INTRODUCTION

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

REASONS FOR THE STUDY

CONTRIBUTION OF THE STUDY AND FOR WHOM

SCOPE AND FORMAT

METHODOLOGY

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SUMMARY
Summary Table:
WORLDWIDE AUTO-ID MARKET, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

Summary Figure:
WORLDWIDE AUTO-ID MARKET, 2002-2010 ($ MILLIONS)

OVERVIEW
INDUSTRY DEFINITION

TECHNOLOGY TYPES

Table 1 KEY AUTO ID TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS

Table 1 (CONTINUED)

Table 2 AUTO-ID TECHNOLOGIES STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES

SMART CARDS

OPTICAL CARDS

RFID

BARCODES

BIOMETRICS

DRIVING FORCES IN THE INDUSTRY

GOVERNMENT CONCERN FOR SECURITY

FRAUD DETECTION AND PREVENTION

REQUIREMENT FOR INCREASED EFFICIENCY

DYNAMIC ASSET TRACKING

PRODUCT TRACEABILITY

EMERGENCE OF INDUSTRY-WIDE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS

EARLY ADOPTION EFFORTS BY MAJOR PLAYERS

IMPACT ON OTHER INDUSTRIES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

RETAIL

AUTOMOTIVE AND MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

NATIONAL SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

TRANSPORTATION

DEFENSE

HEALTHCARE AND PHARMACEUTICALS

LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT

ECONOMIC SCENARIO

HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDUSTRY

HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF MAJOR PRODUCTS, TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS

FORESEEABLE FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS

FUTURE OF ID TECHNOLOGIES

MARKETS BY PRODUCTS/TECHNOLOGIES
WORLDWIDE MARKET SIZE

Table 3 WORLDWIDE AUTO-ID MARKET BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

SMART CARDS

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Figure 1 EVOLUTION OF SMART CARDS FROM CONTACT TO CONTACTLESS

SUB-PRODUCTS INVOLVED (BY TECHNOLOGY)

Differentiation Based on Interaction with the Reader

Contact Smart Cards

Contactless Smart Cards

Benefits of Contactless Smart Cards

Hybrid Cards

Table 4 COMPARING THE SMART CARD READER AND TERMINAL MARKET

Table 5 WORLDWIDE SMART CARD REVENUES BY READER TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLION)

Table 6 WORLDWIDE SMART CARD SHIPMENTS BY READER TYPE, THROUGH 2010 (MILLION UNITS)

Differentiation Based on Storage Capacities

Memory Cards

Microprocessor Cards

Table 7 WORLDWIDE SMART CARD REVENUES BY STORAGE CAPABILITIES, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLION)

Microprocessor Cards (Continued)

Table 8 WORLDWIDE SMART CARD SHIPMENTS BY STORAGE CAPABILITIES, THROUGH 2010 (MILLION UNITS)

Table 9 AVERAGE PRICE OF SMART CARDS BY TYPE, 2002-2010 (U.S. $/CARD)

Figure 2 AVERAGE PRICE OF SMART CARDS BY TYPE, 2002-2010 (U.S. $/CARD)

Figure 3 WORLDWIDE SMART CARDS SHIPMENT VS UNIT CARD PRICE, 2002-2010

GROWTH DRIVERS

Government Concern for Security

EMV Migration and Fraud Detection

Transaction Security Needs

End-user Convenience

Growth of Mobile Telephony, M-Commerce, and Mobile Digital ID

Memory Capacity

Upcoming Technologies

INHIBITORS

Privacy Issues

Cost of the Chip/Card

Certification Costs

MAJOR APPLICATION AREAS

Figure 4 MICROPROCESSOR LIFECYCLE BY VERTICAL

Table 10 WORLDWIDE SMART CARD MARKET BY APPLICATION AREAS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLION)

Major Application Areas (Continued)

RF IDENTIFICATION

Table 11 RF TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

COMPONENTS

RF Tags

Table 12 RF TAG PERFORMANCE MATRIX

RFID Readers

RFID Systems

Table 13 WORLDWIDE RFID MARKET BY COMPONENTS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

RFID Systems (Continued)

RFID TRANSPONDER/TAG SUB PRODUCTS (BY TECHNOLOGY)

