Toppan Printing Develops Battery-less Display RFID Device
Tokyo, Nov 5, 2012 (JCN) - Toppan Printing Co. Ltd has developed an ISO/IEC15693-certified RFID device that can display information on an IC chip in text and images without the need for a battery. The devices are targeted at applications where text and images such as QR codes on an IC chip need to be displayed for confirmation, such as management of processes or status in factories and hospitals.
The RFID device has a 2.7-inch dot-matrix electronic paper display that can function without a battery, using only the power supply from the reader/writer. Since electronic paper is used for the display section, information displayed remains on the screen without the need for a battery. Utilizing Toppan's low-power design, the device can be operated with general reader/writers.
The device will be displayed in the Toppan booths at CARTES 2012, which will be held from November 6 - 8, 2012 in Paris, France, and at Messe Nagoya 2012, which will be held from November 7 - 10, 2012 in Nagoya, Japan.
Sample shipments are scheduled to begin in spring 2013.