*A new RFID manufacturing method out of North Dakota. It's a livelier place than one would expect from its press, North Dakota.
http://www.newswise.com/articles/ndsu-develops-smart-paper-and-antennaless-rfid-tags
NDSU Develops "Smart" Paper and Antennaless RFID Tags
Released: 4/29/2013 6:00 PM EDT
Source Newsroom: North Dakota State University
Newswise — Research teams at North Dakota State University, Fargo, have developed a method to embed radio frequency identification (RFID) tags in paper, which could help combat document counterfeiting, and have developed antennaless RFID tags for use on metal. Both teams of researchers are presenting their technology advances at conferences from April 30 to May 2 in Orlando, Fla. Dr. Val Marinov will present research at RFID Journal LIVE! and Cherish Bauer-Reich and Layne Berge are presenting at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Conference on RFID, highlighting the NDSU technology breakthroughs.
Antennaless RFID tags and "smart" paper developed at North Dakota State University are featured at exhibit booth #544 at RFID Journal LIVE!
“Smart” paper developed at NDSU
Dr. Val Marinov’s team has developed a method to embed ultra-thin, ultra-small RFID chips on paper or other flexible substrates, which could lead to ways to reduce counterfeiting of a wide variety of items such as pharmaceuticals, currency, legal papers, bearer bonds and other security documents. The patent-pending process, known as Laser Enabled Advanced Packaging, uses a laser beam’s energy to precisely transfer and assemble chips with dimensions well below those possible using conventional methods.
The embedding method involves chips thinner than most commercial RFID chips on the market today. “We use our LEAP technology to embed ultra-thin, ultra-small semiconductor chips, including 350 µm/side, 20 µm thick semiconductor dice, in paper substrates with a thickness of
