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News wire · newsRFID NewsJuly 14, 2026

Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims on Behalf of Identiv Investors

Pomerantz Law Firm has launched an investigation into Identiv for potential securities fraud following a sharp decline in share price linked to the company's decision to divest its IoT asset portfolio. This legal scrutiny creates significant uncertainty for the RFID market, as the sale involves Identiv's core transponder technology and could disrupt long-term supply stability for their established customer base.

News wire · press releaseCheckpoint SystemsJuly 14, 2026

Anti theft devices for retail stores: tags, RFID inlays and security solutions

Checkpoint Systems highlights the transition from traditional Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) to integrated RFID-enabled security inlays that combine theft protection with real-time inventory visibility. This convergence allows retailers to automate loss prevention data and reduce shrinkage without sacrificing the speed of omnichannel fulfillment or the customer experience.

News wire · press releaseSML GroupJuly 14, 2026

SML Wins Silver Globee® Awards for Supply Chain Management Solution

SML Group has received Silver Globee Awards for its item-level RFID and digital identity ecosystem, acknowledging the platform's ability to drive supply chain visibility from manufacture to retail. This recognition underscores the increasing market demand for end-to-end traceability solutions that solve persistent inventory accuracy challenges for global retailers.

News wire · newsRFID JournalJuly 13, 2026

Nordic Semiconductor Brings AI-assisted Development to Entire Product Lifecycle

Nordic Semiconductor has integrated AI-assisted development across its entire IoT product lifecycle, allowing engineers to utilize preferred AI assistants for everything from initial prototyping to fleet management. This end-to-end integration reduces development costs and accelerates time-to-market by minimizing design iterations and optimizing token usage for wireless chip-to-cloud solutions.

News wire · newsRFID NewsJuly 13, 2026

RFID Data Quality: Garbage In, Garbage Out

Inaccurate tag observations generated by high-frequency interrogation cycles can overwhelm middleware and lead to flawed automated decision-making. Implementing rigorous data filtering and validation protocols is essential to ensure that the actionable insights derived from RFID deployments are commercially reliable and technically sound.

News wire · eventsRFID NewsJuly 11, 2026

The RFID Discovery Workshop: What It Is and Why You Need One

The RFID Discovery Workshop is a specialized, multi-stakeholder session designed to align business objectives with technical capabilities before hardware procurement begins. Adopting this collaborative framework reduces the risk of pilot failures and costly integration delays by identifying operational bottlenecks that purely technical specifications often overlook.

News wire · newsElectronics WeeklyJuly 10, 2026

When RFID Looked Like A Possible Good Idea

This historical retrospective traces the pivotal 1995 transition of RFID from a stagnant 40-year-old concept to a commercially viable tracking technology. Understanding these adoption inflection points helps modern stakeholders identify how current silicon advancements and standardized protocols prevent the costly implementation hurdles encountered by early industry pioneers.

News wire · newsRFID JournalJuly 10, 2026

Pragmatic Expands Product Portfolio to Combat Product Tampering, Counterfeiting

Pragmatic Semiconductor has launched the NFC Protect PR1311, a flexible, low-cost integrated circuit that combines unique serialization with real-time tamper-state detection. This allows manufacturers to integrate high-security authentication into curved or thin packaging at a lower price point than silicon chips, enabling mass-market deployment for consumer verification and brand protection.

News wire · press releaseIndustry bodyAIM GlobalJuly 9, 2026

Checkpoint Systems introduces READFINITY®, unlocking future-ready RFID through intelligent adaptability and open integration

Checkpoint Systems has launched READFINITY®, a high-performance RFID reader platform designed for seamless integration across diverse hardware and software ecosystems. This development is commercially significant because its focus on open architecture and intelligent adaptability reduces the integration hurdles that often delay large-scale retail and supply chain deployments.

News wire · press releaseRFID JournalJuly 9, 2026

Digital Matter Launches Rugged Air Freight GPS Asset Tracker

Digital Matter's new Griffin Air tracker features automated flight detection that disables radio transmissions during transit to ensure strict airline regulatory compliance. This DO-160 certified device bridges a critical gap in multi-modal logistics by combining long-range GPS with Bluetooth 5.2 gateway capabilities, allowing for seamless, seven-year asset visibility across air, road, and warehouse environments.

News wire · newsRFID NewsJuly 9, 2026

How to Write an RFID Requirements Specification

Comprehensive RFID requirements specifications must balance specific functional outcomes with technical flexibility to allow vendors to propose optimal hardware and software configurations. Establishing these clear guardrails early prevents budget overruns and ensures that final proposals are both technically viable and accurately priced for large-scale deployments.

News wire · newsRFID JournalJuly 8, 2026

How IoT Data Eliminates Blind Spots in Quarterly Warehouse Reviews

Relying on quarterly manual audits creates operational "blind spots" that allow inefficiencies and margin erosion to persist between review cycles. By transitioning to continuous sensor-driven data, warehouse operators can replace static snapshots with real-time performance visibility to identify and resolve bottlenecks as they occur.

