RFID Company: Computers/Electronics News for SAMSys

PR Newswire (press release) ... FirstCall/ - SAMSys Technologies Inc., (SMY:TSX-VEN) ("SAMSys"), an international provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) hardware solutions, today ... ...announced the availability of readers supporting the Philips UCODE EPC 1.19 chip. Philips' latest addition to their industry- leading portfolio is the first RFID chip compliant to worldwide regulations supporting the EPCglobal standardization activity for UHF.

UCODE EPC 1.19 supports EPCglobal coding structure, compliant with all worldwide regulations... Philips has introdcued the industry's first RFID chip compliant to worldwide regulations supporting the EPCglobal standardization activity for UHF. With recent RFID mandates, such as those from Wal-Mart, Metro, Tesco, Target, and the Department of Defense that require logistics and supply chain systems to have RFID technology implementation by 2005, manufacturers are currently looking for ways to quickly and effectively employ RFID technology in their supply chain. The new Philips UCODE EPC 1.19 chip for pallet and case identification supports the 96-bit EPCglobal coding standardization and is ideally suited to assist vendors and suppliers in the move towards EPCglobal Class G2 compliance in the shortest possible timeframe.

Philips' latest UHF IC solution is further proof of its commitment to provide cost-effective, competitive solutions with easily upgradeable technology that will enhance Philips partners' ability to respond quickly to market demands. The hardware supporting the UCODE EPC 1.19 will also be able to support the G2 specification based on an easily implemented firmware upgrade. Users of the chip in the retail and supply chain environment can make full use of the 256 bits of read/write memory to store additional information onto the chip if required. With this level of functionality on a single chip, EPC infrastructure can be implemented in applications such as logistics and supply chain systems worldwide.

The UCODE HSL is the industry’s first read/write smart label IC to comply with ISO 18000-6 and ISO 18000-4 for tracking retail products. This is in line with the EAN·UCC GTAG program, an industry-wide initiative to provide global standards for RFID in logistics and supply chain management. The first member of the UCODE IC family, the UCODE HSL operates in both the UHF and 2.45 GHz ranges. This allows one tag to be used worldwide. Reading up to 50 labels per second, it is suited to long-range applications such as container and pallet tracking in supply chain management and logistics applications. UCODE provides the range needed for reading smart tags at up to 3.5 meters for a single antenna reader and 7 meters for gate readers, depending on regional regulations. Thus entire cases and pallets can be read, eliminating the need to scan each individual item.

SAMSys Technologies Inc. (SAMSys), founded in 1995, is a world leading provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) hardware solutions. In addition to producing RFID reader hardware, SAMSys offers a family of products to simplify the installation and integration of application solutions, and ensure the ongoing performance of the overall RFID hardware infrastructure.