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Article: Alien Technology Announces Availability of 96-Bit, Field-Programmable, EPC Class 1 RFID Tags; New Tags Fulfill Key Commercial and DoD Requirements.
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- September 9, 2004
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MORGAN HILL, Calif. -- Alien Technology(R) Corporation, a leading provider of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products, today announced the release of EPC Class 1 tags with 96-bits of user-programmable memory. The new tag family is based on Alien(R)'s third generation of UHF EPC Class 1 integrated circuits, code named "Lepton." The Lepton-based tags deliver up to 40% more read range than previous models, providing robust operating margin for challenging applications.
Fully compliant with Wal*Mart and U.S. Department of Defense initiatives taking effect in January 2005, the new tags operate according to the EPC Class 1 standard, the only field-programmable ...