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Fujitsu Develops World's First 64KByte High-Capacity FRAM RFID Tag for Aviation Applications

Tokyo, January 9, 2008 — Fujitsu Limited today announced the development of the world's first 64 kilobyte (KB) ultra-high frequency (UHF)-band radio frequency identification (RFID) tag with high-capacity FRAM(1), featuring memory capacity sufficient to store large volumes of aircraft part and maintenance history data, while supporting a number of different radio frequencies to enable traceability worldwide. Fujitsu anticipates that this 64KB UHF-RFID tag will transform global aircraft maintenance operations.

In recent years, the aviation industry has striven to raise the quality and efficiency of aircraft maintenance by improving traceability of parts. In line with this trend, a need has arisen for high-capacity RFID tags which can store not only part identification codes but also product and part maintenance history data.

To satisfy these needs, Fujitsu developed a 64 KB high-capacity RFID tag memory for the aviation industry. Fujitsu's new RFID tag will increase the quality and the efficiency of aircraft maintenance operations by enabling the traceability of various products and maintenance information for parts exchanged between companies and across nations around the world. Overall, customers will realize improved supply chain management through shorter cycle times and lower costs.

Sales of the RFID tag are scheduled to begin in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008 (April - June 2008).

1. World's highest-capacity RFID tagsFeaturing 64KB high-capacity FRAM, Fujitsu's RFID tags deliver high-speed data writing capability and high durability. The tags also offer state-of-the-art security functions, such as password management for each part of the memory area.
2. Compatible with different frequencies used around the worldThe new RFID tag can be implemented globally as a result of compliance with the EPCglobal Class 1 Generation 2 standard, supporting a variety of frequencies used in different countries. Furthermore, the tag can be mounted on metal surfaces and meets fire retardancy standards by satisfying the testing requirements for SAE AS5678(3) specifications, which are required to be met for high-quality aviation parts.
3. Highly efficient aircraft maintenanceThe high memory and overall capability of Fujitsu's 64KB RFID tag will enable numerous automated data exchange and data management processes by providing a robust, point-of-use information source, resulting in significant cycle-time and cost reduction opportunities for airline maintenance operations and supply chain management.

Key Specifications:

• Standards: EPCglobal Class 1 Generation 2* / ISO/IEC 18000-6 Type C**Class 1 Generation 2:A transmission standard instituted by EPCglobal, for data transmission between readers/writers and UHF-RFID tags. This is a second-generation standard specification that improves performance of the EPC Class 1 specification.*ISO/IEC 18000-6 Type C:An international standard for UHF-RFID tags, defined by ISO and based on EPCglobal's "EPCglobal Class 1 Generation 2" standard.
• Memory size: 65,536Byte (System Memory: 1,280Byte, User Memory*: 64,256Byte)*User Memory:Refers to the memory area of the RFID tag in which the user can freely read/write, which some low-cost RFID tags do not feature. The user memory size of conventional RFID tags is usually a few hundred bits.
• Tag dimensions: 2 x 1 inch (Width: 50.8mm, Depth: 25.4mm, Height: 6.22mm)*Fujitsu plans to develop smaller and lighter RFID tags.
• Weight: 13.6 g
• Frequency: 860-960 MHz

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