))) Texas Instruments RFID Systems Expands eStore Offerings with New RFID Evaluation Kits

High Frequency Midrange Evaluation Kit is First to Meet ISO 15693 Standard

))) CHICAGO, IL (November 12, 2001)

Texas Instruments Radio Frequency Identification (TI-RFid™) Systems, a leading developer and manufacturer of field-proven RFID solutions, continues to expand offerings available for purchase through its eStore (www.ti-rfid.com), an e-commerce site designed to help engineers quickly and easily implement RFID solutions. Customers can now purchase two new low-cost products on the site: the High Frequency ISO 15693 (HF-I) Midrange Evaluation Kit and the Low Frequency (LF) Micro Evaluation Kit. These compact evaluation kits are designed to plug into a PC environment, are simple to use and install, and the user needs no technical knowledge in RFID.

The HF-I Midrange Evaluation Kit is the first product of its kind designed to be compatible with the worldwide ISO 15693 standard for 13.56 MHz vicinity cards and smart label inlays. Priced at $595, the HF-I Midrange Evaluation Kit includes the S6350 Midrange Reader, a "getting started" guide and demo software CD, assorted Tag-it™ HF and HF-ISO Transponders, a serial data cable, and a power supply. The S6350 reader and ISO transponders are part of TI's new family of RFID ISO tag and reader products. The HF-I Midrange Evaluation Kit is ideally suited for applications, such as access control, airline baggage identification, document and item tracking, parcel identification, library tracking, product authentication, and ticketing, or other applications that require low-cost, flexible labels or cards with a typical read range of up to 7 inches.

TI's Low Frequency Micro Evaluation Kit, priced at $245, is a development tool for customers to design and prove their RFID applications. Contents of the kit are based on 134.2 kHz RFID technology and include the S2000 Micro Reader, a "getting started" guide and demo software CD, LF transponders in various form factors, a serial data cable, and a power supply. Low frequency RFID technology can be used in access control, logistics, supply chain tracking, loyalty cards and product authentication applications that require a read range of up to 8 inches.

"We're committed to providing engineers and first-time users with a more cost-effective way to explore the capabilities of RFID technology," said Bill Allen, eMarketing manager, Texas Instruments RFID Systems. "We'll continue to make it possible for our customers to develop RFID-based applications with a lower initial investment by expanding the products available on the eStore."