AlienRfidSoftwareImpinj Wikipedia. Impinj, Inc. Public. Traded as. NASDAQ PIIndustry. RFIDFounded. 20. 00. Founder. Carver Mead and Chris Diorio. Impinj, Inc. is a manufacturer of radiofrequency identification RFID devices and software. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Locals attend the opening of the first bitcoin retail store in Hong Kong in 2014. Photo Getty The initial coin offering party is over in China. A committee led by. Headquarters. Seattle, Washington, United States. Products. RAIN RFID devices including RFID tags, RFID readers, RFID reader chips, and RFID antennas. Number of employees. Websitewww. impinj. Impinj, Inc. is a manufacturer of radio frequency identification RFID devices and software. The company was founded in 2. Retraction Tool Holder. Seattle, Washington. CS101-Handheld-Reader-e1354838129551.jpg' alt='Alien Rfid Software' title='Alien Rfid Software' />The company was started based on the research done at the California Institute of Technology by Carver Mead and Chris Diorio. Impinj currently produces EPC Class 1, Gen 2 passive UHF RFID chips, RFID readers, RFID reader chips, and RFID antennas, and software applications for encoding chips, and gathering business intelligence on RFID systems. HistoryeditImpinj was founded in 2. Carver Mead and his student Chris Diorio. The name Impinj stands for Impact ionized Hot electron Injection. In 2. Alien Technology Corporation is one of the industrys most experienced, quality suppliers of RFID innovations, technologies and products. In the retail fashion industry, success is based on the ability to put the latest style in the correct size in the customers hand at the right time. In. RFID Journal is your source for timely, objective news and information about RFID radio frequency identification and its many business applications RFID tags. The RAIN RFID Alliance is a global organization promoting the universal adoption of RAIN technology solutions across many different vertical markets. Impinj became the first company to introduce products based on the EPCglobal UHF Gen 2 standard. Bear Stearns reported in 2. Wal Mart issued contracts to Impinj and Alien Technology, including them as significant suppliers for a total 1. RFID readers needed for Wal Mart stores and distribution centers. The report invited speculation but was not confirmed. In the same year, Impinj created new partnerships in Asia. In February, Impinj signed an Original Equipment Manufacturer agreement with the Hong Kong based company Convergence Systems Limited subsidiary of the Chung Nam Group of Companies. In December, Impinj partnered with Korean company LS Industrial Systems part of LS Group to create RFID solutions targeting the Korean market. In June 2. Impinj sold its non volatile memory business to Virage Logic. Also in 2. Impinj acquired the Intel RFID division, including an Intel developed RFID reader chip. Impinj renamed the chip Indy R1. In 2. 00. 9, Coca Cola unveiled their Freestyle soda machine that gives users one hundred different possible drink combinations. The Freestyle soda machine uses Impinj Monza tag chips and Indy reader chips to determine user preferences and to monitor the dispensers. Mexico has certified the Impinj Speedway reader to be used by state agencies in the electronic vehicle registration initiative beginning in Mexico in July 2. In 2. 00. 5, Impinj began working with Intel to develop RFID chips that would allow for Processor Secured Storage. Impinj created two new chips for the project Monza X 2. K Dura and Monza X 8. K Dura,1. 5 which allow for increased theft deterrence and wireless configuration of electronic devices. The chips will be used in Intels Microsoft Windows 8 based processors for tablet computers, which will be released in the second half of 2. RFID productseditMonza RFID tag chipseditIntroduced in April 2. Monza tag chips were the first UHF Gen 2 RFID tag chips. Upon their introduction, it was announced that Impinj would be selling 5. Monza tag chips that year. These 5. 0 million chips were sold to nine different companies, including competitors Alien Technology and Texas Instruments. In 2. 