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commits to 500 million 915 MHz RFID tags, manufactured by Alien Technology of Morgan Hill, CA, for extended ePC supply chain test.

RFID IC (1.3 mm square RFID IC representing current practice) shown with six 350 micron square Nanoblock® ICs.

First to comply with MIT/AutoID Center UHF radio standard - the ePC tag! (electronic product code)

AutoID - RFID Supply Chain Application Test Program Results

Fluidic Self Assembly

Alien Technology has developed, and holds exclusive patent rights to, a manufacturing assembly technology called Fluidic Self Assembly (FSA®). This technology allows for the efficient placement of exceptionally large numbers of small components across a surface in a single operation. FSA has numerous potential uses. The Company plans to first use the technology to manufacture very low-cost RFID tags and subsequently to address other potential markets such as antennas and sensors.

Alien's revolutionary FSA process allows us to package tiny integrated circuits (NanoBlock® ICs) for assembly into EPC tags at rates upwards of 2,000,000 per hour versus the approximately 10,000 per hour possible with conventional methods that are only capable of handling much larger and more costly ICs. This is essential for reducing the cost of tags, but is also important for producing EPC tags in quantities of billions or even trillions.

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