Differentiation Based on Power Source

Active RF Tags

Semi-passive Tags

Passive RF Tags

Table 14 ACTIVITY-BASED COMPARISON OF RF TAGS

Differentiation Based on Reusability

Read-only RF Tags

Read/write RF Tags

Hybrid RF Tags

Differentiation Based on Effective Read-Range

Proximity RF Tags

Long Range RF Tags

Very-long Range Tags

GROWTH DRIVERS

Requirement for Increased Efficiency

Effective Stock Control

Dynamic Asset Tracking

Improved Customer Service

Reduced Delays in Sales Cycle

Product Traceability

INHIBITORS

High Initial Investment

Immature Industry-wide Standards

Lack of Privacy-control Policies

Interference

Frequency Availability

Accuracy

Absorption in Liquid and Metallic Medium

MAJOR APPLICATION AREAS

Table 15 WORLDWIDE RFID MARKET BY APPLICATION AREAS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 5 WORLDWIDE RFID MARKET BY APPLICATION AREAS, 2002-2010 ($ MILLIONS)

Major Application Areas (Continued)

Major Application Areas (Continued)

BARCODES

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Table 16 BAR CODE DATA COLLECTION SYSTEMS

Barcode Scanners

SUB-PRODUCTS (BY TECHNOLOGY)

Linear Barcodes

2-D Barcodes

Table 17 CHARACTER CAPACITY COMPARISON

Table 18 WORLDWIDE BARCODE REVENUES BY COMPONENTS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLION)

2-D Barcodes (Continued)

GROWTH DRIVERS

Low Cost of Implementation

Introduction of GTIN Standards

INHIBITORS

Low Information Content

Susceptible To Tampering

Inefficient

COMPARISON OF BARCODE AND RFID TECHNOLOGIES

Table 19 COMPARISON BETWEEN BARCODES AND RFID

MAJOR APPLICATION AREAS

Table 20 WORLDWIDE BARCODE MARKET BY APPLICATION AREAS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLION)

Figure 6 WORLDWIDE BARCODE MARKET BY APPLICATION AREAS, 2002-2010 ($ MILLION)

Major Application Areas (Continued)

BIOMETRICS

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Table 21 MEMORY REQUIREMENTS FOR DIFFERENT BIOMETRIC TEMPLATES (IN BYTES)

SUB-PRODUCTS (BY TECHNOLOGY)

Fingerprint Scanning/Verification

Facial Recognition

Iris Recognition

Hand Geometry

Voice Recognition

Signature Verification

Table 22 DRIVERS AND INHIBITORS OF BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES

Table 22 (CONTINUED)

Table 23 MISIDENTIFICATION RATES OF BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES

Table 24 PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES

Table 25 CURRENT BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS

Table 26 WORLDWIDE BIOMETRICS REVENUES BY PRODUCTS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

GROWTH DRIVERS

Government Concern for Security

Security Demands from Telecom Industry

Technology Advancement

Industry-Wide Standard Specifications

Price Reduction

INHIBITORS

Search for the Perfect Biometric

Questions of Accuracy

End-User Privacy Concerns

MAJOR APPLICATION AREAS

Figure 7 APPLICATION LIFECYCLE ANALYSIS

Table 27 WORLDWIDE BIOMETRICS MARKET BY APPLICATION AREAS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLION)

Figure 8 WORLDWIDE BIOMETRICS MARKET BY APPLICATION AREAS, 2002-2010 ($ MILLION)

Major Application Areas (Continued)

OTHER AUTO-ID TECHNOLOGIES

MAGNETIC STRIPES

Product Description

Table 28 CARD TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITY MATRIX

OPTICAL CARDS

Product Description

Growth Drivers

Inhibitors

Comparison between Optical and Smart Cards

Table 29 A COMPARISON BETWEEN SMART CARDS AND OPTICAL CARDS BY INDUSTRY, TECHNOLOGY AND READER TYPE

Table 30 PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF OPTICAL AND MICROPROCESSOR CARDS

MARKETS BY APPLICATION
WORLDWIDE MARKET

Table 31 WORLDWIDE AUTO-ID REVENUES BY APPLICATION AREAS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 9 WORLDWIDE AUTO-ID REVENUES BY APPLICATION AREAS, 2002-2010 ($ MILLIONS)

