RFID Forklift Tracking Solution

Impinj reader will be integrated into forklift RFID solution by Rush Tracking. ...

... "Rush Tracking Systems has selected the Speedway Revolution reader for the VisiblEdge RFID lift truck solution. VisiblEdge is a complete, turnkey solution ideally suited for industrial manufacturing and warehousing operations supporting business processes such as WIP tracking, automated shipping and receiving, returnable container tracking, waste management and other hands-off asset tracking applications. To enhance real-time inventory accuracy, the VisiblEdge solution automatically captures product or asset identification and location information without operator interaction. " ...

Via Impinj: Revolution Reader Selected by Rush Tracking Systems for RFID-Enabled Lift Truck Solution

Impinj RFID Reader Evolution

Autopilot RFID Reader Adjusts on Fly

Impinj bring the Speedway Revolution reader to market, which uses Autopilot technology to improve the RFID reader performance. ...

... "Impinj’s patented Autopilot technology continuously and automatically optimizes the reader for its operating environment to deliver peak performance at all times. Because RFID system performance depends upon a multitude of ever-changing environmental conditions (including RF interference levels, tag density in the reader field and ambient RF noise) users configure readers for worst-case scenarios, compromising optimum performance in the process. Autopilot guarantees peak performance while eliminating the need for manual tuning ... " ...

Via Impinj: Speedway Revolution Reader

RFID tracks Rock n Roll Marathon

The Seattle Rock n Roll Marathon will integrate RFID technology into the race to track the runners. ...

... "Impinj -- along with partner ChronoTrack Systems -- are providing each participant with a radio frequency identification tag that will track start, split and finish times. " ...

Via TechFlash: RFID tags on runner shoes

Rugged RFID Chip Packaging

Impinj introduces packaged Monza 3 chips, which are durable and can operate in harsh environments through rugged RFID tags. The chips can endure frequent thermal cycling and physical stress. ...

... "Packaged Monza 3 chips perfectly suit the electronics industry, where manufacturers leverage RFID to monitor work-in-process, inventory, board revision history and counterfeiting as well as to improve recalls and customer service. The new Monza 3 offering is the smallest and lowest profile packaged chip in its class, and manufacturers can integrate the parts onto printed circuit boards (PCBs) using industry-standard surface mount technology (SMT). Monza 3’s extremely small package size enables placement on even the most space-constrained PCBs. " ...

Via Impinj: Packaged Monza 3 Tag Chips

Intel RFID Operations Acquired

Impinj acquires Intel's RFID operation and its award-winning R1000 RFID reader chip. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. ...

... "The acquisition of Intel assets further enhances Impinj's position in the RFID market by adding a proven, high-performance, highly integrated reader radio chip to the Impinj family of UHF Gen 2 RFID products. For developers of UHF RFID readers and reader-modules, the R1000 chip provides superior levels of design flexibility, integrating onto a single chip 90 percent of the components required for a reader radio. By delivering unprecedented performance, integration and cost effectiveness to a worldwide customer base, the R1000 chip enables all reader form factors - fixed, mobile, embedded and others - in applications across numerous vertical markets, including supply chain management, asset tracking, authentication and access control. " ...

Via Impinj: Intel UHF RFID Reader Chip Operation

RFID Item-Level Demonstration

Impinj founder discusses item-level RFID tracking ...

Monza3 RFID Improves Performance

Impinj's new Monza 3 RFID tag ups the game in radio frequency identification performance. RFID write sensitivity and interference performance is improved. ...

... "Up to 40% improvement in tag read sensitivity: increases readability of tags on previously difficult to tag items and materials such as metals, liquids and products within densely packed cases and pallets
significantly expands tag placement options ... " ...

Via Impinj: Newest UHF Gen 2 Chip Offering Improves Data Accuracy and Enables New Applications

RFID Pharma Item and Case Tag Reading

Impinj pharma RFID solution supports packaging operations, while it reads the item-level and case RFID tags. ...

Evaluate RFID Kit: Far and Near Field Tag Applications

Impinj launches the GrandPrix Evaluation Kit which enables assessment of the company's far-field and near-field UHF RFID solutions for pallet-, case-, and item-level tagging applications. ...

... "The first suite of UHF RFID assessment products and tools to include item-level testing capability, the GrandPrix Evaluation Kit comprises: 1 Speedway UHF Gen 2 reader with power supply, 2 far-field antennas, 1 Brickyard near field antenna, Sample pack of Monza chip-powered UHF Gen 2 tags for pallet-, case-, and item-level tagging applications provided by Impinj tag and inlay partners
MultiReader host application software, Supporting documentation, including the Speedway Quick Start Guide and the Speedway User Guide. " ...

