[LINK] new RFID chip

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

Hmm .. RFID for copyright and piracy issues?

Malaysia launches world's smallest microchip with radio technology 
February 25, 2007 - 9:05PM <http://www.theage.com.au/news/breaking-news/>

Malaysia over the weekend has launched what it said is the world's 
smallest microchip with radio technology in a quest to position itself as 
a leading high-tech chip producer for a global market.

The Malaysia Microchip was released after more than two years of research 
and development. The smallest version measures 0.7 millimetres by 0.7 
millimetres, according to officials.

Costing six cents each, three versions of the chip were developed after 
the Malaysian government in 2003 bought the technology and the rights to 
design, manufacture and market the chip from Japan's FEC Inc.

At the launch on Saturday, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi lauded 
the chip for boosting Malaysian technological expertise. <snip>

The tiny microchip holds technology which emits radio waves on multiple 
frequencies, which means it can be detected when embedded in paper 
documents such as money, or in objects or animals.

Its first commercial application in Malaysia is for tagging and 
identifying original versions of movies on VCDs and DVDs as part of anti-
counterfeiting efforts in the country where video piracy is rampant.

The chief executive of the government agency set up to develop and market 
the Malaysia Microchip, Ahmed Tasir Lope Pihie, told AFP Sunday 
that "inquiries are coming in" from other countries about the chip.

Home Minister Radzi Sheikh Ahmad said the microchip was developed for 
some 50 to 60 million US dollars, and Malaysia would use the chip to curb 
forgeries of documents such as passports and birth certificates.. "We 
will go out internationally to market it anywhere in the world," he said.
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Cheers people,
Stephen Loosley
Victoria, Australia