The purpose of this report is to provide quantitative and qualitative analyses
of global demand for radio frequency identification (RFID) transponders. Data
is presented in both units and consumption dollars.
RFID transponder revenue shipments and forecasts are segmented by:
Regional market;
Vertical market;
Form factor;
Frequency; and
Primary distribution channel.
Table of Contents
I .EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
GLOBAL AND REGIONAL MARKETS FOR RFID TRANSPONDERS
Transponders
Transponder ICs
Transponder Inlays/Inlets
VERTICAL MARKETS FOR RFID TRANSPONDERS
DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS FOR RFID TRANSPONDERS
II. SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY
SCOPE
Introduction
Study Goals
Study Topics
Market Segmentation and Definitions
Market Estimates and Forecasts
METHODOLOGY
Primary Research
Secondary Research
III. MARKET ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS
MARKET ANALYSIS RESEARCH NOTES
GLOBAL AND REGIONAL MARKETS FOR RFID TRANSPONDERS
Transponders
Transponder ICs
Transponder Inlays/Inlets
RFID TRANSPONDER TECHNOLOGY ANALYSES
TRANSPONDER FUNCTIONALITY - ACTIVE, PASSIVE, AND SEMIPASSIVE/
SEMI-ACTIVE SHIPMENT ANALYSES
The Impact of EPC (ISO 180006C) UHF RFID
TRANSPONDER FORM FACTOR ANALYSIS
TRANSPONDER CAPABILITY - READ-ONLY, READ-WRITE, AND WRITEONCE-
READ-MANY (WORM) SHIPMENT ANALYSIS
VERTICAL MARKETS
PRIMARY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL ANALYSIS
IV. END USER ANALYSIS
END-USER MARKETS
END-USER REQUIREMENTS
V. COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
INTRODUCTION
TRANSPONDERS
TRANSPONDER ICS
TRANSPONDER INLAYS/INLETS
VI. SUMMARY OBSERVATIONS
RFID TRANSPONDER MARKET SUMMARY OBSERVATIONS AND COMMENTS
INTRODUCTION
2007 PREDICTIONS
APPENDIX A: TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW
INTRODUCTION
CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES - RFID TRANSPONDERS
Physical Form of Transponders
Transponder Operating Frequency Characteristics
EPC Transponder Classes
FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS AND LICENSING REGULATIONS
Introduction
Radio Frequency Range Allocations
RFID FREQUENCY RANGES
Licensing Regulations
Powering Transponders
Programming Transponders
Transponder Memory Technology
Transponder Data Carrying Options
Transponder Data Read/Write Rates and Ranges
Backscatter
Anti-collision
Transponder Cryptological Functions (Symmetric-Key versus Public-Key)
Transponders “Talk” First vs. Readers “Talk” First
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES - RFID TRANSPONDERS
Sensory Tags
Chipless RFID Solutions
Inkjet Printed Circuits
Conductive Inks
Screen-Printed Antennas
EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES - RFID READERS
Physical Form and Design
Programming Options
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES - RFID READERS
RFID PRINTER/ENCODERS
RFID MIDDLEWARE
APPENDIX B: RFID STANDARDS RESOURCES
RFID STANDARDS
Introduction
RFID Standards Overview
Supply Chain-Related RFID Standards Overview
The Impact of EPCglobal' s Class 1 Generation 2 Protocol
STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
INFLUENCING RFID STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT
Introduction
RFID Supplier Roles
RFID Channel Roles
RFID End-User Roles
APPENDIX C: RFID SUPPLIER LIST
LIST OF EXHIBITS
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
I-1 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Region (Millions of
Dollars)
I-2 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Frequency (Millions
of Dollars)
I-3 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Frequency (Millions
of Units)
I-4 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Functionality
(Millions of Dollars)
I-5 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Capability
(Millions of Dollars)
I-6 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Form Factor
(Millions of Dollars)
I-7 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Form Factor
(Millions of Units)
I-8 Global Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Region (Millions
of Dollars)
I-9 Global Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Frequency
(Millions of Dollars)
I-10 Global Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Region (Millions
of Dollars)
I-11 Global Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Form Factor
(Millions of Dollars)
I-12 Global Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Frequency
(Millions of Dollars)
I-13 Global Shipments of RFID Inlays Segmented by Capability (Millions of
Dollars)
I-14 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Vertical Market
(Millions of Dollars)
I-15 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders by Primary Distribution Channel
(Millions of Dollars)
I-16 Global Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Primary
Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
I-17 Global Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Primary
Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
III. MARKET ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS
III-1 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Region (Millions
of Dollars)
III-2 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Region (Millions
of Units)
III-3 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Frequency
(Millions of Dollars)
III-4 Global AFSP of RFID Transponders Segmented by Frequency (Dollars per
Unit)
III-5 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Frequency
(Millions of Units)
III-6 Global Shipments of Low Frequency RFID Transponders Segmented by
Region (Millions of Dollars)
III-7 Global Shipments of Low Frequency RFID Transponders Segmented by
Region (Millions of Units)
III-8 Global Shipments of High Frequency RFID Transponders Segmented by
Region (Millions of Dollars)
III-9 Global Shipments of High Frequency RFID Transponders Segmented by
Region (Millions of Units)
III-10 Global Shipments of UHF RFID Transponders Segmented by Region
(Millions of Dollars)
III-11 Global Shipments of UHF RFID Transponders Segmented by Region
(Millions of Units)
III-12 Global Shipments of EPC UHF Frequency RFID Transponders Segmented
by Region (Millions of Dollars)
III-13 Global Shipments of EPC UHF Frequency RFID Transponders Segmented
by Region (Millions of Units)
III-14 Global Shipments of Microwave RFID Transponders Segmented by Region
(Millions of Dollars)
III-15 Global Shipments of Microwave Frequency RFID Transponders Segmented
by Region (Millions of Units)
III-16 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Functionality
(Millions of Dollars)
III-17 Americas Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Functionality
(Millions of Dollars)
