5G/mm-Wave Next Generation RFID Systems for Future IoT Applications

With the promise of the massive deployment of 5G/mm-Wave technologies, low-maintenance and highly scalable wireless systems are desirable to meet the needs of the next generation IoT systems. Mm-Wave backscattering devices present great potential for IoT systems with their compact form factors, minimalist design, and available spectrum. This paper provides a review of the current state-of-the-art in semi-passive RFID/mmID tag technology, non-line-of-sight (NLOS) repeater architecture, and 5G/mm-Wave energy harvesting enabling low-latency wireless communication, precise localization, long-range capabilities, dense wireless sensor networks, and powering these next generation ultra-low-power RFID systems through the 5G wireless power-grid.