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3D RFID Transponder Antennas for Smart Packaging Applications
Ralf Zichner
Reinhard R. Baumann
  DOI :  10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2011.27.1.art00028_2  Published Online :  January 2011
Abstract

During the recent years we observe a growing number of smart packaging applications. Within this field radio frequency identification (RFID) technology contributes remarkably to the progress by providing the matching communication / data transmission opportunities. In order to employ RFID technology for packaging applications the availability of highly functional RFID transponders (antenna + silicon chip) is necessary, which satisfy a maximum of communication reliability and reading distance. We report on a significant improvement of the performance of existing transponder systems by the introduction of three dimensional (3D) antennas which can be printed cost efficient directly on the planar packaging material and become three dimensional in the folding step of erecting a cardboard box. These 3D antennas for different frequency ranges, each particularly designed regarding layout and dimensions of the package and its content open a wide range of reliable packaging applications and therefore contribute remarkably to the development of the “internet of things”.

Journal Title : NIP & Digital Fabrication Conference
Publisher Name : Society of Imaging Science and Technology
Publisher Location : 7003 Kilworth Lane, Springfield, VA 22151, USA
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Ralf Zichner, Reinhard R. Baumann, "3D RFID Transponder Antennas for Smart Packaging Applications"  in Proc. IS&T Int'l Conf. on Digital Printing Technologies and Digital Fabrication (NIP27),  2011,  pp 519 - 521,  https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2011.27.1.art00028_2

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3D RFID Transponder Antennas for Smart Packaging Applications
ZichnerRalf
BaumannReinhard R.
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2011
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521
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During the recent years we observe a growing number of smart packaging applications. Within this field radio frequency identification (RFID) technology contributes remarkably to the progress by providing the matching communication / data transmission opportunities. In order to employ RFID technology for packaging applications the availability of highly functional RFID transponders (antenna + silicon chip) is necessary, which satisfy a maximum of communication reliability and reading distance. We report on a significant improvement of the performance of existing transponder systems by the introduction of three dimensional (3D) antennas which can be printed cost efficient directly on the planar packaging material and become three dimensional in the folding step of erecting a cardboard box. These 3D antennas for different frequency ranges, each particularly designed regarding layout and dimensions of the package and its content open a wide range of reliable packaging applications and therefore contribute remarkably to the development of the “internet of things”.