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Alien Technology is a manufacturer of RFID technology. The company is headquartered in Morgan Hill, California, with an RFID tag manufacturing facility in Fargo, North Dakota, the Alien RFID Solutions Center, in the Dayton, Ohio area, and sales offices in the US, Europe and Asia. It currenty employs approximately 235 people. Alien produces (EPC) Class 1 and Class 1 Gen 2 RFID tags and readers designed for use in manufacturing lines, warehouses, distribution centers, and retail stores. Image File history File links Alien_Technology_logo_small. ...
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An EPC RFID tag used for Wal-Mart Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an automatic identification method, relying on storing and remotely retrieving data using devices called RFID tags or transponders. ...
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An EPC RFID tag used for Wal-Mart Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an automatic identification method, relying on storing and remotely retrieving data using devices called RFID tags or transponders. ...
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History
Alien Technology was founded in 1994, but was not focused on RFID products and services until 2000. From 1994 through 2000, Alien focused on continued development of Fluidic Self Assembly technology (FSA®), invented at University of California, Berkeley by Prof. John S. Smith. The University of California, Berkeley (also known as UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, and by other names, see below) is the oldest and flagship campus of the ten-campus University of California system. ...
2000 - August — Began manufacturing of passive UHF RFID products, including tags and readers using FSA, in a Morgan Hill, California.
Morgan Hill (IPA: ) is a city located in the southern part of Santa Clara County, California, USA. Founded on November 10, 1906, the city was named after Hiram Morgan Hill, a San Franciscan who built a country retreat home here in 1884. ...
2001 - October — Acquired all of the assets of Wave ID, a privately held company specializing in RFID technology development, via a corporate buy-out.
2002 - September — Stav Prodromou is named the Chief Executive Officer[1]
2003 - January — Alien won an order from The Gillette Company for 500 million RFID tags. [2]
- February — North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan issued a statement that Alien Technology would build a manufacturing plant in Fargo, North Dakota which could employ over 1,000 people with an annual payroll exceeding $50 million [3].
- July — Announcement made that the North Dakota State University Research and Technology Park would be the site for the planned expansion of its manufacturing operations in North Dakota.[4]
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2004 - May — A temporary manufacturing facility in Fargo, North Dakota was opened to refine the company's manufacturing line.
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2005 - January — Alien acquired Quatrotec. LLC, a provider of integration services for baggage handling and screening systems used by the air transportation industry.
- May — The first High Speed Strap Attach Machine (HiSAM), the center of the company's manufacturing line, was delivered to the temporary Fargo Facility.
- August — Ground breaking of the main manufacturing plant in Fargo took place 2.
- November — The RFID Solutions Center in Dayton, Ohio opens.
- December — Second HiSAM is ordered.[[5]]
The High Speed Strap Attach Machine (HiSAM), attributable to Alien Technology, is the name given to a specialized type RFID inlay production equipment. ...
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2006 - January — Ohio State University, Ohio University Center for Automatic Identification, Wilberforce University, Wright State University and the University of Cincinnati announced partnerships with the RFID Solutions Center in Dayton, Ohio.
- April — The main manufacturing site in the North Dakota State University Research and Technology Park in Fargo, ND was opened.
- June —June 2, Alien seeks declaratory judgment in in federal district court in the District of North Dakota to disprove Intermec Patent Infringement.[[6]]June 29. Intermec Sues Alien Over IP.[[7]]
- August — Alien withdraws its Registration Statement for IPO, citing adverse market conditions for new IPOs was not ideal. 3 The following week, 50 of its 250 employees were laid off to reduce costs. New HiSAM equipment delivery 30-AUG-06 in Fargo.[[8]]
- November — Venture Beat reported that Alien Technology was looking for US$50 million in venture capital to help subsidize the company since it withdrew its Registration Statement for IPO. At the time of the report, Alien had raised $15 million. It is also reported that alien had spent close to US$53 million in 2005. Since its inception Alien Technology had spent over US$243 million in financing. [9] New Higgs chip recieves praise for quality.[[10]]
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2007 - With the additional financing required after withdrawing their IPO, Alien maintained the 3:1 reverse split on their stock and re-evaluated all shares to $0.32 (at the time of their IPO filing, their internal valuation was $12.10 per share). The company annouced on January 9, 2007: "Alien Technology Corporation Names George W. Everhart Chief Executive Officer". With their new CEO, there is some speculation they may perhaps also be an acquisition target by a larger RFID player.