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

KEY APPLICATIONS

Inventory Management

Application Description

Growth Drivers

Inhibitors

Quality Control and Product Traceability

Application Description

Growth Drivers

Inhibitors

MARKET SIZE BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE

Table 32 WORLDWIDE AUTO-ID SHIPMENTS TO AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING

KEY APPLICATIONS

Quality Control

Supply Chain Management

Application Description

Growth Drivers

Inhibitors

MARKET SIZE BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE

Table 33 WORLDWIDE AUTO-ID SHIPMENTS TO MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

FINANCIAL SERVICES

KEY APPLICATION AREAS

Payment Systems

Application Description

Growth Drivers

Inhibitors

E-Purse Applications

Application Description

Growth Drivers

Inhibitors

MARKET SIZE BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE

Table 34 WORLDWIDE AUTO-ID SHIPMENTS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

HEALTHCARE AND PHARMACEUTICALS

KEY APPLICATION AREAS

Medical History

Application Description

Growth Drivers

Inhibitors

Drug and Equipment Tracking

Application Description

Growth Drivers

Inhibitors

MARKET SIZE BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE

Table 35 WORLDWIDE AUTO-ID SHIPMENTS TO HEALTHCARE AND PHARMACEUTICALS BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

GOVERNMENT APPLICATIONS

KEY APPLICATIONS AREAS

Physical Access

Application Description

Growth Drivers

Inhibitors

Armaments and Ordnance Tracking

Application Description

Growth Drivers

Inhibitors

National ID Card

Application Description

Growth Drivers

Inhibitors

Criminal Record Management and Identification

Application Description

Growth Drivers

Inhibitors

MARKET SIZE BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE

Table 36 WORLDWIDE AUTO-ID SHIPMENTS TO GOVERNMENT BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS

KEY APPLICATIONS AREAS

Physical Access Control

Logical Access Control

Application Description

Growth Drivers

Inhibitors

MARKET SIZE BY TECHNOLOGY

Table 37 WORLDWIDE AUTO-ID SHIPMENTS TO ENTERPRISE BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

RETAIL

KEY APPLICATION AREAS

Item Tracking and Inventory Management

Warehouse Management

Application Description

Growth Drivers

Inhibitors

MARKET SIZE BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE

Table 38 WORLDWIDE AUTO-ID SHIPMENTS TO RETAIL BY TECHNOLOGY, TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

TRANSPORTATION

KEY APPLICATIONS AREAS

Asset Management

Application Description

Growth Drivers

Inhibitors

MARKET SIZE BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE

Table 39 WORLDWIDE AUTO-ID SHIPMENTS TO TRANSPORTATION BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

MOBILE TELEPHONY

KEY APPLICATION AREAS

User Authentication

Application Description

Growth Drivers

Inhibitors

MARKET BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE

Table 40 WORLDWIDE AUTO-ID SHIPMENTS TO MOBILE TELEPHONY BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

OTHER APPLICATIONS

KEY APPLICATION AREAS

Livestock Management

Animal Tracking

Application Description

Growth Drivers

Inhibitors

Dairy Product Management

Application Description

Growth Drivers

Inhibitors

TECHNOLOGY AND PATENT ANALYSIS
PATENTING TRENDS BY AUTO-ID TECHNOLOGY

Table 41 AUTO-ID TECHNOLOGY RELATED PATENT TRENDS SINCE 2003

PATENTING TRENDS BY REGION

Table 42 AUTO-ID TECHNOLOGY PATENT ANALYSIS BY REGION, SINCE 2003

SMART CARDS - PATENT ANALYSIS BY REGION

Figure 10 SMART CARD PATENTS FILED BY REGION, SINCE 2003 (%)

OPTICAL CARDS - PATENT ANALYSIS BY REGION

Figure 11 OPTICAL CARD PATENTS FILED BY REGION, SINCE 2003 (%)

Figure 12 RFID PATENTS FILED BY REGION, SINCE 2003 (%)

BARCODES - PATENT ANALYSIS BY REGION

Figure 13 BARCODE PATENTS FILED BY REGION, SINCE 2003 (%)

