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Broad Support for EM ICs Enables SkyeTek to Offer the HighestPerforming and Lowest Cost UHF Reader and Tag Platform in theMarket
WESTMINSTER, Colo., July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyeTek, Inc., theleading provider of embedded RFID reader technology, announcedtoday that its M9 SkyeModule will support a full command set ofEM4122 and EM4444 UHF ICs from EM Microelectronics (EM). Incooperation with EM, SkyeTek has completed deep reader/tagintegration to support the full lines of commands of the EM ICs.Support of these tags allows SkyeTek to offer one of the highestperforming and low cost tag and reader solutions in the market.
EM Microelectronic, the semiconductor company of the Swatch Group,is a world-leading manufacturer of ultra low-power, low-voltageintegrated circuits (ICs) and has been ranked number two of globalvendors of RFID transponder ICs last December by market researchgroup ABI.
"EM Microelectronics is another example of an innovativeorganization we have cooperated with that further enhances our highperformance and low-cost RFID reader technology," said RobBalgley, CEO of SkyeTek. "By integrating with EM, we arebetter able to deploy RFID in applications such as anti-counterfeiting, asset tracking, and item-level inventory. Thisenables organizations of all kinds to benefit from RFID as morethan just barcode, but rather as a networked technology."
EM Microelectronics offers a complete portfolio of read-only UHFRFID ICs that enable transponders for any application requiringlong range and high speed identification. The ICs are suitable forapplications such as access control, airline baggage,anti-counterfeiting, handheld reading, item-level inventory, andsupply chain management. The EM4122 and EM4444 are the hallmark UHFRFID ICs and feature a factory programmed 64 bit serial unique IDnumber, high reading data rates, user programmable and lockablememory, low voltage operation, easy antenna development and operateat temperatures between -40 to +85C.
SkyeTek's SkyeModule M9 is the world's smallest, least expensive,globally compliant UHF RFID reader module. Approximately half thesize of a business card, the M9 was designed for embedded UHFapplications. The M9's combination of high performance, security,and cost/space/power efficiency make it the industry's priceperformance leader delivering unparalleled size. Furthermore,SkyeTek's SkyeWare software enables simple demonstration of tagsand easy application integration with its common and intuitiveAPIs.
The new EM-compliant M9 is available today through SkyeTek's M9Developer Kit, which comes with a complete RFID solution thatallows for quick demonstration and proof-of-concept developmentwhen integrating RFID into applications or products. EMMicroelectronics also offers its EM UHF RFID Developer Kit whichfeatures SkyeTek's M9 reader module and EM's UHF tag assortmentbased on the 4x22, 4x44 and the upcoming EM4324, EM's first EPC C1Gen2 compliant transponder chip.
About SkyeTek, Inc.
SkyeTek, Inc. develops reader hardware and software that enablesthe pervasive adoption of RFID as intelligent networkingtechnology. Numerous Fortune 500 and mid-market customers useSkyeTek's products in applications such as item-level inventory,product authentication, access control, and patron management. Inaddition to selling SkyeModule readers, SkyeTek licenses SkyeWaresoftware that allows customers to save 40 - 70% compared to theprice of common reader modules available in the market today. Basedin Westminster, Colo., SkyeTek sells exclusively through OEMs,systems integrators, and distributors. For more information, visitwww.skyetek.com.
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