company . for articles about extra terrestrial technology in fiction see topics covered in portal speculative fiction science fiction . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message alien technology type private venture funded industry electronics manufacturing founded 1994 headquarters san jose california united states products uhf rfid devices number of employees 235 august 2010 website www.alientechnology.com alien technology is a manufacturer of rfid technology . the company is headquartered in morgan hill california 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 . 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 displays and philips components . the company has established relationships with wal mart the united states department of defense the gillette company hewlett packard ibm unisys verisign dublin manhattan associates microsoft the kennedy group nashua corporation ncr corporation zebra technologies and paxar . citation needed contents 1 fluidic self assembly and screen printing 2 high speed strap attach machine 3 vulnerabilities 4 references 5 external links fluidic self assembly and screen printing edit in this process specially shaped nanoblock integrated circuits ics flow through a liquid solution and are distributed across a flexible film . the surface of the film is shaped micro embossed receptor holes into which the ics settle . the shape of the ics and the corresponding holes are such that the ics fall into place and self align hence the term fluidic self assembly . after the nanoblock ics have been placed in the substrate web straps are made using screen printing techniques to create large contact pads of conductive ink with electrical connection to the ics . when a strap is coupled with an ic it usually resembles a very tiny metallic bow tie . the added strap also allows for easier handling of the very small ics and the conductive surface area makes connecting the circuits easier and more reliable . these methods vastly increases the amount of ics that can be processed increasing through put and lowering cost . high speed strap attach machine edit the high speed strap attach machine hisam is the name given to a specialized type of high volume rfid inlay production machine . the first machine was purchased at a cost of approximately us 1.2 million and delivered to alien technology in may 2005 . hisam machines are also referred to as high speed rotary bonders hrb . this equipment is made in japan and was invented and produced by the process automation engineering company hallys corporation . as of october 14 2006 four hisams were ordered for delivery by alien technology . these special machines are used for handling sorting and bonding the ic straps with antennas to create finished inlays . the machines are extremely fast and capable of processing and production in very high volume approximately 10 antennas per second or 600 inlays per minute at very low cost . vulnerabilities edit because the alien account has the same default password for all alien rfid readers the devices are prone to a security bypass vulnerability . remote attackers can use this information to authenticate to the device . successful exploits may allow attackers to gain privileged access to the device or network ; other attacks may also be possible . alr 9900 is vulnerable ; other models may also be affected . 1 references edit http seclists.org fulldisclosure 2010 may 63 external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title alien technology & oldid 709201981 categories technology companies of the united statescompanies based in silicon valleywilberforce universitywright state universityradio frequency identification companieshidden categories articles needing additional references from april 2012all articles needing additional referencesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from august 2010 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 9 march 2016 at 17 52 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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