NEC Succeeds in Development of New Gate System Enabling Highly Accurat e Scanning of Multiple UHF RFID Tags
*****For immediate use September 19, 2006
September 19, 2006 --- NEC Corporation announced the development of a new gate system (note 1*) that enables the collective scanning of multiple UHF RFID tags with a high degree of accuracy. The new gate system can be applied to inspection systems in manufacturing lines and inventory control systems in supply chain management, and will be launched world wide by the end of this year.
Existing UHF RFID gate systems show a 10 to 20% scanning error rate when multiple packages with RFID tags is scanned, making practical application difficult. However by employing proprietary technology that utilizes the reflection of radio waves, NEC has realized a new gate system, which achieves highly accurate scanning of multiple RFID tags and a reduction in scanning errors of RFID tags on adjacent manufacturing lines, dramatically enhancing the accuracy of collective RFID scanning.
The main features of the new gate system are as follows:
| 1. | Highly accurate collective scanning enabled by use of radio wave reflection Unlike existing gate systems that shoot radio waves from antennas to RFID tags directly, NEC's new gate system employs a novel radio wave reflection method whereby radio waves are shot indirectly from antennas to RFID tags via reflector plates, allowing a drastic improvement in collective scanning of RFID tags. Moreover, this enables the scanning of RFID tags on packages containing liquids or metal, which has been difficult to achieve with conventional gate systems. |
| 2. | Control of scanning errors of RFID tags on adjacent
lines A reduction in radio wave leakage has been achieved by placing reflector plates on both sides of the inside of the gate. In addition, as the antenna is located in the upper part of the gate the distance between the antenna and the gate exterior is double th at of conventional systems, enabling a large reduction in radio wave leakage. Both of these measures prevent the misreading of RFID tags on adjacent manufacturing lines. |
As UHF RFIDs enable transmission distances of up to a maximum of 6 meters, they have been drawing attention in recent years as a measure to improve the efficiency of logistics and supply chain management in the manufacturing industry. In the United States, many major distributors have already adopted UHF RFIDs and their use is expected to spread worldwide.
NEC has verified the benefits of the new gate system by using it in the inspection line of NEC Personal Products for incoming and outgoing PCs, allowing it to gather information and know how about the system structure toward early commercialization.
Note
| (1) | The gate system includes an RFID reader/writer, an antenna, a controller and a gate. |
PRESS CONTACT
| Shinya Hashizume |
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| NEC Corporation Corporate Communications Division s-hashizume@ab.jp.nec.com +81-3-3798-6511 |
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