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Poly-Flex Circuits is Approved by Microchip Technology As Inlet Manufacturer

Cranston, RI - Poly-Flex Circuits, Incorporated has been approved as an inlet manufacturer for 13.56 MHz RFID applications utilizing the Microchip Technology Inc. microID™ tagging devices. Poly-Flex Circuits is one of a select group of microID packaging assemblers certified to manufacture inlets for Microchip customers.

The Microchip MCRF355 and MCRF360 are 13.56MHz RFID tagging devices equipped with advanced anticollision circuitry, which allows for multiple inlets to be read in the same reader field. Their "cloaking" feature also minimizes the detuning of adjacent inlets. Other features include extremely low power consumption and advanced modulation methods for extended read range, and 154 bits of user memory. Both devices are contact-programmable and will be primarily used in write-once, read-many (WORM) applications. The MCRF355 allows the user to tune an external resonance capacitor, while the MCRF360 contains an on-chip 100 pF capacitor.

Poly-Flex Circuits is offering microID™ inlets on a polyester substrate. The inlet antenna can be etched copper or additive polymer thick film. The semiconductor device is bonded to the antenna circuitry via a flip-chip interconnection. Inlet delivery formats include individually singulated parts, sheets or rolls. Flip-chip assembly is an extension of Poly-Flex's proven, high volume, surface mount assembly capability specially adapted to handling a low cost polyester substrate. Poly-Flex's RF design engineers are available to work with individual customers to assist in the selection of an RFID inlet design and construction, which maximizes read distances at the lowest possible cost.

Poly-Flex Circuits, Inc. is an ISO 9001 certified manufacturer of flexible circuit assemblies and custom graphics for the telecommunications, computer peripheral, RFID, appliance, medical, and automotive markets. For over seven years, Poly-Flex Circuits has specialized in the high volume assembly of electronic components using Poly-Solder™, a proprietary silver filled conductive interconnect adhesive. For further information on RFID applications, please contact Mr. Michael Jordan at Poly-Flex Circuits at (401) 463-4331. Also, please visit us on the Web at www.polyflex.com or e-mail us at pfcsales@ids.net.

MicroID is a trademark of Microchip Technology Inc. in the USA and other countries.