Via Impinj: Dock Door to Front Door RFID Evaluation Kit

RFID Company: Customer Satisfaction Is Differentiator

SkyeTek and Impinj differentiate themselves in the RFID marketplace by ranking as the highest rated RFID reader vendors in terms of customer satisfaction. ...

... "SkyeTek and Impinj offer products in different market segments with the former offering reader modules for embedded applications, such as product authentication, smart displays, and patron management, and the latter offering finished readers for applications such as portals, forklifts, and shelves. In comparing SkyeTek to vendors also offering modules, the study shows that SkyeTek's customer satisfaction rating exceeds that of the competition by two to four times. SkyeTek commissioned Amplify Communications to conduct the blind, independent survey by acquiring contact lists from industry standard sources. Over 10,000 professionals were contacted resulting in approximately 400 respondents, each of whom is involved in one or more projects using RFID reader technology.
" ...

Via SkyeTech: Lead RFID Reader Providers in Customer Satisfaction ...

ItemLevel RFID Pharma Packaging

Impinj RFID solutions address high tag-throughput rates and secure track and trace capabilities, which are essential deployment criteria for RFID technology in pharmaceutical supply chains. Impinj RFID reader achieves read reliability with throughput exceeding 1000 tags per second in supply chain environments, and 200 tags per second in dense reader environments with up to eight readers. ...

... "Scheduled for production-level deployment in the second quarter of 2007, Purdue Pharma's Gen 2 RFID-enabled packaging line will utilize the Impinj GrandPrix UHF RFID solution, comprising Speedway readers, tags powered by Monza chips, and application-specific near-field reader antennas. The packaging line will be certified for production readiness under SYSTECH International's TIPS Serialized Product Tracking solution that includes exhaustive tests modeling Purdue Pharma production packaging environments. During advance testing, the Impinj-powered packaging line surpassed tag read rate requirements with 100% tag read reliability. " ...

Via Impinj: Purdue Pharma Selects Impinj Gen 2 RFID Item-Level Tagging Technology for First-of-Its-Kind High-Speed Packaging Line

RFID Korea Manufacturing

LS Industrial Systems, Korean integrator, and Impinj, RFID supplier, partner to deliver high-performance RFID solutions in the Korean manufacturing market. ...

... "Responding to significant demand from the Korean manufacturing sector for RFID-enabled logistics and distribution capability, LS Industrial Systems will build and distribute a comprehensive RFID solution incorporating Impinj's Speedway reader platform and Monza Gen 2 tag chips. Available starting in February 2007, the LS Industrial Systems RFID solution targets Korean product distributors, manufacturing companies and government entities requiring RFID technology to improve factory automation and supply chain efficiency. " ...

Via Impinj: LS Industrial Systems and Impinj Partner to Deliver High-Performance Gen 2 Radio Frequency Identification Solutions in Korea ...

HighSpeed RFID Read Rates: Pharma Cases

Impinj discusses results of live demonstration of RFID technology in pharmaceutical packaging application with Owens-Illinois (O-I) at the RFID Health Care Industry Adoption Summit in D.C. ...

... "In pharmaceutical manufacturing and fill-line demonstrations, a near-field UHF Gen 2 RFID solution, comprising Impinj's Speedway reader and O-I's item-level embedded RFID tags powered by Impinj's Monza chips, achieved 100% reliability when reading and writing tags at high speed on pharmaceutical bottles. In the first demonstration, the UHF Gen 2 system programmed 96-bit EPC numbers at rates exceeding 600 tags per minute on bottles containing the four most common dose types - liquids, gel caps, solids and powder. In the second demonstration, the system developed by Impinj and O-I flawlessly read 600 tags per minute on cases containing 48 individually tagged bottles and a case-level tag. " ...

Via Impinj: Impinj-Powered UHF Gen 2 RFID Solution Delivers Exceptional Results for Item Tagging of Pharmaceuticals

Monza RFID Tag Readers Gen2 Interoperable ...

Impinj's Monza RFID chip and Speedway readers are certified for Generation-2 interoperability. ...

... "Leading Gen 2 RFID solution provider, Impinj, Inc., announced that EPCglobal Inc., the not-for-profit standards organization dedicated to driving global adoption of the Electronic Product Code (EPC) for supply chain excellence, has awarded interoperability marks to Monza tag chips and Speedway readers, certifying that these Impinj products comply with EPCglobal's Gen 2 standard and interoperate with other certified devices. Third-party testing firm MET Laboratories conducted EPCglobal's product interoperability testing as part of an extensive hardware certification and standards compliance program for RFID chips, tags, readers, and printers. MET Laboratories also performed EPCglobal's RFID Gen 2 compliance testing in September 2005, awarding Gen 2 compliance certification marks to Impinj's Monza chip and Speedway reader at that time.

