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Will China's RFID Standards Support EPC Protocols, Systems? China has yet to release its much-anticipated RFID standards; some observers say it has produced too little, too late.

STMicro Ramps Up Production of Its XRAG2 Chip The company expects to ship between 20 million and 30 million of its EPC Gen 2 chips in the third quarter of this year.

Alien Cancels IPO Plans Alien Technology has requested that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission withdraw its registration statement for an initial public offering.

Alien Technology's IPO Woes Alien's decision last week to delay its initial public offering has left industry watchers debating on whether the RFID company is a bellwether for the RFID industry as a whole.

Texas Instruments Rolling Out Its Gen 2 Chips TI says its Gen 2 chips will be available in August, in the form of wafers and as rolls of chips attached to straps. The company will stop making Gen 2 inlays.

Unilever Launches Trial Using EPCIS Protocol The trial uses software that complies with EPCglobal’s proposed Electronic Product Code Information Services draft standard, following a successful test involving an EPCIS-based data repository from IBM and data analysis application from T3Ci.

Intermec, Symbol Resolve Outstanding IP Disputes The companies have worked out a cross-licensing agreement and a covenant not to sue one another over intellectual property rights for four years.

Electronic-Entertainment Distributor Automates Its RFID Tagging The U.S. company plans to tag 100 percent of the cases it ships to retailers automatically, saving $83,000 yearly in labor costs.

Gen 2 EPC Protocol Approved as ISO 18000-6C The International Standards Organization has made EPCglobal's UHF Gen 2 air-interface protocol a part of its ISO/IEC 18000-6 standard.

Amphastar Prepares to Use E-Pedigrees Initially, the California drugmaker will shun RFID tags for most of its products, opting for low-cost 2-D serialized bar-code labels.