BIOMETRICS - PATENT ANALYSIS BY REGION

Figure 14 BIOMETRICS PATENTS FILED BY REGION, SINCE 2003 (%)

PATENTING TRENDS - BY TIME

Table 43 AUTO-ID TECHNOLOGY PATENT ANALYSIS, SINCE 2003

SMART CARDS - PATENT ANALYSIS BY TIME

Smart Cards -… (Continued)

Figure 15 SMART CARDS PATENTS FILED, SINCE 2003

OPTICAL CARDS - PATENT ANALYSIS BY TIME

Figure 16 OPTICAL CARDS PATENTS FILED, SINCE 2003

Figure 16 (CONTINUED)

RFID - PATENT ANALYSIS BY TIME

Figure 17 RFID PATENTS FILED, SINCE 2003

BARCODES - PATENT ANALYSIS BY TIME

Barcodes -… (Continued)

Figure 18 BARCODES PATENTS FILED, SINCE 2003

BIOMETRICS - PATENT ANALYSIS BY TIME

Biometrics -… (Continued)

Figure 19 BIOMETRICS PATENTS FILED, SINCE 2003

INDUSTRY LEADERS IN R&D

PATENTING TRENDS - BY MAJOR FILERS

MAJOR FILERS - SMART CARDS

Figure 20 SMART CARDS - DISTRIBUTION OF PATENTS FILED BY MAJOR FILERS SINCE 2003

MAJOR FILERS - OPTICAL CARDS

Figure 21 OPTICAL CARDS - DISTRIBUTION OF PATENTS FILED BY MAJOR FILERS SINCE 2003

Figure 21 (CONTINUED)

MAJOR FILERS - RFID

Figure 22 RFID - DISTRIBUTION OF PATENTS FILED BY MAJOR FILERS SINCE 2003

MAJOR FILERS - BARCODES

Figure 23 BARCODES - DISTRIBUTION OF PATENTS FILED BY MAJOR FILERS SINCE 2003

Figure 23 (CONTINUED)

MAJOR FILERS - BIOMETRICS

Figure 24 BIOMETRICS - DISTRIBUTION OF PATENTS FILED BY MAJOR FILERS SINCE 2003

SAMPLE ABSTRACTS

SMART CARDS

Smart Card Having Protection Device for Prohibiting Power Analysis Hacking, and Its Protection Method

Making Secure Downloaded Application in Particular in a Smart Card

OPTICAL CARDS

Cryptographically Secure Transactions with Optical Cards

Credit Card Application Automation System

RFID

Radio Frequency Identification Device For Increasing Tag Activation Distance And Method Thereof

Antenna for RFID and Its Manufacturing Method

BARCODES

Disk Recording Medium, Reproduction Device and Method For Performing Reproduction On Disk Recording Medium

Light Converging Method for Data Reader

BIOMETRICS

Method for Biometric-Based Authentication in Wireless Communication For Access Control

Methods and Apparatus for Restricting Access of a User Using Random Partial Biometrics

INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

SMART CARD VALUE CHAIN

Overview

Figure 25 SMART CARD INDUSTRY VALUE CHAIN

Table 44 KEY PLAYERS IN THE VALUE CHAIN IN SMART CARDS

Chip Manufacturers

Operating System Providers

Smart Card Manufacturers

Smart Card Manufacturers (Continued)

Smart Card Application Developers

System Integrators

Card Issuers

Banking

Mobile

Government

Other Agencies

RFID VALUE CHAIN

Overview

Figure 26 RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION INDUSTRY VALUE CHAIN

