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U N I V E R S I T Y O F P I T T S B U R G H

The University of Pittsburgh RFID Center of Excellence is focused on providing RFID tag solutions at all levels for users and manufacturers. This includes the development of the fundamental technolo-gies for a broad range of applications, such as biomedicine, shipping, and consumer goods. “The Last Mile” is the critical connection that makes RFID technology applicable and useful for your company.

The RFID Center of Excellence has worked with the following companies to investigate and develop RFID solutions:

THE LaST MILE

Marlin Mickle, Director, RFID Center of Excellence

ADCUS, Inc.

AIM Global

Avery Dennison Corp.

Checkpoint Systems, Inc.

ClearCount Medical Solutions, Inc.

Defense Advanced Research

Projects Agency

Defense Logistics Agency

FireFly Power Technologies, LLC

GENCO

GlaxoSmithKline

Hewlett-Packard Development Co.

iDentifi Inc.

Matthews International Corp.

McKesson Corp.

MEDRAD, Inc.

Matrics/Symbol

Mobile Aspects

National Instruments Corp.

PPG Industries

Procter & Gamble

Siemens AG

Union Switch & Signal Inc.

Supply Systems Inc.

Vocollect, Inc.

Zebra Technologies Corp.

Pitt is also establishing a full- service facility for fundamental research as well as for reader and tag conformance and performance testing. The RFID Center of Excellence is working with Techtronix, Agilent Technol-ogies, and National Instruments Corp. to develop this state-of- the-art facility.

The RFID Center of Excellence provided technologies to develop three new companies.

• E-SOC is an early stage company developing micro-, nano-, and molecular-scale biomedical devices and applications using energy from radio frequency (RF) harvesting technology. The initial focus of E-SOC is the development of new devices using electrical stimulation for treatment of human diseases and disorders.

• FireFly Power Technologies, LLC provides solutions to previously unsolvable power design problems by using RF power. Instead of being limited by battery technology, wireless device engineers can design devices with increased functionality and life span while reducing the operating costs of their devices.

• Supply Systems Inc. has combined cutting-edge materials, techniques, and an innovative manufacturing process to revolutionize wafer-level manufacturing through antenna and finished-product design. Supply Systems’ polymeric antenna system has reduced the mass of traditional antenna systems while reinventing the silicon die attachment process, which has contributed to substantial manufacturing cost savings and improved yields.

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School of EngineeringRFID Center of Excellence348 Benedum Hall3700 O’Hara Street Pittsburgh, PA 15261

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To become involved with the RFID Center of Excellence or for more information, please contact:

Marlin Mickle, Director, RFID Center of Excellence

E-mail: mickle@pitt.eduPhone: 412-624-9682

Donald C. Shields, Director of Corporate Relations, School of Engineering

E-mail: dshields@engr.pitt.eduPhone: 412-624-8120