Impinj is the only company to have earned Gen 2 interoperability certification for both tag chips and readers. Monza chips and Speedway readers enable Powered by Impinj solutions available from a variety of RFID vendors and are key components of recent RFID deployments. Impinj has shipped Monza chips in high volume to the industry's leading RFID tag and inlay vendors worldwide since the Fall of 2005. " ...

Via Impinj: Impinj’s Gen 2 RFID Monza Tag Chips and Speedway Readers Earn EPCglobal Interoperability Certification ...

RFID Distribution Plan: Channel Strategy ...

Impinj shares its channel strategy for RFID distribution, which includes value-added reseller (VAR) partners and original equipment manufacturers (OEM). ...

... "A key component of Impinj's GrandPrix RFID solution, the Speedway reader addresses the two most important RFID performance criteria for retail environments - read reliability and operation in dense reader mode. Impinj's Speedway reader received EPCglobal Gen 2 certification and complies with FCC part 15 regulations as well as the Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) Directive. Manufactured at facilities certified to the ISO 9002:2000 quality standard, all Speedway units undergo extensive testing prior to shipment. " ...

RFID Distribution Plan: Channel Strategy: Via Impinj: Impinj Reveals Worldwide Distribution Strategy for High Performance Speedway Gen 2 Reader ...

Japan RFID Gen2 Readers ...

Partners collaborate to deliver Gen2 RFID readers to the Japanese market. ...

... "Under the agreement, Impinj will adapt its Speedway Gen 2 RFID readers to conform to Japanese radio frequency regulations. NEC TOKIN will develop and market its own brand of RFID reader products based on the Speedway platform for the Japanese market. The agreement also includes a partnership with NEC Corporation, NEC TOKIN's parent company. NEC will offer the Powered by Impinj readers, with NEC's RFID Manager middleware, as part of its systems integration business. The middleware manages the electronic product code (EPC) information streaming from the readers and sends the data on to warehouse and enterprise management systems. The companies' first joint deployment will be an installation at NEC's Personal Products Co., Ltd, the PC manufacturer, in Yonezawa. Impinj's Speedway reader received the EPCglobal Gen 2 standard certification mark and has been successfully installed in large North American retail and distribution environments that require RFID technology to improve supply chain efficiency. Speedway exhibits unprecedented levels of performance and was recently demonstrated to support item-level RFID tracking for pharmaceuticals, apparel, CD/DVDs and many other high value products. " ...

Japan RFID Gen2 Readers: Via Impinj: Impinj, NEC TOKIN and NEC Partner to Deliver High Performance Gen 2 RFID Readers in Japan ...

RFID UHF Gen2 Chips Used in Labels ...

Impinj wins contract to supply their RFID UHF Gen2 chips for use in label products from RF IDentics. ...

... "Impinj, Inc., the fabless semiconductor company whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon technology enables its high performance radio frequency identification (RFID) products, announced an agreement under which RF IDentics will purchase Impinj's Monza UHF Gen 2 chips for inclusion in its RFID inlay and label products. Responding to increased demand from leading consumer goods manufacturers in the global retail supply chain for high-performance RFID solutions, RF IDentics selected Impinj's Monza chips to power their RFID inlay products. In addition to Impinj's chips, RF IDentics will use its proprietary RFID antenna technology as well as antennas licensed from Impinj to manufacture the RFID inlays and labels used to gather and track retail supply chain data. " ...

RFID UHF Gen2 Chips Used in Labels: Via Impinj: Impinj and RF Identics Announce 25 Million UHF Gen 2 Supply Agreement ...

Impinj, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon technology enables its two synergistic business lines: high performance RFID products and innovative semiconductor intellectual property (IP). A leading contributor to the RFID standards for high volume supply-chain applications worldwide, Impinj leverages its technical expertise and industry partnerships to deliver the GrandPrix solution, comprising tags, readers, software and systems integration to offer RFID that just works. Impinj's innovative IP products, core to the company's RFID tags, are licensed to leading semiconductor companies worldwide, allowing them to seamlessly integrate crucial nonvolatile memory (NVM) alongside analog and digital functionality on a single chip. Impinj's IP products include the popular AEON family of embedded cores, which provides rewriteable NVM technology in logic CMOS manufacturing.

