A functional drop-in replacement for currently shipping Gen2 chips, but delivering a typical 30% longer read range and over 10 times faster write speeds than currently available Gen2 chips. Based on an innovative new underlying architecture, the EPCglobal-certified Alien Gen2 chip provides not only seamless compatibility and significantly improved performance, but also enables Alien - the world's leading supplier of Gen2 RFID tags - to quickly and cost-effectively deliver new tag products with advanced functionality optimized for new and emerging RFID applications.