Long-Range RFID: Atmel Serves Broad Range of RFID UHF Applications by Introduction ...

From Yahoo News (press release) ... 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML - News) announced today the availability of its new UHF RFID IDIC® ATA5590, named TAGIDU, that ...

... Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML - News) announced today the availability of its new UHF RFID IDIC® ATA5590, named TAGIDU, that serves a very broad spectrum of long-range RF Identification applications. TAGIDU can be used in a frequency range of 800 MHz to 1 GHz and is suited for worldwide use. Its flexibility and the outstandingly low power consumption enable to achieve a unique read/write performance with extended distances up to 10 meters. The ATA5590 is a result of the research and development of the European-funded project Palomar, and also of Atmel's long-term research in the area of RFID. TAGIDU uses Atmel's unique and flexible UHF platform concept, named AIDU. ...

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