RFID Gen2 Item Level Tags ...

Impinj extends RFID Gen2 solution to item-level tagging ...

... "Impinj, Inc., the fabless semiconductor company whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon technology enables its high performance radio frequency identification (RFID) products, announced the extension of its GrandPrix Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Gen 2 solution to include item-level tagging capability. Responding to increased demand from the global retail supply chain and other high-growth markets, Impinj has enhanced GrandPrix for tracking pharmaceuticals, apparel, CD/DVDs and many other high-value products. Conforming to EPCglobal's Gen 2 standard, GrandPrix is the first RFID system to provide a single infrastructure suitable for tagging items, cases and pallets, thus simplifying RFID installations and reducing system implementation costs without sacrificing system performance or functionality. Powered by Impinj's industry-leading Monza Gen 2 tag chip and Speedway reader with monostatic antenna technology, the GrandPrix item-level tagging solution also comprises a suite of patented, small-footprint tag antennas optimized for challenging item types or stocking conditions. For example, GrandPrix includes customized tag antennas for garments, DVDs and other stackable items, and items containing liquid or metals. " ...

RFID Gen2 Item Level Tags: Via Impinj: Impinj Extends GrandPrix™ Gen 2 RFID Solution to Item-Level Tagging ...

RFID Company Raises Capital ...

Impinj raises another round of investment funding from venture capitalists to sustain its growth in the RFID technology industry. ...

... "Impinj, Inc., the fabless semiconductor company whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon technology enables its two business lines: semiconductor intellectual property and high performance radio frequency identification (RFID) products, announced it has secured a $26.5 million round of funding. Participants in the funding round included new investors GF Private Equity Group LLC, who led the round, and VentureTech Alliance along with existing investors ARCH Venture Partners, Madrona Venture Group, Mobius Venture Capital, Polaris Venture Partners, Unilever Technology Ventures, UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund and the Viterbi Group. This new injection of capital allows Impinj to maintain our excellent progress delivering the semiconductor solutions that our customers in the explosive RFID and the nascent embedded nonvolatile markets are demanding, said Dr. William Colleran, President and CEO of Impinj. We will continue to aggressively drive our product development and operations to maintain our leadership positions in those markets. " ...

RFID Company Raises Capital: Via Impinj: Impinj Raises $26.5M, Cements RFID Leadership Role ...

Impinj, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon® technology enables its two synergistic business lines: high performance RFID products and cost-effective semiconductor intellectual property (SIP). A leading contributor to the RFID standards for high volume supply-chain applications worldwide, Impinj leverages its technical expertise and industry partnerships to deliver the GrandPrix™ solution, comprising tags, readers, software and systems integration to offer RFID that just works™. Impinj’s innovative SIP products, core to the company’s RFID tags, are licensed to leading semiconductor companies worldwide, allowing them to cost-effectively integrate crucial nonvolatile memory (NVM) alongside analog and digital functionality on a single chip. Impinj's SIP products include the popular AEON™ memory, the world's first rewriteable NVM technology compatible with logic CMOS manufacturing, and AEFuse™, the world's first rewriteable fuse architecture.

RFID Generation 2 Chips: TI Impinj Collaborate ...

Impinj and TI collaborate to deliver RFID Generation 2 inlay products. ...

Via Impinj: Impinj and Texas Instruments Announce RFID Gen 2 Supply Agreement ...

... "Impinj, Inc., the fabless semiconductor company whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon technology enables its two business lines: semiconductor intellectual property and high performance radio frequency identification (RFID) products, and Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN), a leading provider of RFID chips, inlays and straps, announced a supply agreement under which Impinj will provide its Monza RFID Generation 2 (Gen 2) chips for inclusion in TI's initial production of RFID inlay and strap products. As part of its Gen 2 product offering, TI is using Monza chips from Impinj for its manufacturing of Gen 2 inlays and straps that label converter companies are incorporating into finished RFID tags for use by consumer goods manufacturers in the global retail supply chain. Part of Impinj's GrandPrix solution for robust RFID systems, Monza is the world's first tag chip certified as compliant with the Gen 2 standard promulgated by EPCglobal Inc, the industry consortium established to promote RFID in the global supply chain. " ...

RFID Gen2Tags Volume Shipments in 2005: 50 Million Expected ...

RFID Gen2Tags Volume Shipments in 2005: 50 Million Expected: Via Impinj: Impinj Gen 2 Silicon Shipments to Eclipse 50 Million Units in 2005 ...

Impinj expect volume shipments of their Gen2 RFID tags in 2005 ...

