.: Texas Instruments now have a Gen 2 Strap on Box application :.

**Texas Instruments Inc and Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation, the industries leading integrated manufacturer of paperboard and paper based packaging, is demonstrating the first Electronic Product Code™ (EPC) Generation 2 (Gen 2) radio frequency identification (RFID) strap-on-box prototypes at RFID World 2006, in Dallas, at the Texas Instruments booth.

Using TI's Tag-it™ EPC Gen 2 strap, Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation has developed an innovative process for attaching Gen 2 straps to printed antennas directly on a corrugated box. The company is introducing its technology to consumer product goods (CPG's) manufacturers applying Gen 2 technology to cases for supply chain tracking applications.

Texas Instruments Tag-it™ EPC Gen 2 straps consist of an integrated circuit and two conducting pads, which are connected to a conductive antenna printed on packaging materials or on the face of an adhesive label. Available in a dense, continuous reel-to-reel format for integration into packaging and label conversion production processes. TI's RFID Gen 2 straps provide increased flexibility and are designed for efficient high-speed, high-volume production


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