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Alien Technology® Enters Strategic Alliance with Arizon RFID Technology (Yangzhou) Co., Ltd. and Begins Manufacturing in China
October 13, 2008, SHANGHAI, China – Alien Technology, an industry leader in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) UHF products and services, today announced Arizon RFID Technology (Yangzhou) Co., Ltd. will manufacture Alien inlays for the Chinese market.
Arizon has one of the world’s largest RFID manufacturing facilities and is well positioned to service the dynamic Chinese market. This partnership brings together Arizon’s high-quality production capabilities with Alien’s high-performance products and experience in manufacturing.
Customers will benefit from cost savings due to the proximity of the manufacturing facility, including lower cost of air-freight and better services as a result of being in the same time zone.
“Alien’s extensive experience in manufacturing mass volumes of inlays and their market leadership position has helped Arizon ramp up production and supply quality products to the Chinese market within a very short period of time,” said Mr. Hsu Yung-Daw, general manager, Arizon RFID Technology Co., Ltd. “RFID is experiencing rapid growth in China and, as a result of our partnership with Alien, we are ideally positioned to supply the demand for RFID technology.”
“China is an increasingly important market for Alien and we have responded to the Chinese government's call to strengthen collaboration with local partners,” said George Everhart, CEO of Alien Technology. “Working with local partners lets us manufacture closer to our customers enabling Alien to provide better services to them.”
Alien has a comprehensive range of ALR-9800 and ALR-9900 readers certified for China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore and Thailand.
About Arizon RFID Technology (Yangzhou) Co., Ltd
Arizon is a wholly-owned subsidiary of YFY Group with a dedicated focus in manufacturing HF
and UHF RFID inlays, tickets and cards and other form factors, both customized as well as
standard solutions. Arizon is headquartered in Yangzhou, China. For more information, please
visit http://www.ydrfid.com/
About Alien Technology
Founded in 1994, Alien Technology is a leading technology and product provider of UHF Radio
Frequency Identification (RFID) Integrated Circuits (IC), tags, readers and professional services.
Alien Gen 2 products, along with software solutions from partners, help solve business problems
for customers to improve productivity, processes, security and asset tracking for closed-loop and
supply chain systems. These solutions are currently implemented in industries such as consumer
packaged goods, retail, manufacturing, transportation, airports and cargo logistics, government
and defense, and more. Alien's patented Fluidic Self Assembly (FSA®) technology and related
proprietary manufacturing processes are designed to enable the manufacture of high volume,
low-cost RFID tags. Quatrotec, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Alien Technology, is a
specialized professional services and technology firm that provides complete solutions to meet
the sophisticated requirements of the transportation industry. Alien’s facilities include corporate
headquarters in Morgan Hill, CA; RFID tag manufacturing facility in Fargo, ND; the Alien RFID
Solutions Center in Dayton, OH; Quatrotec’s offices at the San Francisco International Airport
(SFO); and sales offices in the US, Europe and Asia. Alien is a member of EPCglobal. For more
information please visitwww.alientechnology.com.