... "Impinj, Inc., the fabless semiconductor company whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon technology enables its two business lines: high performance radio-frequency identification (RFID) and semiconductor intellectual property products announced that it has entered volume production and will fulfill orders exceeding 50 million units for its Monza Generation 2 (Gen 2) RFID tag chip in the second half of 2005. Impinj has already manufactured several million of the Monza chips to fulfill orders from customers including Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY), Hana RFID, IER, KSW Microtec AG, Precisia, RF IDentics, RSI ID Technologies and UPM Rafsec. " ...

Impinj, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon® technology enables its two synergistic business lines: high performance RFID products and cost-effective semiconductor intellectual property (SIP). A leading contributor to the RFID standards for high volume supply-chain applications worldwide, Impinj leverages its technical expertise and industry partnerships to deliver the GrandPrix™ solution, comprising tags, readers, software and systems integration to offer RFID that just works™. Impinj’s innovative SIP products, core to the company’s RFID tags, are licensed to leading semiconductor companies worldwide, allowing them to cost-effectively integrate crucial nonvolatile memory (NVM) alongside analog and digital functionality on a single chip. Impinj's SIP products include the popular AEON™ memory, the world's first rewriteable NVM technology compatible with logic CMOS manufacturing, and AEFuse™, the world's first rewriteable fuse architecture.

Smart Labels RFID Conference ...

Smart Labels USA 2005 Conference ...

... "Smart Labels USA 2005 at a glance: THE WORLDS DEFINITIVE RFID SMART LABELS EVENT! From pallet to item level: How to manufacture, implement and benefit from RFID Smart Labels. Emerging technologies & systems - from tags to middleware, understand all the RFID building blocks and what is coming next - now with World first announcements! Speakers include Hitachi, Deloitte, Impinj, AWID, Samsys, PolyIC, MIT, Alien, TYCO ADT, ..." ...

June 27-30 2005
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
The conference will be held at the Wyndham Baltimore - Inner Harbor Hotel.

RFID Class0 Zuma Support ...

RFID Class0 Zuma Support: Printronix and Impinj Demonstrate Fully Interoperable Gen 2 Tag and Printer Encoding System: Printronix Also Continues to Expand the Industry's Widest Selection of Protocol and Tags With the Immediate Availability of Impinj Class 0 Zuma Support ...

... "Printronix Inc. (Nasdaq: PTNX), the leading integrated supply-chain printing solutions manufacturer, and Impinj Inc., the Self-Adaptive Silicon(R) company, today announced that they have jointly demonstrated EPCglobal(TM) Generation 2 (Gen 2) interoperability. During the demonstration, Printronix successfully encoded, read and printed labels containing the Impinj Monza(TM) Gen 2 radio frequency identification (RFID) tag silicon inlays, using the Printronix SL5000r MP printer. " ...

Since 1974, Printronix Inc. (Nasdaq: PTNX) has created innovative printing solutions for the industrial marketplace and supply chain. The company is the worldwide market leader in enterprise solutions for line matrix printing and has earned an outstanding reputation for its high-performance thermal and fanfold laser printing solutions. Printronix also has become an established leader in pioneering technologies, including radio frequency identification (RFID) printing, bar code compliance and networked printer management. Printronix is headquartered in Irvine, Calif.

Impinj Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company whose patented Self- Adaptive Silicon(R) technology enables its two synergistic business lines: high performance RFID products and cost-effective semiconductor intellectual property (SIP). Impinj is a leading contributor to the RFID standards for high volume supply-chain applications worldwide and is leveraging its technical expertise and industry partnerships to deliver the GrandPrix(TM) solution, comprising tags, readers, software, systems integration and high- volume manufacturing to offer low-cost UHF RFID that just works. Impinj's innovative SIP products, core to the company's RFID tags, are licensed to leading semiconductor companies worldwide, allowing them to cost-effectively integrate crucial nonvolatile memory (NVM) alongside analog and digital functionality on a single chip. Impinj's SIP products include the popular AEON(TM) memory, the world's first rewritable NVM technology compatible with logic CMOS manufacturing.

Interoperable RFID Gen2 Demonstration: Europe ...

METRO Group, Intermec Demonstrate Interoperable Generation 2 RFID System at ECR Europe ...

RFID Gen2 System demonstrated by Metro and Intermec ...

