05.01.16
Alien Technology introduced the next generation of its Higgs RFID semiconductor integrated circuit – the Higgs-EC IC – along with accompanying tags driven by Alien’s new robust and reliable memory technology.
As the UHF passive RFID market continues to grow at a 25% rate from the nearly 5 billion units shipped in 2015, more companies are relying on the quality of data that only RFID can provide. Alien’s Higgs-EC IC provides enterprises confidence in this stored data through Sentinel, a new Error-Correcting memory architecture that protects data at its source.
Higgs-EC’s Sentinel Memory is a unique error-correcting architecture that detects and fixes single data bits (cosmic rays, chip damage, etc.) and detects and flags rare dual bit issues – delivering a new level of reliability to the market. The Higgs-EC IC also provides superior levels of robustness by providing the capability to write more than 200,000 times, twice that of devices on the market today.
“After proving the effectiveness of Higgs-EC robustness, reliability and readability, several large Alien customers are already providing the world’s most sensitive tag solutions to the market based on Higgs-EC,” said Chris Chang, Alien CEO. “We expect Higgs-EC to accelerate the already rapid adoption of RFID into the retail market. The robustness, reliability and sensitivity of Higgs-EC also enables the tagging of more challenging categories such as jewelry, cosmetics and items with high fluid and metallic content.”
Leveraging the performance and capabilities of the new Higgs-EC, Alien is announcing the release and availability of the first inlays incorporating this new IC:
• The Squiggle tag (ALN-9840) is one of the industry’s most widely used and general purpose tags for item/asset tracking has been repurposed for Higgs-EC.
• Squiglette (ALN-9830) is a narrower version of its high-performance, general-purpose Squiggle® tag sibling.
• GT/Garment Tag (ALN-9828) is a 30mm x 50mm RFID inlay specifically designed for high read performance in the retail and apparel markets.
“Customer testing of the Higgs-EC IC has confirmed it is highly sensitive and has a very fast read and write capability,” said Pat Ervin, Alien SVP, sales and marketing. “We believe this will benefit customers by allowing them to encode RFID labels at a faster pace, thereby, allowing tags to ship to customers in a shorter timeframe. Higgs-EC will also enable more accurate cycle counts in large tag populations, and quicker ship and receive verifications will allow for increased efficiencies in fast moving goods as they are tracked through supply chains and onto the store shelf. The extra memory afforded on the chip will also allow for customers to compete in new applications such as loss prevention and anti-counterfeiting.”
The Higgs-EC, and Higgs-EC based Squiggle, Squiglette and GT tags are available for immediate deliveries.
As the UHF passive RFID market continues to grow at a 25% rate from the nearly 5 billion units shipped in 2015, more companies are relying on the quality of data that only RFID can provide. Alien’s Higgs-EC IC provides enterprises confidence in this stored data through Sentinel, a new Error-Correcting memory architecture that protects data at its source.
Higgs-EC’s Sentinel Memory is a unique error-correcting architecture that detects and fixes single data bits (cosmic rays, chip damage, etc.) and detects and flags rare dual bit issues – delivering a new level of reliability to the market. The Higgs-EC IC also provides superior levels of robustness by providing the capability to write more than 200,000 times, twice that of devices on the market today.
“After proving the effectiveness of Higgs-EC robustness, reliability and readability, several large Alien customers are already providing the world’s most sensitive tag solutions to the market based on Higgs-EC,” said Chris Chang, Alien CEO. “We expect Higgs-EC to accelerate the already rapid adoption of RFID into the retail market. The robustness, reliability and sensitivity of Higgs-EC also enables the tagging of more challenging categories such as jewelry, cosmetics and items with high fluid and metallic content.”
Leveraging the performance and capabilities of the new Higgs-EC, Alien is announcing the release and availability of the first inlays incorporating this new IC:
• The Squiggle tag (ALN-9840) is one of the industry’s most widely used and general purpose tags for item/asset tracking has been repurposed for Higgs-EC.
• Squiglette (ALN-9830) is a narrower version of its high-performance, general-purpose Squiggle® tag sibling.
• GT/Garment Tag (ALN-9828) is a 30mm x 50mm RFID inlay specifically designed for high read performance in the retail and apparel markets.
“Customer testing of the Higgs-EC IC has confirmed it is highly sensitive and has a very fast read and write capability,” said Pat Ervin, Alien SVP, sales and marketing. “We believe this will benefit customers by allowing them to encode RFID labels at a faster pace, thereby, allowing tags to ship to customers in a shorter timeframe. Higgs-EC will also enable more accurate cycle counts in large tag populations, and quicker ship and receive verifications will allow for increased efficiencies in fast moving goods as they are tracked through supply chains and onto the store shelf. The extra memory afforded on the chip will also allow for customers to compete in new applications such as loss prevention and anti-counterfeiting.”
The Higgs-EC, and Higgs-EC based Squiggle, Squiglette and GT tags are available for immediate deliveries.