Omron to Release World's First RoHS-Compatible UHF-Band RFID Reader/Writer

"OMRON Corporation (TSE: 6645; NYSE: OMRNY), a global leader in automation, sensing and control technologies, announced today it will release its RFID reader/writer which is compatible with UHF frequency bands. This unit, to be released at the end of September 2005, conforms to European RoHS directive(*1) (EU Directive on the Restriction of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment) for the U.S. retail industry - the first of its kind in the world. The reader/writer is a monostatic type(*2) that uses an integral transmission and reception antenna element and can be connected with up to four antennas. Omron plans to ship 2,000 reader/writer units to the North American market during fiscal 2005 with a sales goal of 500 million yen. Following this, Omron also plans to market an RoHS-compatible UHF-band RFID reader/writer for the European market." Source: japancorp.net