Impinj Partner Tageos Drives RFID Innovation with Impinj M800 Series
The global designer and manufacturer of RAIN RFID inlays and tags has unlocked new use cases and increased performance with Impinj's flagship IC. Find out how.
Since its launch in 2023, the Impinj M800 series RAIN RFID endpoint ICs have quickly become the industry’s preferred choice for high-performance tagging, recently surpassing 5 billion units shipped. Known for its exceptional readability in dense tag environments and on small or hard-to-tag items, the M800-series is enabling new levels of performance for inlay and tag designers.
For Impinj partner Tageos, a global designer and manufacturer of RFID inlays and tags, the M800 series has been a game-changer. By leveraging its advanced capabilities, Tageos has developed cutting edge tag and inlay solutions that unlock new enterprise applications once thought impossible.
Impinj recently spoke with Tageos’ Nicolas Jacquemin about his company’s newest M800-based products, how M800’s Gen2X features are solving industry challenges, and the benefits end-users are seeing with Tageos’ M800-series-based tags.
Impinj: How many Impinj M800-series-based products have you launched? Any of these you’re particularly excited about?
Nicolas Jacquemin, Chief Sales Officer, Tageos:
We’ve publicly released 26 Impinj M800-based products to date. Tageos was the first RFID inlay manufacturer to announce products made with the Impinj M830 in 2023 and we have been working with it ever since. Our most recent release — the small, circular EOS-233 M830 — is exciting in that it’s the very first inlay that’s been approved for the new ARC Spec B2 from the Auburn University RFID Lab. Spec B2 covers primarily bottled items, mostly the household and automotive type like cleaners, motor oil, antifreeze, and laundry detergent. That adds a new class of items to retail deployments and expands the number of everyday connected items even further.
Impinj: What engineering benefits do you see in Impinj M800 compared to other EPICs?
NJ, Tageos: Well, let me go back to the EOS-233 M830 to illustrate one of the benefits we get when we design with Impinj M800 ICs. With the increased sensitivity of the Impinj M830, we were able to deliver an inlay that was even smaller than the size requirement. That gives suppliers more flexibility in their tagging programs and opens up many more items for tagging under that specification. It also makes it easier to place the label on a cap, for example, without having to spend too much time trying to line it up exactly right and not bending or breaking the antenna over the edge of the cap. So, there’s a process optimization element to that as well.
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Impinj: In what sectors are you deploying Impinj M800-series-based tags?
NJ: Today, we see the most traction for Impinj M800-based tags in the retail and logistics sectors, which tracks with the broader level of RFID adoption.
Impinj: What real-world benefits are end-users seeing with Impinj M800-based tags?
NJ: The performance we can get with RAIN RFID inlays built on the Impinj M800 series can really simplify the tagging process in RFID deployments. For example, the EOS-241 M830 hits most of the key ARC performance specs for a retail tagging program in a 42x16 mm form factor. This is the smallest tag size available that meets the major retail specs, so it fits on a lot more items than a bigger tag would. This means that merchandise suppliers can streamline their tag management by using one tag for most, if not all, of the products that they supply to a retailer. That’s a significant operational and procurement benefit to the supplier, in addition to all the usual benefits that come with incorporating RFID tagging into the supply chain, like inventory visibility and real-time tracking at the end customer.
Impinj: What new use cases have the Impinj M800-series-based tags opened up that previously weren’t achievable?
NJ: We are entering new use cases thanks to the performance we’re getting in smaller form factors, enabling us to tag more and smaller items than was previously possible. For example, the bottle tagging use case made possible with the EOS-233 M830 is a new one. In addition, the increased performance we’re seeing on both the IC and the reader side is opening up fixed readers as an option in more RFID deployments. I can see that having a ripple effect throughout all market segments to reduce the time and labor typically spent performing handheld checks.
Impinj: How have Impinj Gen2X features helped unlock future applications for end-user companies?
NJ: The features provided by the Gen2X toolbox, like extended read ranges and improved tag decluttering and filtering, are especially useful in tough environments with a lot of stacked items or otherwise dense tag populations. I think we’re currently seeing its biggest advantage in use cases that already exist but historically can take a lot of engineering and fine-tuning to get right. A great example is warehouse and distribution center operations. That’s a use case where we know RFID delivers significant operational benefits, but it can be challenging to design a deployment in huge rooms filled with concrete, metal, and tightly packed boxes or pallets. Impinj Gen2X tools can make it easier to build tagging programs for these tricky use cases or tough environments that typically take a lot of work to execute. It’s getting us closer to having a repeatable, scalable, easily deployable RFID solution for the end customer, which will be a huge sign of maturity for the industry.
Impinj: In your own words, what makes Impinj M800 exciting?
NJ: To start, the Impinj M800 endpoint ICs offer outstanding performance. Impinj is constantly innovating and developing new features, such as the Gen 2X toolbox, as well as improving existing features, like the updated Impinj AutoTune feature, which adapts to the environment to improve read performance. Tageos’ continued commitment to setting new standards in RFID antenna design, inlay manufacturing, and performance is made possible through the use of the latest chips, such as the Impinj M800 series.
Find Tageos inlays, learn more about Gen2X, and read about how the M800 endpoint IC and Gen2X speed inventory counts and improve readability of hard-to-read items and small, next-generation RAIN RFID tags.
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Friday, June 20, 2025
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