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Communications ICs (Wireless)
News Release from: Hitachi Europe | Subject: Meu-chip
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 05 July 2001
RFID chip small enough to embed in paper
Hitachi has developed the world's smallest radio-frequency identification (RFID) integrated circuit.
Hitachi has developed the world's smallest radio-frequency identification (RFID) integrated circuit The meu-chip is wireless accessible at 2.45GHz, and at 0.4mm square is thin enough to be embedded in paper
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 16 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The chip's features of size, security and access will be useful in applications such as document management, where a high level of security is needed, and distribution management, where efficiency is a must.
The meu-chip will open up a new arena in electronic commerce in the era of global broadband communications throughout a wide range of industries, including finance, distribution, manufacturing, sports and entertainment.
To speed-up business development, an in-house venture company Meu-Solutions was established on the 1st July.
By integrating components, systems and solutions expertise from both within and outside the company, Hitachi hopes to create a market for this emerging technology and expand its business opportunities.
Another way of looking at the venture is that it is an attempt to extract value from an intangible asset (IP) developed by its research laboratories with a minimised time-to-market allowance.
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