The RF in RFID: Passive UHF RFID in Practice

Readers of this book should have an electrical engineering background but have not yet dealt with RFID. To this end, Dr. Dobkin is very careful to illustrate all concepts and detail his explanations meticulously. In this way he brings the reader along organically showing him/her what to expect, develop, and use while implementing an RFID system.

Chapter 1:Introduction Chapter 2: History and Practice of RFID Chapter 3: Radio Basics For UHF RFID Chapter 4: UHF RFID Readers Chapter 5: UHF RFID Tags Chapter 6: Reader Antennas Chapter 7: Tag Antennas Chapter 8: UHF RFID Protocols Afterword Appendix 1: Radio Regulations Appendix 2: Harmonic Functions Appendix 3: Resistance, Impedance and Switching Appendix 4: Reflection and Matching

*This technology is happening NOW at major chain stores such as Wal-Mart and Target
*RFID revenues are estimated to soar to about $7 billion by 2008
*Companion website provides full-color images, spreadsheets, an open-source example graphical user interface, and demo versions of commercial software

This book includes a survey of all RFID fundamentals and practices in the first part of the book while the second part focuses on UHF passive technology. This coverage of UHF technology and its components including tags, readers, and antennas is essential to commercial implementation in supply chain logistics and security.

Reaaders of this book should have an electrical engineering background but have not yet dealt with RFID. To this end, Dr. Dobkin will be very careful to illustrate all concepts and detail his explanations meticulously. In this way he will bring the reader along organically showing him/her what to expect, develop, and use while implementing an RFID system.

Chapter 1:Introduction Chapter 2: History and Practice of RFID Chapter 3: Radio Basics For UHF RFID Chapter 4: UHF RFID Readers Chapter 5: UHF RFID Tags Chapter 6: Reader Antennas Chapter 7: Tag Antennas Chapter 8: UHF RFID Protocols Afterword Appendix 1: Radio Regulations Appendix 2: Harmonic Functions Appendix 3: Resistance, Impedance and Switching Appendix 4: Reflection and Matching

*This technology is happening NOW at major chain stores such as Wal-Mart and Target
*RFID revenues are estimated to soar about $7 billion by 2008
*CD-ROM included with full color images, spreadsheets, an open-source example graphical user interface, and demo versions of commercial software

Dr. Dobkin has been involved in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of communications devices, components, and systems for 28 years. He holds a BS from the California Institute of Technology, and MS and PhD degrees from Stanford University, all in Applied Physics. He is the author of two books and about 30 technical publications, and holds 7 US patents as inventor or co-inventor. He has given numerous talks and classes on radio-frequency identification in the US and Asia. He specializes in physical-layer issues: radios and signal generation, antennas, and signal propagation. Dr. Dobkin lives in Sunnyvale, CA, with his wife, Nina, children Nicholas and Amelia, and entirely too many toys and video game consoles.