Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

Alien announces partnership for Chinese market

Monday, October 13, 2008

Alien Technology has reached a partnership agreement with Chinese RFID manufacturer Arizon RFID Technology Co. Ltd., to produce Alien inlays for the Chinese market.

Arizon has one of the world’s largest RFID manufacturing facilities and is well-positioned in the Chinese market, and Alien brings extensive experience in manufacturing mass volumes of inlays and wide name recognition in the industry. Alien already has a range of RFID readers certified for China, Hong Kong, and other Asian markets.

Alien also points to cost savings for Asian customers due to the proximity of the manufacturing facility, including lower cost air freight. [end] 

StarChip and CEA-Leti have inked a partnership agreement to develop a contactless front end for smart card applications.

The partnership includes technology and know-how transfer to StarChip. With this combined experience in secure integrated circuit development and contactless technology, StarChip will roll out state-of-the-art smart card products to enable applications in transport, banking and identity.

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Leo InnoTech (LIT) and UPM RFID have carried out a large-scale item-level RFID implementation for a Chinese apparel company focusing primarily on warehouse logistics optimization.

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India-based market research firm RNCOS predicts a 16% increase in the Chinese smart card market, according to its new report “Smart Card Market Forecast to 2012.”

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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.

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Biometric identification companies BIO-key International and S.I.C. Biometrics have decided not to pursue a merger and instead have formed a reseller partnership agreement to realize more business opportunities.

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Alien Technology is working together will systems integrator CDO Technologies to launch a program designed to increase community recycling levels in the city of Dayton, Ohio.

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