Date: 6th Feb 2011

Passive UHF RFID transponder IC ranking by ABI

According to ABI Research Impinj is the number one ranked vendor of Passive UHF RFID transponder ICs. Alien Technology and NXP Semiconductor are ranked in 2 and 3 spots.

According to ABI Research director Michael Liard, "Backed by its flagship Monza 3 offering and 2010 launch of Monza 4, continued product development, IC manufacturing capacity expansion, on-going IC cost and size reduction efforts, plus the majority share position of UHF RFID tag chips sold in 2010, Impinj secured the top spot."

Liard continues, "A solid market position, in-progress cost-reduction efforts and proven success in configurable, feature-focused passive UHF tag application markets where Higgs-3 ICs are utilized, help bolster Alien's scores and placement. Meanwhile NXP has renewed its emphasis on the passive UHF IC market over the last few years, and also received strong scores in all Innovation and Implementation criteria."