internetnews.com reports on Hitachi's new 0.4 x 0.4 mm RFID chip with integrated antenna.
The writer notes that "Because an RFID chip's number must be matched to a database to have meaning, RFID industry executives say there is little chance that the tags could be used to invade individuals' privacy."
Posted by holtzman at September 2, 2003 09:00 PMFYI. The original model of Hitachi's ultra small chip is described in
IEEE Micro Nov/Dec 2001 (Vol. 21, No.6),
http://www.computer.org/micro/mi2001/m6toc.htm.