III-18 EMEA Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Functionality
(Millions of Dollars)
III-19 Asia-Pacific Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by
Functionality (Millions of Dollars)
III-20 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Functionality
(Millions of Units)
III-21 Americas Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Functionality
(Millions of Units)
III-22 EMEA Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Functionality
(Millions of Units)
III-23 Asia-Pacific Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by
Functionality (Millions of Units)
III-24 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Capability
(Millions of Dollars)
III-25 Americas Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Capability
(Millions of Dollars)
III-26 EMEA Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Capability
(Millions of Dollars)
III-27 Asia-Pacific Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Capability
(Millions of Dollars)
III-28 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Capability
(Millions of Units)
III-29 Americas Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Capability
(Millions of Units)
III-30 EMEA Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Capability
(Millions of Units)
III-31 Asia-Pacific Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Capability
(Millions of Units)
III-32 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Form Factor
(Millions of Dollars)
III-33 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Form Factor
(Millions of Units)
III-34 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders by Primary Distribution
Channel (Millions of Dollars)
III-35 Americas Shipments of RFID Transponders by Primary Distribution
Channel (Millions of Dollars)
III-36 EMEA Shipments of RFID Transponders by Primary Distribution Channel
(Millions of Dollars)
III-37 APAC Shipments of RFID Transponders by Primary Distribution Channel
(Millions of Dollars)
III-38 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders by Primary Distribution
Channel (Thousands of Units)
III-39 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Vertical Market
(Millions of Dollars)
III-40 Americas Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Vertical
Market (Millions of Dollars)
III-41 EMEA Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Vertical Market
(Millions of Dollars)
III-42 Asia-Pacific Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Vertical
Market (Millions of Dollars)
III-43 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Vertical Market
(Thousands of Units)
III-44 Global Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Region
(Millions of Dollars)
III-45 Global Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Region
(Millions of Units)
III-46 Global Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Frequency
(Millions of Dollars)
III-47 Americas Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Frequency
(Millions of Dollars)
III-48 EMEA Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Frequency
(Millions of Dollars)
III-49 Asia-Pacific Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by
Frequency (Millions of Dollars)
III-50 Global Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Frequency
(Millions of Units)
III-51 Americas Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Frequency
(Millions of Units)
III-52 EMEA Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by
Frequency(Millions of Units)
III-53 Asia-Pacific Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by
Frequency (Millions of Units)
III-54 Global Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Capability
(Millions of Dollars)
III-55 Global Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Capability
(Millions of Units)
III-56 Global Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Primary
Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
III-57 Americas Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Primary
Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
III-58 EMEA Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Primary
Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
III-59 Asia-Pacific Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Primary
Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
III-60 Global Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Primary
Distribution Channel (Millions of Units)
III-61 Americas Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Primary
Distribution Channel (Millions of Units)
III-62 EMEA Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Primary
Distribution Channel (Millions of Units)
III-63 Asia-Pacific Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Primary
Distribution Channel (Millions of Units)
III-64 Global Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Region
(Millions of Dollars)
III-65 Global Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Region
(Millions of Units)
III-66 Global Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Form Factor
(Millions of Dollars)
III-67 Global AFSPs of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Form Factor
(Dollars per Unit)
III-68 Global Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Frequency
(Millions of Dollars)
III-69 Americas Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Frequency
(Millions of Dollars)
III-70 EMEA Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Frequency
(Millions of Dollars)
III-71 Asia-Pacific Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Frequency
(Millions of Dollars)
III-72 Global Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Frequency
(Millions of Units)
III-73 Americas Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Frequency
(Millions of Units)
III-74 EMEA Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Frequency
(Millions of Units)
III-75 Asia-Pacific Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Frequency
(Millions of Units)
III-76 Global Shipments of RFID Inlays Segmented by Capability (Millions
of Dollars)
III-77 Global Shipments of RFID Inlays Segmented by Capability (Millions
of Units)
III-78 Global Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Primary
Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
III-79 Global Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Primary
Distribution Channel (Millions of Units)
IV. END USER ANALYSIS
IV-1 End-User Respondents Segmented by RFID Usage Plans (Percent of
Respondents)
IV-2 End-User Respondents Segmented by RFID Usage Plans (Percent of
Respondents Excluding Non-Users)
IV-3 End-User Respondents Segmented by Initial RFID Installation Timeframe
(Percent of Respondents Currently Using & Currently Using AND Planning to
Install and/or Evaluating RFID).
