CHICAGO, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments RFid Systems today
announced it has reached a manufacturing milestone in radio frequency
identification (RFID) with the production of its 300 millionth transponder.
The company also opened its new Tag-it(TM) manufacturing line in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia, which doubles its 13.56 MHz smart label RFID inlay manufacturing
capacity. The line allows Texas Instruments additional flexibility in
producing a variety of new high-frequency smart label shapes and sizes,
including 22 mm and 24 mm circular inlays for textile rental, dry cleaning and
product authentication applications as well as wider inlays (10 cm x 15 cm)
for supply chain and logistics tracking applications requiring a read range of
more than 1 meter (3.28 feet).
TI's 13.56 MHz Tag-it smart label inlays consist of an integrated circuit
and an etched aluminum antenna bonded together using anisotropic conductive
film. Finished inlays are produced using a PET substrate base material and
are delivered in reels. The new line features eight in parallel manufacturing
of reels, which allows for higher throughput. Flexible indexing or pitch
gives Texas Instruments the ability to produce smaller inlays at a lower cost
based on customer requirements. Tag-it smart label inlays are designed to be
easily incorporated into a number of form factors, including labels, tags,
plastic cards and keyfobs, and are used in access control, document tracking,
product authentication, retail, supply chain, ticketing and wireless commerce
applications.
"When we entered this market several years ago, a million tags was a big
number," said Tony Sabetti, worldwide business unit manager, TI-RFid Systems.
"With industry and consumers using RFID for everything from pallet tracking to
wireless payment, we are seeing a rapidly increasing demand for tags and
expect our next 100 million milestone is just around the corner."
About Texas Instruments RFid Systems
Texas Instruments Radio Frequency Identification (TI-RFid(TM)) Systems is
an industry leader in radio frequency identification (RFID) technology and the
world's largest integrated manufacturer of RFID tags, smart labels and reader
systems. With more than 200 million tags manufactured, TI-RFid technology is
used in a broad range of applications worldwide including access control,
automotive, document tracking, livestock, product authentication, retail,
sports timing, supply chain, ticketing and wireless payment. For more
information, contact TI-RFid at 1-888-937-6536 (North America) or
+1 972-575-4364 (International), or visit the company's Web site at
http://www.ti-rfid.com .
Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) provides innovative DSP and
analog technologies to meet our customers' real world signal processing
requirements. In addition to Semiconductor, the company's businesses include
Sensors & Controls, and Educational & Productivity Solutions. 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 .
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CONTACT:
Bill Allen of Texas Instruments RFid Systems,
+1-214-567-2511, or billallen@ti.com ; or Kim Novino of Bridgeman
Communications, +1-617-742-7270, or kim@bridgeman.com , for Texas
Instruments RFid Systems
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