RFID Tag Technology: Alien Technology Announces Availability of 96-Bit, Field ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... 9, 2004--Alien Technology(R) Corporation, a leading provider of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products, today announced the release of EPC Class 1 tags ...

... Alien Technology(R) Corporation, a leading provider of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products, today announced the release of EPC Class 1 tags with 96-bits of user-programmable memory. The new tag family is based on Alien(R)'s third generation of UHF EPC Class 1 integrated circuits, code named "Lepton." The Lepton-based tags deliver up to 40% more read range than previous models, providing robust operating margin for challenging applications. Fully compliant with Wal*Mart and U.S. Department of Defense initiatives taking effect in January 2005, the new tags operate according to the EPC Class 1 standard, the only field-programmable tag standard recognized by EPCglobal. The new tags will be used by hundreds of suppliers from around the world to track cases and pallets in the retail and DoD supply chain. ...

Alien Technology Corporation is a leading provider of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products for global customers in government, retail, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, transportation, and other industries. Using its patented manufacturing process, Fluidic Self Assembly (FSA(R)), Alien(R) manufactures EPC tags in very high-volumes and at low cost. The company also provides RFID readers for a variety of applications including supply chain management, logistics, and anti-counterfeiting, to improve inventory management and reduce operating costs. Alien is an active member of EPCglobal.