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Intel Cashes in Its RFID Chips: ABI Research on Impinj’s Acquisition of Intel’s RFID Reader Chip Operation

Author: Michael Liard, Research Director, Security and ID

Published: 01 Aug 2008

Consolidation continues in the passive UHF RFID market, this time hitting RFID hardware. Following Checkpoint’s purchase of RFID software player OATSystems in June, RFID silicon, tag, and reader-provider Impinj, Inc announced it had acquired Intel’s RFID Reader Chip Operation on 10 July. Since the announcement, ABI Research has engaged in numerous conversations with Impinj executives as well as their partners, competitors, and other industry insiders. What are the implications for Impinj, the passive UHF reader value chain, and the larger RFID market?

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