Table 45 KEY PLAYERS IN THE RFID VALUE CHAIN

Chip Manufacturers

Inlay Fabricator, Transponder Manufacturers and Transponder Packaging

Reader/Terminal Manufacturers

Application Developers

System Integrators

End Users

BIOMETRICS VALUE CHAIN

Figure 27 BIOMETRICS INDUSTRY VALUE CHAIN

Table 46 KEY PLAYERS IN THE BIOMETRIC VALUE CHAIN

Reader Manufacturers

Software/Application Developers

System Integrators

End Users

COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES

COMMODITIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY

MERGERS AND ACQUISITION

STAGES OF EVOLUTION OF THE INDUSTRY

TECHNOLOGY LIFE CYCLE OF THE INDUSTRY

Figure 28 LIFE CYCLE DEVELOPMENT STAGES OF AUTO-ID TECHNOLOGIES FROM 1984-2010

CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED BY THE AUTO-ID INDUSTRY

LEGAL ISSUES

Privacy Concerns of End Users

Availability of Frequency Bands

Data and Content Ownership

TECHNOLOGY

Accuracy

Lack of Industry-Wide Standards

Integration with Existing Systems

Interference from Other Allotted Frequency Bands

PATENTS

FUTURE TRENDS

INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESS ANALYSIS - PORTER'S MODEL

SMART CARD INDUSTRY ANALYSIS

Figure 29 THE SMART CARD INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AS ANALYZED BY USING PORTER'S FIVE FORCES MODEL

Threat of New Entrants

Threat of Substitutes

Bargaining Power of Suppliers

Bargaining Power of Buyers

Inter-Industry Competition

RFID INDUSTRY ANALYSIS

Figure 30 THE RFID INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AS ANALYZED BY USING PORTER'S FIVE FORCES MODEL

Threat from New Entrants

Threat of Substitute Products

Bargaining Power of Suppliers

Bargaining Power of Buyers

Inter-Industry Competition

CONCLUSION

INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS
MARKETS BY REGION

WORLDWIDE MARKET

Table 47 WORLDWIDE ID REVENUES BY REGION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

NORTH AMERICA

Smart Cards

Optical Cards

RF Identification

Barcodes

Biometrics

EUROPE

Smart Cards

Optical Cards

RF Identification

Barcodes

Biometrics

ASIA/PACIFIC (ASPAC)

Smart Cards

Optical Cards

RF Identification

Barcodes

Biometrics

REST OF THE WORLD

Smart Cards

Optical Cards

RF Identification

Barcodes

Biometrics

AUTO-ID TECHNOLOGIES BY REGION

Smart Cards - Analysis by Region

Table 48 WORLDWIDE SMART CARD REVENUES BY REGION THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

RFID - Analysis By Region

Table 49 WORLDWIDE RFID SHIPMENTS BY REGION THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

Biometrics - Analysis by Region

Table 50 WORLDWIDE BIOMETRIC SHIPMENTS BY REGION THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

Barcodes - Analysis by Region

Table 51 WORLDWIDE BARCODES SHIPMENT BY REGION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

Barcodes - Analysis by Region (Continued)

PROFILES OF MAJOR PLAYERS
COMPANY PROFILES OF CHIP MANUFACTURERS

Table 52 MAJOR CHIP MANUFACTURERS PRESENT IN AUTO-ID TECHNOLOGIES, 2003

INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG

PHILIPS

HITACHI

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

COMPANY PROFILES OF SYSTEM INTEGRATORS

Table 53 MAJOR SYSTEM INTEGRATORS PRESENT IN AUTO-ID TECHNOLOGIES, 2003

SUN MICROSYSTEMS

MICROSOFT CORPORATION

IBM

ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION (EDS)

COMPANY PROFILES OF SMART CARD PLAYERS

Table 54 MAJOR PLAYERS IN SMART CARD TECHNOLOGY, 2003

GEMPLUS

AXALTO

GIESECKE & DEVRIENT

OBERTHUR CARD SYSTEMS

SETEC

KSW MICROTEC AG

COMPANY PROFILES OF RFID PLAYERS

Table 55 MAJOR PLAYERS IN RFID TECHNOLOGY, 2003

INTERMEC

VANGUARD ID SYSTEMS

HID CORPORATION

SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES

ALIEN TECHNOLOGY

APPLIED DIGITAL

COMPANY PROFILES OF OPTICAL CARD PLAYERS

Table 56 MAJOR PLAYERS IN OPTICAL CARDS TECHNOLOGY, 2003

LASERCARD CORPORATION

BSI2000TM

COMPANY PROFILES OF BIOMETRICS PLAYERS

Table 57 MAJOR PLAYERS IN BIOMETRICS TECHNOLOGY, 2003

NEC

IDENTIX

PRECISE BIOMETRICS

Precise Biometrics Continued)