News wire · press releaseIndustry bodyIEEE Council on RFIDJuly 7, 2026

Call for Nominations – IEEE CRFID Elections

The IEEE Council on RFID has opened nominations for volunteer leadership positions, including Secretary and Treasurer, for terms beginning in 2027. These roles are critical for shaping the council's strategic direction and administrative oversight, directly influencing the technical standards and professional networking frameworks that underpin the global RFID industry.

News wire · eventsIndustry bodyRAIN AllianceJuly 7, 2026

VANCH Showcase RAIN RFID Reader at Guangzhou International Logistics Exhibition

VANCH showcased its latest RAIN RFID reader at the Guangzhou International Logistics Exhibition, emphasizing high-speed data capture for smart warehousing and logistics equipment. The integration of advanced readers into automated logistics systems is critical for improving throughput and accuracy as manufacturers shift toward fully autonomous supply chain management.

News wire · press releaseRFID NewsJuly 7, 2026

STMicroelectronics Introduces ST54M Secure Chip With Post-Quantum Cryptography for Mobile Services

STMicroelectronics has launched the ST54M, a single-die secure chip that integrates NFC connectivity and eSIM functionality with hardware-accelerated post-quantum cryptography (PQC). This development allows mobile device manufacturers to future-proof hardware against quantum computing threats while reducing the physical footprint and power consumption of secure authentication modules.

News wire · press releaseIndustry bodyAIM GlobalJuly 6, 2026

AsReader Announces Expansion of RFID Basket-Reading Solutions into North America with New Broadscope Patent

AsReader has secured a new U.S. patent for its Broadscope RFID basket-reading technology, signaling a strategic push to deploy its high-volume inventory solutions in the North American market. This expansion provides retailers and logistics providers with a specialized alternative for bulk-scanning items in containers, potentially improving throughput and accuracy in high-density processing environments.

News wire · newsRFID NewsJuly 5, 2026

RFID in Logistics: From Warehouse Dock to Last Mile

RFID integration transforms traditional manual warehouse checkpoints into automated, high-speed data capture events across receiving, picking, and shipping workflows. This shift minimizes human error and latency, allowing logistics providers to achieve the real-time inventory accuracy necessary for high-volume last-mile delivery and complex omnichannel fulfillment.

News wire · newsRFID NewsJuly 3, 2026

RFID Antennas Demystified: How They Shape Read Performance

Optimal RFID system performance depends on matching antenna attributes like polarization, gain, and beamwidth to specific environmental constraints. Selecting the correct antenna design—whether dipole, patch, or near-field—is a critical technical decision that directly determines read range, reliability, and the overall commercial viability of a deployment.

News wire · newsRFID NewsJuly 2, 2026

CMA consults on new requirements for Apple’s NFC Developer Access

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is consulting on new requirements that would force Apple to grant third-party developers direct access to iPhone NFC hardware. This shift would break Apple’s long-standing monopoly on "tap-to-pay" and secure element functions, allowing RFID integrators and fintech firms to deploy proprietary mobile payment and access control solutions without bypassing iOS restrictions.

News wire · newsIndustry bodyRAIN AllianceJuly 2, 2026

Can RAIN RFID Tags Support Textile Recycling? The Evidence Says Yes

Recent pilot programs demonstrate that RAIN RFID tags provide the high-speed data accuracy necessary to automate garment sortation by fabric composition and dyes at the end of life. This capability is critical for scaling the textile circular economy, as it allows recyclers to replace manual labor with automated systems that meet the purity requirements for high-value chemical recycling.

News wire · press releasePR NewswireJuly 2, 2026

BIXOLON America Launches XD5-40IItR Desktop RFID Label Printer for High-Performance Tracking

BIXOLON America has launched the XD5-40IItR, a 4-inch desktop thermal transfer printer designed for high-performance RFID encoding and label printing. This release provides integrators with a compact yet robust option for supply chain and healthcare applications where space is limited but industrial-grade reliability is required.

News wire · newsRFID JournalJuly 2, 2026

Clustag, Impinj Automate Item-Level Shipment Verification Using Gen2X

Clustag and Impinj have leveraged Gen2X technology and M800 series tags to achieve 100% item-level verification accuracy for densely packed cartons, including those containing challenging metallic items. This development is significant for high-throughput logistics as it eliminates manual reconciliation errors and ensures near-perfect shipping accuracy at speeds under 1.5 seconds per unit.

News wire · newsRFID NewsJuly 1, 2026

Record Public Engagement at Beijing Art Season 2026 driven by RFID

Beijing Art Season 2026 achieved record engagement by integrating NFC-enabled souvenir tickets, driving over 1.2 million visits to its primary art district alone. This deployment demonstrates how high-volume cultural events can utilize passive RFID to bridge physical attendance with digital interaction, offering integrators a scalable model for data collection and long-term audience retention in the experience economy.

News wire · newsRFID NewsJuly 1, 2026

Bikeflights Adds Built-In RFID Tracking to Bike Shipments

Bikeflights has become the first bicycle shipping provider to integrate passive UHF RFID tracking directly into its domestic workflow, embedding labels into packaging to eliminate the need for line-of-sight barcode scanning. This implementation reduces manual labor costs and improves transit visibility, demonstrating how specialized logistics firms can leverage high-read-rate RFID to mitigate carrier errors and delivery delays for high-value cargo.