Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

F-RAM wireless device enables mobile data collection

Monday, July 26, 2010

Ramtron International Corp. announced the availability of commercial samples of its F-RAM enabled MaxArias wireless memory devices to enable new mobile data collection capabilities.

The device powers up with energy generated from the radio frequency field and with its EPC Global Class-1 Gen-2 wireless memories (up to 16 KB) end users can store and retrieve information such as manufacturing data, configuration status, repair history and firmware revisions at a distance of up to 10 meters at low power— -13dBm/-13dBm read/write sensitivity.

The MaxArias WM710xx family is designed for applications across many industries including utilities, aircraft/industrial manufacturing, inventory control, maintenance tracking, building security, electronic toll collection, pharmaceutical tracking and product authentication. [end] 

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