... "The METRO Group and Intermec Technologies Corp. recently demonstrated an interoperable EPC Generation 2 RFID (radio frequency identification) system at the 2005 ECR Europe Conference and Marketplace. During the demonstration, Gen 2 smart labels with Gen 2 chips from Impinj and Royal Philips Electronics were read by an Intermec Intellitag IF5 reader, the first known demonstration of a true Gen 2 interoperable system. During a keynote presentation, an RFID-tagged pallet of RFID-tagged cases was pushed through a portal, simulating a typical supply chain application. " ...

Intermec Technologies Corp., a UNOVA Inc. (NYSE:UNA) company, develops, manufactures and integrates technologies that identify, track and manage supply chain assets. Core technologies include Intellitag® RFID, mobile computing systems, bar code printers and label media. The company's products and services are used by customers in many industries worldwide to improve the productivity, quality and responsiveness of business operations.

The METRO Group is the world's third-largest wholesaling and retailing group. With its powerful brands, the METRO Group operates successfully in 30 different countries around the world – at almost 2,300 locations with more than 250,000 employees. The METRO Group's six sales divisions operate independently on the market with their own specific sales concepts: Metro/Makro Cash & Carry – the world's market leader in self-service wholesaling, Real hypermarkets, Extra supermarkets, Media Markt and Saturn – the leading consumer electronics centers in Europe, Praktiker home improvement and DIY centers, and the department stores of Galeria Kaufhof.

RFID First Gen2 Solution: Impinj

Impinj Announces GrandPrix™ - World’s First Gen 2 RFID Solution ...

Impinj releases comprehensive Gen2 RFID solution ...

... "Impinj, Inc., the Self-Adaptive Silicon company, today announced a significant milestone in the advancement of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology with the release of its GrandPrix solution, a high-performance RFID system conforming to the EPCglobal Generation 2 (Gen 2) RFID protocol. The first RFID system to support all features of the Gen 2 standard, the Impinj GrandPrix solution delivers uncompromising performance with Impinj's Monza Gen 2 RFID tag chip and Speedway multi-protocol reader platform. Monza, the world's first 100% Gen 2 compliant and certifiable RFID tag chip, implements all mandatory features of the Gen 2 standard, is sampling today, and will be in full production by the end of the second quarter of 2005." ...

Impinj, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon® technology enables its two synergistic business lines: high performance RFID and cost-effective semiconductor intellectual property (SIP). Impinj is a leading contributor to the RFID standards for high volume supply-chain applications worldwide and is leveraging its technical expertise and industry partnerships to deliver the GrandPrix™ solution, comprising tags, readers, software, systems integration and high-volume manufacturing to offer low-cost UHF RFID that just works. Impinj’s innovative SIP products, core to the company’s RFID tags, are licensed to leading semiconductor companies worldwide, allowing them to cost-effectively integrate crucial nonvolatile memory alongside analog and digital functionality on a single chip.

Noisy RFID Environments ...

Noisy RFID Environments: HP Unveils ''Noisy Lab'' for RFID Technology Development; Company ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... HP (NYSE:HPQ) (Nasdaq:HPQ) today announced plans to open an RFID Noisy Lab in Omaha, Neb., next month to further the development of radio frequency ...

... HP (NYSE:HPQ) (Nasdaq:HPQ) today announced plans to open an RFID Noisy Lab in Omaha, Neb., next month to further the development of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. Announced at the National Retail Federation 94th Annual Convention and Expo, the HP facility will be one of the most comprehensive RFID labs in the industry, simulating a real-world manufacturing and distribution center where HP, its customers and its partners can pilot and evaluate RFID technology and solutions. ...

HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing. For the four fiscal quarters ended Oct. 31, 2004, HP revenue totaled $79.9 billion.

Additional resources on RFID in noisy environments ...

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RFID Gen 2: Impinj Demonstrates Working Generation 2 RFID Technology

From Market Wire (press release) ... semiconductor company whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon® technology enables its high-performance Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products, today ...

... Impinj, Inc, the fabless semiconductor company whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon® technology enables its high-performance Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products, today announced a significant milestone in the advancement of RFID technology with its demonstration of prototype UHF Generation 2 products on December 2, 2004 at MET Laboratories, the certification partner of EPCglobal Inc™. Gen 2, the newest and most advanced of the EPCglobal RFID specifications for the UHF (ultra-high-frequency) band, is the preferred standard of many worldwide retailers. ...

Impinj, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon® technology enables its two synergistic business lines: high performance RFID products and cost-effective semiconductor intellectual property (SIP). Impinj's semiconductor chips power high performance, enhanced-functionality RFID systems that fulfill the global mandates promulgated by the consumer packaged goods and retailing industries. The company is a leading contributor to the emerging RFID standards for high volume supply-chain applications worldwide. Impinj's innovative SIP products, core to the company's RFID tags, are licensed to leading semiconductor companies worldwide, allowing them to cost-effectively integrate crucial nonvolatile memory (NVM) alongside analog and digital functionality on a single chip. Impinj's SIP products include the popular AEON™ memory, the world's first rewritable NVM technology compatible with logic CMOS manufacturing.