IV-4 Level of Importance of Specific Drivers on RFID System Adoption Plans
Among End-User Respondents (Average Response Rating)
IV-5 End-User Respondents Segmented by Current and Anticipated Installed
Base of RFID Transponders (Percent of Respondents)
IV-6 End-User Respondents Segmented by Transponder Frequency Range
(Percent of Respondents Excluding Non-Users)
IV-7 End-User Respondents Segmented by Annual Expenditures for RFID
Systems (Percent of Respondents Excluding Non-Users)
IV-8 End-User Respondents Segmented by Current and Anticipated Transponder
Functionality (Percent of Respondents Excluding Non-Users)
IV-9 End-User Respondents Segmented by Current and Anticipated Transponder
Memory Type (Percent of Respondents Excluding Non-Users)
IV-10 End-User Respondents Segmented by Observed Average and Required Read
Accuracy Rates for RFID Transponders (Percent of Respondents
Excluding Non-Users)
IV-11 Level of Satisfaction with RFID Transponder Performance and Cost
Among End-User Respondents (Average Response Ratings)
IV-12 End-User Respondents Segmented by Primary Vertical Market (Percent
of Respondents Excluding Non-Users)
IV-13 End-User Respondents Segmented by Total Annual Revenue (Percent of
Respondents Excluding Non-Users)
IV-14 End-User Respondents Segmented by Tier Type (Percent of Respondents
Excluding Non-Users)
V. COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
V-1 Global Supplier Shares of Finished RFID Transponders (Percent of
Dollars)
V-2 Global Supplier Share of Finished RFID Transponders (Percent of Units)
V-3 Americas Supplier Share of Finished RFID Transponders (Percent of
Dollars)
V-4 Americas Supplier Share of Finished RFID Transponders (Percent of
Units)
V-5 EMEA Supplier Share of Finished RFID Transponders (Percent of Dollars)
V-6 EMEA Supplier Share of Finished RFID Transponders (Percent of Units)
V-7 APAC Supplier Share of Finished RFID Transponders (Percent of Dollars)
V-8 APAC Supplier Share of Finished RFID Transponders (Percent of Units)
V-9 Global Supplier Share of Active Finished RFID Transponders (Percent of
Dollars)
V-10 Global Supplier Share of Passive Finished RFID Transponders (Percent
of Dollars)
V-11 Global Supplier Share of Low Frequency Finished RFID Transponders
(Percent of Dollars)
V-12 Global Supplier Share of High Frequency Finished RFID Transponders
(Percent of Dollars)
V-13 Global Supplier Share of Non-EPC UHF Finished RFID Transponders
(Percent of Dollars)
V-14 Global Supplier Share of EPC UHF Finished RFID Transponders (Percent
of Dollars)
V-15 Global Supplier Share of Microwave Finished RFID Transponders
(Percent of Dollars)
V-16 Global Supplier Share of RFID Transponder IC' s (Percent of Units)
V-17 Americas Supplier Share of RFID Transponder IC' s (Percent of Units)
V-18 EMEA Supplier Share of RFID Transponder IC' s (Percent of Units)
V-19 APAC Supplier Share of RFID Transponder IC' s (Percent of Units)
V-20 Global Supplier Share of Low Frequency RFID Transponder IC' s (Percent
of Units)
V-21 Global Supplier Share of High Frequency RFID Transponder IC' s
(Percent of Units)
V-22 Global Supplier Share of Non-EPC UHF RFID Transponder IC' s (Percent
of Units)
V-23 Global Supplier Share of EPC UHF RFID Transponder IC' s (Percent of
Units)
V-24 Global Supplier Share of Microwave RFID Transponder IC' s (Percent of
Units)
V-25 Global Supplier Share of RFID Transponder Inlays (Percent of Dollars)
V-26 Global Supplier Share of RFID Transponder Inlays (Percent of Units)
