Editing Alien Technology

{{Short description|US manufacturing company}}
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| name             = Alien Technology
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| type             = [[Privately held company|Private]], venture-funded
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| foundation       = 1994 <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
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| location_city    = [[San Jose, California]]
| location_country = [[United States]]
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| industry         = Electronics manufacturing
| products         = [[Radio Frequency Identification|UHF RFID devices]]
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| num_employees    = 235 (August 2010)
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| homepage         = [http://www.alientechnology.com/ www.alientechnology.com]
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'''Alien Technology''', founded in 1994, is a manufacturer of [[RFID]] technology.  The company is headquartered in [[San Jose, California]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alien Technology - Products, Competitors, Financials, Employees, Headquarters Locations |url=https://www.cbinsights.com/company/alien-technology |access-date=2023-11-01 |website=www.cbinsights.com}}</ref> having the Alien RFID Solutions Center, in the [[Dayton, Ohio]] area, and sales offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. As of August 2010, Alien employs approximately 235 people. Alien produces (EPC) Class 1 and Class 1 Gen 2 RFID inlays, tags, and readers designed for use in manufacturing lines, warehouses, distribution centers, and retail stores.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://finance.yahoo.com/news/alien-technology-r-soti-bring-150000472.html |title= Alien Technology(R) and SOTI Bring Advanced Automation and Orchestration Capabilities to Alien Android RFID Handhelds |work= Yahoo Finance |date= 3 April 2017 |accessdate=2017-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/alien-technology-awarded-gs1-epcglobal-test-center-accreditation-certificate-1174352.htm |title= Alien Technology® Awarded GS1 EPCglobal Test Center Accreditation Certificate |work= Market Wire |accessdate=2017-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Alien Technology Corp - Company Profile and News |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/W7I:GR |access-date=2023-11-01 |website=Bloomberg.com |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
The company was founded in 1994 by John Stephen Smith.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-10-09 |title=Alien Technology raises $35M to make RFID tags for the Internet of things |url=https://venturebeat.com/business/alien-technology-raises-35m-to-make-rfid-tags-for-the-internet-of-things/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Products ==
Due to potential applications in a wide variety of mass-produced electronic devices, the company received funding and technical support from a number of other manufacturers, such as [[DuPont|DuPont Displays]] and [[Philips|Philips Components]]. The company has established relationships with the [[United States Department of Defense]], [[The Gillette Company]], [[Hewlett-Packard]], [[IBM]], [[Microsoft]], [[Zebra Technologies]], and [[Paxar]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}}

Products from Alien Technology include handheld RFID readers, RFID antennas, and RFID accessories.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ALIEN TECHNOLOGY |url=https://rfid4ustore.com/brands/alien-technology.html |access-date=2023-07-06 |website=rfid4ustore.com}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{Official website|http://www.alientechnology.com/}}
*[https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/company/alien-technology Alien Technology - LinkedIn]

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