductive paper-based carrier imaginable.