01. 0, Impinj introduced its Monza 4 tag chips with increased read and write capabilities and more memory options. In April 2. 01. 1, Impinj released their new Monza 5 chips which are designed to speed item level encoding, with fewer errors. The Monza 5 can boost encoding speeds by up to 2. RFID technology on the market. Announced in April 2. Impinjs Monza X tag chips are intended for such applications as theft deterrence and wireless device configuration. When embedded in an electronic device such as a laptop PC, the device processor or an RFID reader can write to or read data from that device through a Monza X chip, even when the device is powered off. Impinj developed the Monza X chips through a partnership with Intel that began in 2. Impinj created the Monza X 2. K and Monza X 8. K Dura chips1. Intel will be using the Monza X chips in Microsoft Windows 8 based processors for tablet computers, to be released in the second half of 2. Speedway RFID readerseditSpeedway is a registered trademark of Impinj. Speedway products include Speedway Revolution RFID Reader and Speedway x. Portal RFID reader. The Speedway RFID reader was first introduced in 2. RFID reader sold by Impinj. Designed to meet the RFID Gen 2 standards, Speedway was one of Impinjs Grand. Prix products alongside Monza. The Speedway Revolution RFID reader was introduced in 2. The Speedway Revolution is 8. Speedway RFID reader, measuring 6. The Speedway Revolution introduced Autopilot technology, which enables the reader to reconfigure itself as the environment shifts. Introduced in 2. 01. Speedway x. Portal is a RFID fixed reader that combined the Speedway Revolution with Dual Linear Phased Array technology, with a smaller design than previous reader portals. Whereas previous portal readers weighed about 1. Speedway x. Portal weighs 6. Indy RFID reader chipseditIn 2. Impinj acquired the Intel RFID division, including an Intel developed RFID reader chip which Impinj renamed Indy R1. By combining many electrical components on one microchip, RFID reader chips can minimize size and costs of RFID readers. As of 2. 00. 8, 4. R1. 00. 0 chip. 2. In 2. 00. 9, Impinj unveiled the Indy R2. In 2. 01. 0, Impinj further expander their reader chip portfolio by introducing the Indy R5. STP Source Tagging PlatformeditIn 2. Impinj announced its STP Source Tagging Platform, a combination of a reader and firmware designed for mass encoding of RFID tags. The platform consists of two systems bulk encoding for tags already attached to items, or in line encoding before tags are applied to products. The STP platform is capable of encoding 1. In 2. 01. 2, Impinj announced a version 2 release of the STP platform that will enable brand owners and service bureaus to achieve encoding speeds up to 7,5. Store Performance SimulatoreditImpinjs Store Performance Simulator SPS, released in June 2. Web based analysis tool3. RFID can increase the accuracy of their inventory and positively impact profitability. A retailer can use SPSs 2. See alsoeditReferenceseditLerman, Rachel 2. Seattle based Impinj files for 6. IPO. Seattle Times. Retrieved 2. 01. 6 0. Flanigan, James 2. The Route From Research to Start Up. New York Times. Retrieved 2. Glider, George 2. Carvers Clones. Forbes. Retrieved 2. OConnor, Mary Catherine Roberti, Mark 2. Impinj Announces Gen 2 Tags, Reader. RFID Journal. Retrieved 2. Cite error Invalid lt ref tag name RFIDJournal defined multiple times with different content see the help page. Emigh, Jacqueline 2. Impinj Launches Industrys First RFID Gen 2 System. CIO Insight. Retrieved 2. RFID News Wal Mart, Albertsons, Sign RFID Reader Deals, Bear Sterns Reports. Supply Chain Digest. Retrieved 2. 01. 0 0. Impinj and Convergence Systems Limited announce OEM licensing agreement for RFID readers. Supply Chain Digest. Retrieved 2. 01. 0 0. LS Industrial Systems and Impinj Partner to Deliver High Performance Radio Frequency Identification Solutions in Korea. Supply Chain Digest. Retrieved 2. 01. 0 0. La. Pedus, Mark 2. Virage buys Impinjs memory IP business. EE Times. Retrieved 2. Sullivan, Laurie 2. Impinj acquires Intels RFID reader chip unit.