RFID or radio-frequency identification technology is used heavily in the Beijing Olympics. From ticketing to security and food managment, RFID plays a big part in keeping everything under control.

The ASK-TongFang wafer-thin chip die and silver-ink printed antenna embedded into the paper tickets are intended to battle counterfeiting, provide speedy check-ins for visitors at venue gates and guard against unauthorized access to specific areas of the Olympics compound.

The 1-kbyte memory chip embedded in the tickets does not carry personal identifiable information, but links to a database. The tickets, manufactured in Miyun, near Beijing, were delivered to the Bank of China in March. “The 13.56-MHz HF chip embedded in the ticket stores a unique serial number to ensure authenticity,” said Thierry Burgess, general manager of ASK in Los Angeles.

Via EETimes