IEN What strides do you see in Ease of integration? Flexibility and scalability?Marneweck Microchip was one of the first companies in the microcontroller market to promote flexibility first through OTP and now with Flash program memory By offering Learn more

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Temposonics® C-Series linear-position sensor incorporates the latest in magnetostrictive sensor technology to produce a very small magnetostrictive position sensor Designed for use in higher-volume OEM products such as medical devices small Learn more

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Wal-Mart the U.S Dept of Defense and others have put RFID in the material handling limelight Will this technology spread throughout the industrial enterprise? Not yet according to MARC Global's CTO Ron Riggin "RFID promises significant value for Learn more

IEN What are the major concerns facing RFID and how can they be addressed? Dempsey Justification building the business case Changing technology standards and the vendor community Pitfalls in implementation (e.g proof of concept testing and Learn more

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