RFID Reader: SAMSys Announces Its New Class 0/0+ UHF Reader

From PR Newswire (press release) ... SAMSys Technologies Inc. (SMY: TSX), an international provider of Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) hardware solutions and ...

... SAMSys Technologies Inc. (SMY: TSX), an international provider of Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) hardware solutions and consulting services today announces that it has begun production of its new multi-protocol, multi-regional UHF reader, capable of reading Class 0 and Class 0+ tag protocols. These Class 0 protocols are deemed important to the EPC plans specified by the Wal(x)Mart's RFID compliance initiative with its top 100 suppliers, subject to begin in January, 2005. Wal(x)Mart has stated that it will accept Class 0, Class 0+ and Class 1 tags that were under development as standards for the RFID industry's first major supply chain compliance initiative. SAMSys adds this new version of the UHF MP9320 V2.7 reader to its current RFID reader family that supports Class 1, ISO 18000-6A, ISO 18000-6B, Philips UCODE 1.19, EM 4222 and Intellitag. ...

SAMSys Technologies Inc. (SAMSys), founded in 1995, is a world-leading provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) hardware solutions and RFID integration consulting services designed to evaluate and recommend optimal RFID solutions to enhance existing business process. SAMSys offers a family of products to simplify the installation and ensure the ongoing performance of the overall RFID hardware infrastructure. SAMSys is a public company whose shares are listed for trading on the TSX Exchange under the symbol: "SMY". The Company has a total of 46.1 million shares outstanding. Impinj, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon(R) technology enables its two synergistic business lines: high performance RFID products and cost-effective semiconductor intellectual property (SIP). Impinj's semiconductor chips power high performance, enhanced-functionality RFID systems that fulfill the global mandates promulgated by the consumer packaged goods and retailing industries. The company is a leading contributor to the emerging RFID standards for high volume supply-chain applications worldwide. Impinj's innovative SIP products, core to the company's RFID tags, are licensed to leading semiconductor companies worldwide allowing them to cost-effectively integrate crucial nonvolatile memory (NVM) alongside analog and digital functionality on a single chip. Impinj's SIP products include the popular AEON(TM) memory, the world's first rewritable NVM technology compatible with logic CMOS
manufacturing.

RFID Technology: Impinj pitches its chips for radio tags; retailers eager

From Seattle Times, WA ... Now, it has identified a market for its technology, called radio frequency identification (RFID), which has received considerable hype recently since retailers ...

Impinj's RFID products reduce inventory costs, improve out-of-stock conditions, minimize shrinkage and address counterfeiting issues. Impinj's series of RFID products deliver low cost, long range, field rewritable functionality that complies with a single, open, worldwide RFID standard in accordance with recent initiatives by the world's leading retailers, including Wal*Mart, DoD, Tesco and Metro Group. Impinj's advantages derive from its patented Self-Adaptive Silicon™, an integrated circuit design technique to produce nonvolatile memory and high performance analog functions, critical elements of RFID products.

RFID Company: Upstart tech snares $22M

From MSNBC ... one of the region's premier semiconductor companies, received $22 million in financing for the startup's attempts to break into the rapidly evolving RFID sector ...

Impinj, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company developing CMOS integrated circuit products and solutions using its exclusive Self-Adaptive Silicon™ technology. Impinj's RFID products are targeted to meet the requirements set by the consumer packaged goods industry and deliver low cost, long range, field-rewritable functionality. The company also licenses AEON™, the world's first truly nonvolatile memory fabricated in logic CMOS. Advanced development in analog and mixed-signal circuit design has been the core competency for the company since its inception in 2000. Self-Adaptive Silicon™, uses transistor physics in a fundamentally new way, enabling precision analog and wideband RF in low-cost, high-density digital CMOS. Impinj's breakthrough provides a true competitive advantage, enabling mixed-signal Systems-On-Chip (SoC) products.

RFID Standards: New RFID worldwide standard proposed

From Ferret, Australia ... MANUFACTURERS and providers of data collection and radio frequency identification (RFID) have submitted an RFID protocol definition that would pave the way for ...

