RFIDNews | Smartrac, Issuing Inlays, Opening Fourth Factory in Thailand

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Smartrac, a provider of inlays for electronic passports, has obtained a major order to supply several million ePassport inlays for the new U.S. passports, Security Document World reports.

Since 2004, Smartrac has been a certified supplier for the U.S. ePassport program, and produces one million inlays a month.

In order to meet the increasing worldwide demand for high security inlays Smartrac is planning to open a fourth factory at the company’s location in Thailand as early as January 2007.

SMARTRAC rolls out NFC technology

SMARTRAC has announced that it is now supplying a complete collection of NFC transponders, including inlays for labels, tickets, cards and complete tags.

As one of the world’s major suppliers of RFID transponders, the company says it is “well prepared” to support its global customer base in tapping the potential of NFC technology. According to SAMRTRAC, the NFC devices can be used in a variety of application fields such as access control, mobile devices, public transport and contactless payment.

UPM sells its RFID business to SMARTRAC

UPM has reached an agreement with SMARTRAC whereby UPM will sell its RFID business to SMARTRAC. UPM will become an indirect shareholder of SMARTRAC with a 10.6% economic interest through the company OEP Technologie.

First NFC store opens in Tokyo

Japan’s Fukumi Corporation has opened the world’s first physical shop for NFC tags, applications, starter kits and printing and encoding services in Yaesu, Tokyo.

IC-TAG receives certification from Alien Technology

IC-TAG Solutions announced it has earned certification from Alien Technology to use its EPC Gen 2 RFID inlays.

IC TAG utilizes Alien Technology’s EPC Gen 2 Squiggle, Squiglette, and Square inlays in their IC-TAG RFID labels and tags. Alien uses its own proprietary microchip, Higgs 3, to produce its ultra-high frequency RFID tracking devices.

New report predicts financial and civil obstacles for biometric ID card

A new report created by the Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law & Social Policy at UC Berkeley School of Law predicts a price tag of at least $40 billion for a mandatory biometric employment verification card for all U.S. workers that would utilize either fingerprint or fingervein scans.

SMARTRAC acquires Neology

SMARTRAC announced that the company recently signed an agreement to acquireNeology Inc., a provider of integrated solutions for the tolling, electronic vehicle registration (EVR) and public safety markets.

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Smartrac, Issuing Inlays, Opening Fourth Factory in Thailand