Impinj Acquires Intel’s UHF RFID Reader Chip Operation

Impinj, Inc. announced the acquisition of Intel Corporation’s RFID Operation, a business created by Intel’s New Business Initiatives incubator and which developed the award-winning R1000 RFID reader chip.

July 10, 2008

Virage Logic Acquires Impinj's Logic Non-volatile Memory (NVM) IP Business

Impinj, Inc. and Virage Logic announced that Virage Logic has acquired Impinj’s logic non-volatile memory (NVM) intellectual property (IP) business for an aggregate purchase price of $5.2 million.

June 30, 2008

Impinj RFID Solution Ensures Food Freshness and Improves Consumer Safety

Impinj, Inc. announces a groundbreaking implementation in food freshness and customer safety. Impinj delivered a UHF RFID-based system to the world’s third largest retailer, METRO Group, in the most comprehensive in-store quality assurance initiative to date.

June 5, 2008

Impinj Buys Intel's RFID Business, Cements Leadership

Impinj announces a bold strategic move that could elevate the company from its current status as one of a small handful of industry leaders, to a new level that is unique in the RFID space.

July 10, 2008

Intel Sells RFID Business to Seattle Company

Impinj expects that the deal will allow it to address a broader market, namely that of handheld, mobile RFID readers. That's because the company will be able to sell chips that include most of the functionality required for a reader radio, allowing developers to build small form-factor devices.

July 10, 2008

Item-Level RFID Prevents Meat Spoilage for METRO

An RFID system, using Impinj RFID, developed to ensure meat safety and freshness is one of the technology highlights at the new Metro real-Future Store.

June 10, 2008

September 30-October 1, 2008

RFID Europe 2008

RFID Europe 2008 is the industry event to attend with attendees and speakers from the major RFID sectors and applications. Come meet Impinj in the exhibit hall.

September 29, 2008

RFID Investment Summit

This summit brings together leading pure-play RFID companies that are gaining traction and substantial revenues today, as well as hidden gems with enormous potential. Impinj will be a featured panelist at this event.

September 8-10, 2008

RFID World 2008

Impinj's CTO, Chris Diorio, will be a member of the "State of the Industry" keynote panel at this RFID industry event, as well as a featured speaker on food traceability. Michael Manley of Impinj will speak about RFID for pharmaceutical applications.