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IMPINJ IN THE NEWS (2007)

Impinj Releases New "GrandPrix Kit" For Companies Testing Their RFID Systems

Calling it an enabler for VARs, system integrators and test labs, Seattle-based RFID tag and reader manufacturer Impinj announced the availability of its new GrandPrix Evaluation kit this morning.

June 4, 2007

Semiconductor Event Highlights Growing Popularity of Logic Nonvolatile Memory in New Chip Designs

More than 160 semiconductor industry professionals attended the "Logic NVM 2007 - Inside Tomorrow's Consumer Electronics" event held on June 14, 2007, in Santa Clara, Calif.

June 25, 2007

RW Baird RFID Monthly Report

Impinj unveiled its RFID GrandPrix Evaluation Kit intended to allow VARs, system integrators and end users to gauge Impinj's UHF RFID solutions for pallet/case-level and item-level applications.

June 2007

Successful RFID pilots point partners toward the next challenges.

Bradway describes the team that Cephalon assembled in 2005 as a "mini-think tank." The company has been working with partners that include ADT Security Services Inc. (a division of Tyco Fire & Security; Boca Raton, FL), Impinj Inc. (Seattle)…

June 2007

NVM Integration Ensures A Successful Experience

Moving from external nonvolatile memory (NVM) to an internal embedded approach provides many benefits in system-on-a-chip (SoC) design.

May 24, 2007

Impinj has announced the availability of an RFID evaluation kit.

Including one Speedway RFID reader, two far-field antennas, one near-field antenna, a pack of sample tags, software, and documentation, the kit is targeted at end users, value-added resellers, systems integrators, and RFID test labs.

June 4, 2007

Impinj Forms Alliances with Software Vendors to Speed RFID Deployments

Leading UHF Gen 2 RFID tag chip and reader supplier Impinj, Inc. announced alliances with a growing group of independent software vendors (ISVs) to deliver comprehensive, quickly deployed RFID solutions.

August 27, 2007

RFID (radio frequency identification) experts advise VARs on how to capitalize on the steadily growing RFID market.

Mandates such as those from Wal-Mart and the DoD are now old news, so what should RFID VARs know about where the RFID market is headed? We asked two industry experts for their advice.

September 2007

Impinj preps 65-nm NVM for October launch

Impinj Inc., a vendor of non-volatile memory intellectual property and radio frequency identification circuits, has said its multitime programmable memory has been fabricated in 65-nm process technology by foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

September 13, 2007

European EPC Competence Center Releases UHF Tag Study

The tests were sponsored by Intel, which did not supply any of the chips or tags that the EECC tested (the chips used in the tested tags were made either by Alien, NXP Semiconductors or Impinj).

July 9, 2007

Australian RFID pilot achieves 100 percent read rate

The results of a two-month Australian pilot testing radio frequency identification (RFID) tags attached to pallets prove the technology can raise productivity and efficiency in the supply chain, the study consortium claims.

July 10, 2007

Semiconductor Online Interview with Larry Morrell

Semiconductor Online caught up with Larry Morrell, vice president and general manager of Impinj’s IP Products Group, to get his thoughts on this evolving chip market segment.

August 15, 2007

A logical approach to NVM integration in SOC design

SOC designers have several options for integrating NVM (nonvolatile memory) into their designs, so it's wise to weigh the availability and numerous trade-offs before jumping headfirst into integrating NVM into your SOC.

January 18, 2007

Dr. Chris Diorio of Impinj was named RFID Visionary of the Year at the Inaugural RFID Excellence in Business Awards at RFID World

Dr. Diorio was a key contributor in developing practical standards for the RFID industry through his leadership as chair of the EPCglobal Hardware Action Group.

March 27, 2007

Metro to Tag Garments and Accessories

The German retailer believes using UHF RFID tags to track individual high-value items will deliver a significant return on its investment.

March 28, 2007

DCVelocity - Pharmaceutical Market Tunes in to UHF

Ultra-high frequency (UHF) RFID could be just what the doctor ordered for the pharmaceutical industry.

