The PL 30000 RFID Personalization Line will be unveiled during Labelexpo Americas 2014. Mühlbauer's (booth 6406) new universal platform solution now enables fully automated high speed chip encoding and print personalization of RFID labels and tickets (on reel and Z-fold) in one fully integrated system.

RF430F5978 MCU integrates TI sub-1GHz RF transceiver, 3D LF wake-up trigger and transponder with standard MSP430 MCU features and advanced AES security

Expanding its broad portfolio of low-power, radio frequency (RF) solutions, Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduces the RF430F5978 microcontroller (MCU) and accompanying evaluation module (EVM). Building on TI's CC430 product family, the RF430F5978 MCU is a highly integrated RF solution with improved read zone and battery performance for ultra-low power applications.

• LIGNA showcases "integrated manufacturing" for the timber and furniture industries
• abaco Informationssysteme GmbH presents RFID Factory

Company Launches New, Intrinsically Safe Active Tag Supporting IEEE Standard to Promote Interoperability
Omni-ID, the original inventor of the on-metal tag and leading global supplier of high-performance, RFID tags and visual tagging systems has announced its support for the IEEE 802.15.4f-2012 standard to increase interoperability for asset tracking using active RFID based tags and systems. The company today also announced that it has developed an active tag operating on this standard -- the Power 415.

Next Generation Devices Deliver 5% Increase in Efficiency
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) today announced the launch of its ninth generation (Gen9) LDMOS RF power transistors for wireless/cellular base stations. These ground-breaking devices represent a further step-up in performance for LDMOS transistors, having shown up to 5% more efficiency in Doherty applications. The first Gen9 transistors are designed for Doherty power amplifiers – symmetric and asymmetric – and offer benchmark power densities in existing high-volume packages. The Gen9 technology is also optimized for operation at 3.4-3.8 GHz in anticipation of these frequency bands being released on a global scale next year for use by mobile telecoms providers. NXP will showcase its first Gen9 products at IMS 2014 (booth 1733).

Legacy of plastic packaging innovation for wireless infrastructure equipment continues with an industry first for harsh industrial environments
Continuing its long track record of RF power technology leadership, Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) introduces its first plastic packaged devices designed specifically for high ruggedness applications. The new MRFE6VP5150N/GN and MRFE6VP5300N/GN power amplifiers are the industry's first > 65:1 VSWR rated devices to be housed in over molded plastic packaging.

New programmable, highly integrated modulator, demodulator and dual-mixer simplify design in 3G/4G communications, military/aerospace and instrumentation equipment applications.

First integrated RF power development system reduces complexity of RF application creation with portable, multi-functional instrumentation capabilities

Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL), the leading provider of RF power technology, today introduced the RF Power Tool system, which is designed to simplify the development of RF power applications and help customers create new and differentiated RF power solutions.

Offering the Most Comprehensive Portfolio of RF, Microwave and Millimeter Wave Solutions that Includes Wideband and Low Noise Amplifiers and Switches for a Broad Range of Applications

Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced its entry into the monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) market space.

New Simplified Audit Procedure a Result of Avery Dennison's Strict End-to-End Tracking Processes

Avery Dennison Retail Branding and Information Solutions (RBIS), the world's leading provider of RFID-based inventory management solutions for apparel, announced today further details of its ability to meet the requirements of the licensing agreement with Round Rock Research, LLC for radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, labels, and readers.

Enables Use of RFID in More Product Categories

Avery Dennison Retail Branding and Information Solutions (RBIS), the world's leading provider of RFID-based inventory management systems for apparel, announced today a newly expanded RFID portfolio that brings dramatically improved inventory accuracy and visibility to retail categories, including jewelry, cosmetics, healthcare, housewares and footwear, that until now have been hard to serve.

At the RFID Journal Live! 2014 conference in Orlando, Florida, RFID Journal today announced that Marks & Spencer (M&S) has won the Best RFID Implementation Award for its use of item-level RFID to improve on-shelf availability at all of its stores. As the winner of a Best RFID Implementation Award, Marks & Spencer demonstrated the best use of RFID technology in improving its supply chain and retail operations.

As the largest UK clothing retailer with 766 UK stores, M&S is focused on providing an exceptional customer experience to the 21 million shoppers who visit its stores each week by ensuring that the correct product mix is available in-store and online.