Another approach to addressing the need to move beyond the current “pick and place” techniques in tag assembly is vibratory assembly. Philips Semiconductors has been pursuing this approach for RFID chip placement as an alternative to traditional “pick and place”. In this approach, mechanical vibration, in conjunction with physical guidance, is used as the mechanism to place an RFID chip in the receiving structure. This approach provides a similar (though contrasting) method for chip placement to that os FSA. It should benoted that this concept is not proprietary and is very scalable. Additionally, the issue with chip orientation is quite manageable as the process allows for a direct assessment of chip orientation. Corrective action can be taken on an individual chip basis.