SATO has RFID solutions such as the new CL408e and CL412e UHF RFID printers, utilizing multi-protocol RFID read/write technology, which supports EPC Class 1, ISO18000, and EM Marin protocols. The CL408e and CL412e RFID printers use an open architecture, which can be easily upgraded as new standards and protocols are established for new generations of RFID tags such as EPC Class 1 UHF Generation 2... Leading manufacturers and technology providers of data collection and radio frequency identification (RFID) have submitted an RFID protocol definition that would pave the way for rapid adoption of a new worldwide RFID standard known as Electronic Product Code (EPC), Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) Generation 2. Companies supporting the protocol include Texas Instruments, Intermec Technologies Corporation, Philips Semiconductors, SAMsys Technologies, Zebra Technologies Corp., Impinj, Inc. and Rafsec, and others.

EPC RFID Standards: Unified Group of ADC and RFID Industry Leaders Support Proposed EPC UHF Generation 2 RFID Standard

Group reaffirms support for rapid adoption of EPCglobal Inc. UHF Generation 2 RFID standard

TORONTO, April 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Leading manufacturers and technology providers of data collection and RFID (radio frequency identification) have submitted an RFID protocol definition that would pave the way for rapid adoption of a new worldwide RFID standard known as EPC UHF Generation 2. Companies supporting the protocol include Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI), Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN - News), Impinj, Inc, SAMSys Technologies (SMY:TSX-VEN), Q.E.D Systems, UPM Rafsec and Intermec Technologies Corp., a UNOVA Inc. (NYSE:UNA - News) company, along with several others.
The proposed RFID definition currently is in development by EPCglobal Inc., an arm of UCC.EAN charged with establishing the EPC system. The proposed definition meets user requirements outlined by the world's leading retailers and others, including the U.S. Dept. of Defense, the companies said. It fully meets user requirements, works worldwide, meets international standards and provides a path to low-cost RFID tags and readers.

Together these companies represent multiple sources for every aspect of a fully implemented RFID system - chips, tag, and readers - as well as manufacturers of barcode and 2-D symbology equipment, wireless networks, mobile computers and terminals, software companies and RFID system manufacturers and integrators.

RFID is a complement to industry's current bar code-based tracking systems, allowing companies to automatically track inventory throughout an entire supply chain. RFID automatic data collection typically does not require line of sight or manual scanning, as do most bar code-based systems. For example, information from RFID-tagged cases on a pallet can be read automatically using fixed, mobile or handheld readers rather than requiring individual bar code scanning. EPC UHF Generation 2 RFID technology adds the capability to change and update the information on each tag as it proceeds, providing new levels of up-to-date information for better decision-making.

EPCglobal Inc., a joint venture of the standards bodies EAN International and the Uniform Code Council, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to developing and overseeing standards for the newly emerging Electronic Product Code. As part of that work, EPCglobal Inc. participants are leading the development of standards for the use of RFID technology in a number of industries, including retail supply chains.

About SAMSys Technologies Inc.

SAMSys Technologies Inc. (SAMSys), founded in 1995, is a world-leading provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) hardware solutions and RFID integration consulting services designed to evaluate and recommend optimal RFID solutions to enhance existing business process. SAMSys offers a family of products to simplify the installation and ensure the ongoing performance of the overall RFID hardware infrastructure. SAMSys is a public company whose shares are listed for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol: "SMY". The Company has a total of 45.1 million shares outstanding. Visit SAMSys at: www.samsys.com and www.investorfile.com.

Impinj launches long-range field rewritable RFID

From UsingRFID.com, UK ... The US-based 'self-adaptive Silicon' producer, Impinj Inc., has announced its first long-range field re-writable RFID tag product, named 'Zuma', which will be ...

Impinj Introduces Zuma: Industry's Longest-Range Field Rewritable ...

From Business Wire (press release) ... 23, 2004--Impinj, Inc., the Self-Adaptive Silicon(TM) company, today announced Zuma(TM), its high-performance Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system that ...

Impinj Technology to Solve Fundamental Problems for Explosive RFID Market

Impinj, Inc., the Self-Adaptive Silicon™ company, announced plans to provide Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products which reduce inventory costs, improve out-of-stock conditions and minimize shrinkage for the trillion-dollar worldwide consumer packaged goods industry. Impinj’s RFID products will leverage the company’s award-winning Self-Adaptive Silicon technology to deliver low cost, long range, field rewritable functionality that complies with a single, open, worldwide RFID standard in accordance with recent initiatives by the world’s largest retailers.

Self-Adaptive Silicon, a proprietary integrated circuit design technology, enables standard logic CMOS to deliver extremely high performance circuits that consume very low power. This technology will improve the achievable performance for several key analog building blocks of RFID products...