January 3, 2007

Integrated Solutions - RFID Frequency Redux

It's becoming increasingly hard to believe that UHF (ultra high frequency) won't become the dominant RFID (radio frequency identification) frequency.

January 3, 2007

The Route From Research to Start-Up

Impinj, which is based in Seattle, originated in research done at Caltech by Carver Mead, a founder of modern electronics, and a student of his, Christopher Diorio, who is now professor of computer science at the University of Washington and chairman of Impinj.

January 18, 2007

Checkpoint Systems Introduces New Evolve Dual-Function EAS-EPC Labels

Checkpoint Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of identification, tracking, security and merchandising solutions for the retail industry and its supply chain, announced the introduction of the Evolve family of labels, the company's new dual-function EAS-EPC labels for security and inventory management applications.

May 2, 2007

Embedded Nonvolatile Memory Event Slated for June

eSilicon's Jack Harding to Deliver Logic NVM 2007 Semiconductor IP Memory Event Keynote

May 2, 2007

Bridge The Gap Between Design Capability And Market Demand At Logic NVM 2007

As a growing number of electronic design professionals are turning to logic nonvolatile memory (NVM), the Logic NVM 2007 conference in Santa Clara, California will examine the critical issues associated with the implementation of this new technology.

May 4, 2007

what's the frequency?

In the pharma sector at least, the great RFID debate isn't about payback on the technology. It's about the merits of high-frequency vs. ultra-high-frequency tags.

April 2, 2007

IBM Launches RFID Technology to Extract Business Insight and Drive Value From Mounting RFID Data

IBM has unveiled Radio Frequency Identification software that unlocks business insight from the information explosion created by RFID tags embedded throughout the supply chain, empowering companies to identify entirely new business opportunities and breaking through to the next phase in the evolution of RFID.

April 16, 2007

Checkpoint Combines EAS Tags With RFID

Checkpoint Systems unveiled today the Evolve product family of labels, which marries RFID technology with Checkpoint's electronic article surveillance (EAS) technology.

April 27, 2007

Impinj Demos New Approach for Pharma RFID Tagging

At this week's RFID/Track & Trace summit, Impinj proposed a new approach: encoding multiple products simultaneously after they are packaged into a case.

November 15, 2007

Impinj Demos Mass Serialization of RFID Tags for Pharma

Impinj has developed a system that can encode numerous ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) EPC Gen 2 tags after they've been affixed to items and packed into cases. The system is designed to help pharmaceutical and other companies that need to tag individual items.

November 21, 2007

Produce Growers and Container Coalition Conduct RFID Field Test

This RFID study will track 3,000 reusable containers carrying goods from produce growers in three states to Wal-Mart stores in Texas, to determine whether RFID tags can survive multiple shipment cycles.

December 4, 2007

CMP Launches RFID-World.com -- Impinj is Marquis Sponsor

CMP Launches RFID-World.com, an Online Resource on the Latest Real-World Business Applications and Solutions on RFID Technology; RFID-World.com is dedicated to assisting businesses handle the changing landscape of RFID, NFC and advanced wireless platforms

October, 2007

Impinj Claims RFID Tag Direction Victory

RFID chip and reader manufacturer Impinj a few weeks ago announced an upgrade to the firmware that runs atop its Speedway RFID reader line. Among a number of enhancements and added features, one in particular has reportedly roused the enthusiasm of Speedway end users: tag direction detection.

November 5, 2007

RFID-Like-Magic

About a month ago, Impinj, Checkpoint Systems, and Reva Systems jointly announced that Galeria Kaufhof, working with the METRO Group’s Future Store Initiative, has adopted an end-to-end, apparel-inventory system utilizing a UHF Gen 2 RFID infrastructure.

November 9, 2007

Purdue Pharma’s Gen 2 RFID Implementation: 1 Million Tags and Counting

Purdue Pharma announced the company has tagged over 1 million packages with a successful read rate for tagged product coming off the packaging lines of 99.988% since expanding their Gen 2 RFID implementation.

