News & Analysis
Alien Technology, Impinj ink RFID supply deal
9/8/2005 5:23 PM EDT
According to Impinj (Seattle), Monza, is the world's first tag chip designed according to the Gen 2 standard promulgated by EPCglobal Inc., the industry consortium established to promote RFID in the global supply chain.
Alien (Morgan Hill, Calif.) said it expects to sample Monza-based inlays and straps later this month, with volume shipments expected to commence during the fourth quarter.
"Under this arrangement, both Alien and Impinj leverage our complementary strengths Impinj's chip design prowess and Alien's assembly capability to deliver very high performance RFID products at competitive cost," said William Colleran, Impinj president and CEO, in a statement.



