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Imec Paves Way for Intelligent Item-Level RFID Tagging to Replace Bar Codes

World-first UHF IGZO Schottky diode is breakthrough achievement towards low-cost passive thin-film RFID tags

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

At IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM 2012), imec presented the world-first ultra-high frequency Schottky diode based on amorphous IGZO (indium-gallium-zinc oxide) as semiconductor. This breakthrough achievement will enable the development of thin-film passive UHF (ultra-high frequency) RFID (radiofrequency ID) tags to replace item-level bar codes. Passive intelligent item-level RFID tags are ideal for the retail sector and enable more accurate tracking of individual products (...

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