NXP and Siemens Collaborate on Pharmaceutical RFID Innovation

NXP has announced a collaboration with Siemens on a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)-based supply chain pharmaceutical project designed to improve efficiency from manufacture to retail. Using the former’s Application and System Center (ASC), a facility that provides real-life conditions for evaluating and optimizing RFID applications, the latter’s IT Solutions and Services team created a customized RFID system to ensure a high read accuracy throughout the supply chain.

The project focuses on creating a system based on the former’s ICODE high frequency (HF) RFID technology that is incorporated into the labels of pharmaceutical products. The whole system is configured to already comply with the latest edition of the HF Gen2 standard, which is currently under final review by EPCglobal.

The aim of the installation is to accurately bulk read several hundred labeled packages quickly, allowing the manufacturer to keep a thorough stock inventory at all points along the supply chain.