Chipless RFID Market Size & Share Analysis - Growth Trends & Forecasts (2025 - 2030)

The Chipless RFID Market is Segmented by Product Type (Tag, Reader, Middleware), Application (Smart Cards, Smart Tickets, Asset Management, Other Applications), End-user Industry (Retail, Healthcare, Logistics and Transportation, BFSI, Other End-user Industries), and Geography.

Chipless RFID Market Size & Share Analysis - Growth Trends & Forecasts (2025 - 2030)

Chipless RFID Market Size

Chipless RFID Market Overview
Study Period 2019 - 2030
Base Year For Estimation 2024
Forecast Data Period 2025 - 2030
CAGR 28.00 %
Fastest Growing Market Asia Pacific
Largest Market North America
Market Concentration High

Major Players

Chipless RFID Market Major Players

*Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order

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Chipless RFID Market Analysis

The Chipless RFID Market is expected to register a CAGR of 28% during the forecast period.

  • The chipless RFID technology has emerged as a lowcost alternative for chipped RFID system and has the potential to penetrate mass markets for lowcost item tagging, considering the high cost of silicon chip RFID transponders compared to optical barcodes. Thus, problems of achieving low-cost chipped RFID are presented with the proposed solution of chipless RFID for lowering the price of the RFID tag.
  • For instance, in August 2018, the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering and the Center for Wireless Communications at UC San Diego announced their chipless ID technology that can reflect WiFi signals. The chipless RFID technology released by them is in the form of metal tags made from copper foil printed on thin, flexible substrates, like paper.
  • The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) estimated that by 2020, more than 50 billion objects will be networked, of which many will use chipless RFID. With IoT being implemented in the supply chain across the pharmaceutical, manufacturing and other logistics industries, such statistics substantiate the market potential over the forecast period.

Chipless RFID Industry Overview

The chipless RFIDmarketconsists of a few major players operating in the market. The mid-size to smaller companies are increasing their market presence by securing new contracts and by tapping new markets.

  • April 2019:Alien Technology,announcedHiggs-9 IC, the first release of its next-generation of Higgs RFID semiconductor integrated circuits.Higgs-9 enables enterprise-critical applications to run faster, smarter and with quicker ROI in RFID deployments.
  • April 2019:Avery Dennison, in a partnership with Kit Check, aimed for implementation ofRFID technology for big pharma. This collaborationwillhelppharmaceutical companies to build into their medication labels, thereby enabling the tracking of each product from the point of manufacture until after it arrives at a hospital.

Chipless RFID Market Leaders

  1. Alien Technology Corporation

  2. Zebra Technologies Corporation

  3. Variuscard GmbH

  4. Avery Dennison Corporation

  5. NXP Semiconductors NV

  6. *Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order
Alien Technology Corporation, IDTRONIC GmbH, Zebra Technologies, Variuscard GmbH, Avery Dennison, NXP Semi Conductors
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Chipless RFID Market Report - Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION

  • 1.1 Scope of the Study

2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

4. MARKET INSIGHTS

  • 4.1 Market Overview
  • 4.2 Value Chain / Supply Chain Analysis
  • 4.3 Industry Attractiveness - Porter's Five Forces Analysis
    • 4.3.1 Threat of New Entrants
    • 4.3.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers/Consumers
    • 4.3.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
    • 4.3.4 Threat of Substitute Products
    • 4.3.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry

5. MARKET DYNAMICS

  • 5.1 Introduction to Market Drivers and Restraints
  • 5.2 Market Drivers
    • 5.2.1 Manufacturing Advantages of Chipless RFIDs
    • 5.2.2 Rising Utilization of Access Control and Security Application
  • 5.3 Market Restraints
    • 5.3.1 High Initial Installation Cost and Device Interoperability

6. TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW

  • 6.1 Printing Technologies
    • 6.1.1 Inkjet Printed Technology
    • 6.1.2 Screen Printed Technology
  • 6.2 Flexible Hybrid Electronics Overview
  • 6.3 Printed Electronics Overview

7. MARKET SEGMENTATION

  • 7.1 By Product Type
    • 7.1.1 Tag
    • 7.1.2 Reader
    • 7.1.3 Middleware
  • 7.2 By Application
    • 7.2.1 Smart Cards
    • 7.2.2 Smart Tickets
    • 7.2.3 Other Applications
  • 7.3 By End-user Industry
    • 7.3.1 Retail
    • 7.3.2 Healthcare
    • 7.3.3 Logistics and Transportation
    • 7.3.4 BFSI
    • 7.3.5 Other End-user Industries
  • 7.4 Geography
    • 7.4.1 North America
    • 7.4.2 Europe
    • 7.4.3 Asia-Pacific
    • 7.4.4 Rest of the World

8. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

  • 8.1 Company Profiles
    • 8.1.1 Alien Technology Corporation
    • 8.1.2 IDTRONIC GmbH
    • 8.1.3 Zebra Technologies
    • 8.1.4 Variuscard GmbH
    • 8.1.5 Avery Dennison
    • 8.1.6 NXP Semi Conductors
  • *List Not Exhaustive

9. INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

10. MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS

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Chipless RFID Industry Segmentation

Chipless RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is an emerging disruptive wireless technology for identification, tracking, and sensing. A chipless RFID tag does not contain an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), hence the reader does all signal processing to read the tag. Chipless RFID tags are low-cost passive microwave/millimeter wave circuits where the information is stored in printable resonators and delay lines and typically implemented in flexible substrates such as polymers and papers, like optical barcodes. 

By Product Type Tag
Reader
Middleware
By Application Smart Cards
Smart Tickets
Other Applications
By End-user Industry Retail
Healthcare
Logistics and Transportation
BFSI
Other End-user Industries
Geography North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific
Rest of the World
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Chipless RFID Market Research FAQs

What is the current Chipless RFID Market size?

The Chipless RFID Market is projected to register a CAGR of 28% during the forecast period (2025-2030)

Who are the key players in Chipless RFID Market?

Alien Technology Corporation, Zebra Technologies Corporation, Variuscard GmbH, Avery Dennison Corporation and NXP Semiconductors NV are the major companies operating in the Chipless RFID Market.

Which is the fastest growing region in Chipless RFID Market?

Asia Pacific is estimated to grow at the highest CAGR over the forecast period (2025-2030).

Which region has the biggest share in Chipless RFID Market?

In 2025, the North America accounts for the largest market share in Chipless RFID Market.

What years does this Chipless RFID Market cover?

The report covers the Chipless RFID Market historical market size for years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The report also forecasts the Chipless RFID Market size for years: 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030.

Chipless RFID Industry Report

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