Gadgets and Gizmos

Fujitsu Develops World’s First 64KByte High-Capacity FRAM RFID

Fujitsu has developed an ultra-high frequency (UHF)-band radio frequency identification (RFID) tag with high-capacity FRAM featuring memory capacity sufficient to store large volumes of aircraft part and maintenance history data. The company claims that is the world’s first 64KB UHF-RFID tag that will transform global aircraft maintenance operations.

Fujitsu anticipates that this 64KB UHF-RFID tag will transform global aircraft maintenance operations. Equipped with 64KB FRAM memory, the world’s highest capacity to date, Fujitsu’s new RFID tag will enable highly efficient global aircraft maintenance operations by ensuring precise and rapid management of each aircraft part.

The tag complies with the EPC global Class 1 Generation 2 standard supporting a variety of radio frequencies, which vary by region, and thus provides for global traceability. Fujitsu’s new UHF-RFID tags will deliver high-speed data writing capability and high durability, while also offering state-of-the-art security functions, such as password management for each part of the memory area. It is compatible with different frequencies used around the world. Sales of the RFID tag are scheduled to begin in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008.