RFID: Read my chips!

RFID applications are on the eve of a major hypergrowth cycle. We believe RFID will be one of the fastest-growing technology segments over the next five years. We are projecting the market for RFID hardware will reach $5 billion annually by 2009. This near seven-fold increase in market size implies a CAGR of 41% during our forecast period. RFID promises to bring investment opportunities in the hardware and software arena as well as provide substantial incremental business to large systems integrators as firms begin adopting.