December 12, 2007

An Interview With Impinj CEO Bill Colleran

Impinj CEO Bill Colleran spoke with RFID Journal Editor Mark Roberti about the state of the market for UHF EPC systems, trends for 2008 and Impinj's product plans.

December 25, 2007

Industry Standards Ease Task of Embedding RFID

EPCglobal standards such as the Low-Level Reader Protocol (LLRP) are emerging to help construct truly interoperable RFID solutions. Ann describes some basic LLRP concepts.

December 28, 2007

Germany Sees Another Item-Level RFID Apparel Program

Another German retailer has launched an ambitious item-level RFID tagging program. Karstadt, which has 86 department stores and 32 sporting goods stores, is tagging selected items of men's apparel in a six-month pilot that launched in September.

December 7, 2007

Barcodes for the New Millenium

RFID technology is finding its way into a widening array of specialized tasks and industries, with help from a number of Washington companies.

November 26, 2007

Industry Group Launches Test of RFID Reusable Containers

A group of Reusable Pallet & Container Coalition (RPCC) member companies are conducting a far-reaching field test of RFID-enabled reusable plastic containers.

December 10, 2007

RFID Action Heats Up

In RFID Action Heats Up, Jack Uldrich advises, "Investors are strongly encouraged to begin monitoring [the RFID] space, because investing in the right RFID company or companies could help you detect a noticeable increase in your portfolio in the years ahead."

October 3, 2007

IBM Advances Use of Open Standards in RFID Solutions

IBM announces two significant developments in its effort to advance the use of open standards in radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions and help companies make better use of data that can enable new business insights and drive business process transformation.

October 2, 2007

RFID Item-Level Tagging Leaps Toward 2008

Goetz Pfeifferling sees the impact of radio frequency identification technology on the garment industry every time a shipment leaves the Fritzlar, Germany, distribution center in trucks bound for local retail stores.

October 7, 2007

Container Centralen RFID-enabling Its Dollies

The tags are made with Impinj Monza/ID RFID chips, designed to perform in environments where large numbers of products are stored in close proximity, such as RTI applications.

September 14, 2007

Metro Group's Galeria Kaufhof Launches UHF Item-Level Pilot

The project involves the application of EPC tags to individual garments and the use of RFID-enabled dressing rooms and displays and a smart mirror. The participants say this is the world's first end-to-end UHF item-level application.

September 20, 2007

Why METRO's Item-Level RFID Deployment Matters

German retailer METRO last week unveiled an item-level deployment for men's apparel at its high-end Galeria Kaufhof retail store in Essen, Germany. RFID solutions provider Checkpoint Systems, Gen2 chip and reader manufacturer Impinj, and RFID network infrastructure provider Reva Systems all worked closely with METRO on the deployment.

September 24, 2007

Impinj Expands Reseller Network

RFID systems provider Impinj has expanded its reseller network with the inclusion of seven resellers of the Impinj Speedway EPC Gen 2 reader in the regions of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

October 19, 2007

UPM Raflatac exclusively supplies RFID tags to Galeria Kaufhof pilot

UPM Raflatac is delivering EPC Class 1 Gen 2 compliant UHF tags to Galeria Kaufhof, a division of METRO Group. Galeria Kaufhof launched an item-level RFID pilot in its department store in Essen, Germany in September 2007.

October 26, 2007

Define the right approach for DRM

If implemented properly, the hardware-based approach is the toughest to crack.

October 24, 2007

Targeting Enterprises With Vertical RFID Solutions

RFID (radio frequency identification) technology vendors are not in business to create one-off solutions. But, the right market opportunities are driving demand in specific industries.

October, 2007

Bold Move: Impinj Switches Gears

Impinj President and Chief Executive Bill Colleran faced some tough decisions two years ago, as growth slowed in the semiconductor market and management didn't see an up-tick in sight.

October 17, 2007

Impinj Joins Chip Estimate's Prime IP Partner Program

Impinj®, Inc. and Chip Estimate Corp. announced today that Impinj has joined the Chip Estimate Prime IP Partner Program.

October 17, 2007

Impinj Public and Media Relations

Jim Donaldson
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Impinj, Inc.
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