Facilities There are three key facility locations for Alien Technology — Morgan Hill, California, Fargo, North Dakota, and Dayton, Ohio. Morgan Hill (IPA: ) is a city located in the southern part of Santa Clara County, California, USA. Founded on November 10, 1906, the city was named after Hiram Morgan Hill, a San Franciscan who built a country retreat home here in 1884. ...
Location in North Dakota Coordinates: Country United States State North Dakota County Cass County Founded 1871 Mayor Dennis Walaker Area - City 98. ...
Nickname: Gem City Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio County Montgomery Founded April 1, 1796 Incorporated 1805 - Mayor Rhine L. McLin Area - City 146. ...
Morgan Hill The Morgan Hill, California campus is split between two buildings. The houses the company's Head Office. Internally it is called "Area 51". The second building, called "Area 52", houses Advanced Research and Design, NanoBlock Development, and RFID Reader Development and Assembly. Landsat pseudocolor satellite photo of Groom Lake, taken around 2000 Area 51 (currently known as Air Force Flight Test Center, Detachment 3 and also known as Dreamland, Watertown Strip, Paradise Ranch, The Box, Groom Lake, Neverland, and others) is a remote tract of land in the southwestern portion of Lincoln...
Fargo The Fargo, North Dakota campus is split between two buildings as well. The first building is the temporary manufacturing facility which was opened in 2004, and is referred to as "Area 53". Due to the opening of the main manufacturing plant, this facility is now only used for continued development of the High Speed Strap Attach Machine (HiSAM) and storage of finished products. This facility is scheduled to be closed between October and December of 2006.
The main manufacturing plant located in the NDSU Research and Technology Park and referred to as "Area 54" houses the Tag Assembly Line, Tag and Label Testing, Quality Assurance, Nanoblock Assembly, Shipping and Receiving, and Fargo offices. North Dakota State University has made a partnership with the company to help NDSU’s Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) develop wireless remote RFID micro sensors for Military and Civilian use. North Dakota State University (NDSU) is a public university in Fargo, North Dakota, USA. It is the second largest school in the eleven campus North Dakota University System. ...
Dayton The RFID Solutions Center in Dayton, Ohio consists of one building and referred to as "Area 55". It consists of a simulated warehouse, distribution center and storage environments, classrooms for University educational programs, and the Alien RFID Academy used to train end-users on how to effectively use RFID. A high-speed conveyor, a pallet stretch-wrapper, a forklift and other equipment have been outfitted with RFID readers for testing and training. Ohio State University, Ohio University Center for Automatic Identification, Wilberforce University, Wright State University and the University of Cincinnati have created partnerships with this site for research into RFID technologies, internships for students, and continuous faculty training. The Ohio State University (OSU) is a coeducational public research university in the U.S. state of Ohio. ...
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Fluidic Self-Assembly and Screen Printing In this process, specially shaped Nanoblock ICs flow through a liquid solution and are distributed across a flexible film. The surface of the film is shaped micro-embossed receptor holes into which the ICs settle. The shape of the ICs and the corresponding holes are such that the ICs fall into place and self-align, hence the term Fluidic Self-Assembly. Integrated circuit showing memory blocks, logic and input/output pads around the periphery Microchips with a transparent window showing the integrated circuit inside. ...
After the Nanoblock ICs have been placed in the substrate web, straps are made using screen printing techniques to create large contact pads of conductive ink with electrical connection to the ICs.
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External links - Alien Technology Company Webpage
- Alien Technology Files for IPO
- Alien Tech Sets IPO At 9 Million Shares $10-$12/Share
- Link to S-1 Filing to FTC for trading on Nasdaq
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