Companies convert TI Gen 2 and HF silicon into tags for authentication,
asset tracking and retail supply chain applications
DALLAS, March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Ten inlay manufacturers have chosen
radio frequency identification (RFID) silicon from Texas Instruments
Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) (TI) to power a range of new tags designed for
retail supply chain, asset tracking and authentication applications.
Representing established corporations and newer RFID inlay providers based
in North America, Europe and Asia, the companies are using TI's EPC
Generation 2 (Gen 2) Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) silicon in strap and wafer
forms, and its High- Frequency (HF) ISO/IEC 15693 silicon. TI's strength in
semiconductor manufacturing and its RF expertise are enabling customers to
bring products to market quickly, and capitalize on new RFID tag
applications such as Gen 2 strap on label and authentication of brand
goods.
Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CKP), a manufacturer and marketer of
RF- and RFID-based solutions for identification, tracking, security and
merchandising applications, is offering two new EPC Gen 2 labels, using TI
silicon and RF antennas, that were jointly developed by the two companies.
The labels, available in 2 x 4 inch and 4 x 4 inch sizes, also incorporate
the new Checksi Checkpoint RFID straps. Samples will be shown in both the
Checkpoint Systems' (#701) and Texas Instruments' (Booth #1501) booths at
RFID World 2007.
UPM Raflatac, a manufacturer of RFID tags and inlays, has developed a
new HF inlay to tag consumer products at the item-level using TI's 256-bit
ISO/IEC 15693 silicon. Applying RFID technology to individual items such as
brand apparel, cosmetics, sports memorabilia and pharmaceuticals can help
deter theft in the supply chain and ultimately protect brand value. TI's
HF-I silicon enables UPM Raflatac to produce a tag that is small enough to
accommodate the range of product shapes and sizes being tagged, along with
the necessary memory to store important product information.
Other companies who have chosen TI silicon include Hana RFID, Mu-Gahat,
RCD Technology, and WaveZero who are using TI Gen 2 silicon and straps to
support their inlay manufacturing processes for retail, supply chain,
logistics and government applications. RFID inlay companies SAG, Tagstar
Systems, and Tatwah Smartech are manufacturing HF inlays for asset tracking
applications using TI's new HF-I silicon. Tyco Electronics Corporation is
developing RFID tags using TI's HF and UHF silicon. All of the companies
will use TI's silicon chips for direct die attach while RCD Technology will
use TI's silicon and strap for both direct die and strap attach methods.
Offering design flexibility to customers, TI provides its Gen 2 silicon
to inlay, label and packaging manufacturers in three convenient forms: bare
wafers to support various assembly processes; processed wafers (bumped,
sawn with back grind) suitable for immediate use with commercially
available inlay equipment; and silicon chip on strap for label and
packaging manufacturers who are printing their own antennas. The company's
HF silicon is available in both bare and processed wafer forms. TI is also
offering reference antenna designs to enable customers to develop labels
and tags which optimize its Gen 2 and HF RFID silicon.
"As a co-inventor of the RFID inlay, we're leveraging our expertise
along with our advanced Gen 2 and HF silicon to help customers bring to
market a range of innovative new RFID tags," said Jeff Kohnle, director of
business development for asset tracking, Texas Instruments RFid Systems.
For more information on TI's Gen 2 and HF silicon and straps, please
visit http://www.ti.com/rfid .
About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments is the world's largest integrated manufacturer of
radio frequency identification (RFID) transponders and reader systems.
Capitalizing on its competencies in high-volume semiconductor manufacturing
and microelectronics packaging, TI is a visionary leader and at the
forefront of establishing new markets and international standards for RFID
applications. For more information, contact TI-RFid Systems(TM) at
1-800-962-RFID (7343) (North America) or +1 214-567-7343 (International),
or visit the Web site at http://www.ti-rfid.com .
Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP and analog
technologies to meet our customers' real world signal processing
requirements. In addition to Semiconductor, the company includes the
Educational & Productivity Solutions business. TI is headquartered in
Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more
than 25 countries.
Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol TXN. More information is located on the World Wide Web at
http://www.ti.com .
Trademarks
TI-RFid is a trademark of Texas Instruments. All other trademarks and
registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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