Bridget Klebaur 01.09.14
Alien Technology introduced Glint ALN-9715, a small footprint 27 millimeters (mm) x 10mm (1.06” x 0.38”) Higgs 4 IC-based tag for jewelry, cosmetics and other small or metallic-coated products.
Despite its diminutive size, the Glint tag includes a long-range UHF antenna enabling tag interrogation up to 3 feet (1 meter) away. This highly compact antenna is unusually narrow and dense, enabling long-range access when affixed above metallic coated plastic surfaces. The Higgs 4 IC provides optional pre-encoded serialization and additional user memory.
“Many jewelry and cosmetic tags available on the market today have a long tail that makes the tag too long for use in some applications and still not long enough to provide adequate read performance,” said Pat Ervin, Alien Technology, vice president of worldwide sales and marketing. “Alien took a different approach by folding a much longer, narrower antenna into a condensed useable footprint.
“As the retail market expands, the categories of products being tagged must also grow to include smaller and more challenging products,” said Ervin. “The Glint tag is an example that extends the RFID return-on-investment to challenging products, such as packed smaller items that are often metallic coated.”
The Glint tag is available for volume ordering and will be exhibited at RFID Journal LIVE April 8–10, 2014, in Orlando, Fla., at the Alien booth (620).
Despite its diminutive size, the Glint tag includes a long-range UHF antenna enabling tag interrogation up to 3 feet (1 meter) away. This highly compact antenna is unusually narrow and dense, enabling long-range access when affixed above metallic coated plastic surfaces. The Higgs 4 IC provides optional pre-encoded serialization and additional user memory.
“Many jewelry and cosmetic tags available on the market today have a long tail that makes the tag too long for use in some applications and still not long enough to provide adequate read performance,” said Pat Ervin, Alien Technology, vice president of worldwide sales and marketing. “Alien took a different approach by folding a much longer, narrower antenna into a condensed useable footprint.
“As the retail market expands, the categories of products being tagged must also grow to include smaller and more challenging products,” said Ervin. “The Glint tag is an example that extends the RFID return-on-investment to challenging products, such as packed smaller items that are often metallic coated.”
The Glint tag is available for volume ordering and will be exhibited at RFID Journal LIVE April 8–10, 2014, in Orlando, Fla., at the Alien booth (620).