RFID, IoT, Sensors, Technology, Communication

A part of this report was introduced in the August 2022, October 2022, and December 2022 issues of our periodical, “Yano E plus.”

– There Has Been a Growing Trend to Advance IoT Systems Using the Functions of RFID and to Develop New Types of IoT Sensors by Utilizing RFID Technology –

1. Introduction

1-1. IoT Systems and RFID

1) RFID as Elemental Technology for IoT

2) Trends of IoT Edge Devices

1-2. The RFID Market Moving toward IoT Deployment

1) Growth of UHF-Band Tags with High Properties and Low Price

2) RFID and Network Connection

i. Stand-Alone RFID

ii. RFID Connected to On-Premise Network

iii. RFID Connected to EPCglobal Network

iv. RFID Linked to Cloud

3) RFID for IoT with Specifications Unified in the Industry

2. Related Trends in the IoT / RFID Market

2-1. Overview of the IoT-Related Market

1) Huge Economic Impact

2) Information and Communication Equipment Leading the Market

3) Hardware, Software, and Services Linked Together

2-2. Communication Methods of IoT and the Situation of RFID Utilization

1) The Number of IoT Devices Connected Rapidly Increased

2) Trends of Short-Range Wireless Technology in IoT Devices

3) Trends of RFID as Edge Devices

4) Trends of IoT RFID by Type

5) Application Fields of RFID in IoT

3. Technology to Greatly Reduce Costs of Next-Generation RFID

3-1. Significant Cost Reduction of RFID Tags Has Been Progressing

3-2. Significant Cost Reduction by the Complete Coating Method / the Printing Method

1) Fully Coated Tags with CNT-TFTs

2) Printed Tags with Oxide Semiconductor TFTs

3) Coated Tags with Organic Semiconductor TFTs

4) Printing Method for Chipless RFID Tags

3-3. Prospects for the Spread of Use of Ultra-Low-Cost RFID

4. The Current Status and Future Outlook of IoT-RFID Sensors

4-1. Overview of the IoT Sensor Market

4-2. Overview of the RFID Sensor Market

1) Battery-Free and Battery-Driven Sensors

i. Passive RFID Sensors

　ii. Chipless RFID Sensors

　iii. Other Battery-Free RFID Sensors

　iv. Battery-Driven RFID Sensors

2) Market Size of RFID Sensors

5. The Current Status and Future Outlook of RAIN RFID

5-1. Overview of RAIN RFID

5-2. Market Size Forecast of RAIN RFID

6. Future Outlook of the Battery-Free Sensor Market

6-1. Trends of RFID-Based Battery-Free Sensors

1) Passive Battery-Free Sensors

2) Wireless Rechargeable Battery-Free Sensors

3) Chipless Battery-Free Sensors

6-2. Trends of Non-RFID-Based Battery-Free Sensors

6-3. Market Trends of Battery-Free Sensors

7. What Major Companies Do

7-1. ARM Ltd.

7-2. Impinj, Inc.