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New 0.15mm x 0.15mm x 0.0075mm RFID Chips from Hitachi

posted by Satri on Monday October 29, @11:48AM        Permalink  Trackback URI  Slashdotthis  Diggthis  Del.icio.us
from the smaller-than-James-Bond dept.

Ever since the story on "powder" RFID chips last February, I wondered if this was true. Well, this new entry on the RFID weblog details new RFID chips which measures just 0.15mm x 0.15mm x 0.0075mm. From the blog: "Carrying the nickname Dust or Powder these chips have a 128 bit ROM and can easily store a 38 digit number. The company used the Silicon-on-Insulator process for minimizing the distance between each circuit element and insulation layer and monocrystalline silicon layer was formed upon the silicon base substrate. This powder can be used in a number of applications ranging from logistics to military to consumer electronics." Here's the original TFoT article.

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