China RFID Market Development 2005

This publication has been discontinued on July 19, 2011.

Introduction

Abstract

Analysys Findings

RFID Market in China

• Although RFID has become a hotspot on the market over the last two years, RFID is not really a "New" technology. In the Chinese market, the applications of low frequency and high frequency RFID are relatively mature.
• The size of the RFID market exceeded 1.2 billion Yuan in 2004, among which 933 million went to the tag market, 185 million to reader market and 85 million for the software and service market.
• The study results of Analysys International shows that the 2004 RFID applications in China were mostly in closed applications and proprietary application fields. RFID software and services only accounted for 7.1% of the total market.
• The RFID market size in China will have grown to 5.059 billion Yuan by the year 2009, with a compounded annual growth rate of 33.2%. This will result in 3.807 billion Yuan for RFID tag products, 684 million Yuan for readers, and 567 million for software and services.

Key Success Factors (KSF) for RFID Application in China

• Analysys International views that government support and promotion are the prime factors for rapid development of the RFID market in China. However, other factors could also become important driving forces for facilitating its development, e.g. formation of standards, lowering of prices, further maturing of technology, and further reinforcement of privacy protection.
• There were several programs that drove the market to its current state. The Chinese government initiated a program for generating a new ID card that implemented RFID technology. It was also slated for further development under the "863" program (A.K.A. National high Technology Research and Development Program of China). This program was designed to research and implement ultra-high frequency chip readers. Also, the State Development and Reform Commission founded a program for the RFID control of livestock production. Together, these were all important forces promoting the development of RFID applications.
• The development of the Chinese RFID market has also been restricted by a couple of factors. The high price of the technology has lessened the warm welcome of the industries that could most benefit from its development. Also having inconsistent standards has created issues of interoperability between venders leaving the implementing industries locked into a single proprietary version of the technology. These problems will have to be overcome before RFID is considered a mature technology good for use by the masses.

Table of Contents

1 Basic Introduction to RFID.................................... 1

• 1.1 Definition of RFID ........................................ 1
• 1.2 RFID Equipment......................................... 1
• 1.3 RFID Tag and Bar Code .................................... 2
• 1.4 Two Major Standards of RFID.................................. 3

2 Research and Development of RFID in China ........................... 5

• 2.1 Analysis on the Selection of Frequency Ranges for RFID in China............... 5
• 2.2 Analysis in Application Fields of RFID in China ......................... 6
• 2.3 RFID Standardization Process in China ............................ 7

3 Analysis on Influence of RFID Application in China ....................... 8

• 3.1 Key Success Factors (KFS) for RFID Application in the Chinese Market ............ 8
• 3.2 Influences of Technology Development of RFID........................ 9
• 3.3 Influences of RFID Price Factor ................................ 9
• 3.4 Influence of RFID on Privacy Issues.............................. 10

4 Analysis on Specific Applications of RFID in China ....................... 11

• 4.1 Analysis of the Main Types of RFID Applications in China................... 11
• 4.2 Characteristics of Development in RFID Application Areas in China ............. 13
  • 4.2.1 Beijing ........................................... 13
  • 4.2.2 Shanghai.......................................... 14
  • 4.2.3 Pearl River Delta..................................... 15
• 4.3 Analysis on Main Trades for Application of RFID in China................... 16
  • 4.3.1 Analysis on RFID Application in Government Sectors in China .............. 17
  • 4.3.2 Analysis on RFID Application in Chinas Traffic Industry ................. 19
  • 4.3.3 Analysis on RFID Applications in the Chinese Manufacturing Industries .......... 22
  • 4.3.4 Analysis on RFID Application in Chinese Logistics Industry................ 24
  • 4.3.5 Analysis of RFID Applications for Chinese Retail Industries................ 26
  • 4.3.6 Analysis on RFID Application in Chinese Medical Industry ................. 28

5 Analysis of the RFID Market and Manufacturers in China.................... 30

• 5.1 Forecasts on Future Development Periods of the RFID Market in China ............ 30
• 5.2 RFID Market Size in China between 2004 and 2009..................... 32
• 5.3 Introduction of Major Manufacturers of RFID in China..................... 33
  • 5.3.1 Introduction to Major RFID Chip Providers in China ................... 33
  • 5.3.2 Introduction to Major RFID Chip Package Makers in China................ 37
  • 5.3.3 Introduction to Main Reader Manufacturers and System Integrators for RFID in China . 40

6 Analysys Findings and Analysys Suggestions........................ 47

• 6.1 Analysys Findings ....................................... 47
  • 6.1.1 RFID Market in China ................................... 47
  • 6.1.2 Key Success Factors (KSF) for RFID Application in China ................. 47
  • 6.1.3 Specific Application of RFID in China............................ 48
• 6.2 Analysys Suggestions..................................... 49
  • 6.2.1 Suggestions to Equipment Providers ............................ 49
  • 6.2.2 Suggestions to Software and Service Providers ..................... 49
  • 6.2.3 Suggestions to Industry-specific Users ........................... 50

Appendix: Analysys Data Collection Process & Methodology .................. 51

• 1 Overview ............................................. 51
• 2 Research Methods of Consumer Market ............................ 52
• 3 Research Methods of Different Types of Markets......................... 54
• 4 Process and Methodologies of Data Analysis........................... 55

Graph Index

• Graph3-1 Analysis in Factors Facilitating RFID Market in China ................. 8
• Graph4-1 Analysis on Main Trades for Application of RFID in China ............... 16
• Graph4-2 Typical Application of RFID in Government Sectors in China ............ 17
• Graph4-3 Typical RFID Applications in the Chinese Traffic Industry .............. 19
• Graph4-4 Typical RFID Applications in the Medical Industry ................... 28
• Graph5-1 Forecasts on the Future Development Periods of the RFID Market in China .... 31
• Graph5-2 Organization Chart of CEC Huada........................... 34
• Graph5-3 Analysis on the Development Periods of Datang Microelectronic .......... 35

Table Index

• Table1-1 RFID Equipment.................................... 1
• Table1-2 Comparison of RFID and Bar Code Technologies................... 2
• Table1-3 Comparison of Two Standards for RFID........................ 3
• Table2-1 Analysis in Selection of RFID Frequency Range in China............... 5
• Table2-2 Analysis in Application Field of RFID in China..................... 6
• Table4-1 Analysis on Main Types of RFID Application in China ................. 11
• Table5-1 Forecast on RFID Market Size in China between 2004 and 2009........... 32
• Table5-2 Forecast on RFID Market Growth Rate in China between 2004 and 2009 ....... 32
• Table5-3 Introduction on Chip Manufacturers on the RFID Market of China.......... 33

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