 Impinj developed the Monza X chips through a partnership with Intel that began in 2005.Impinj created the Monza X-2K and Monza X-8K Dura chips with lockable memory blocks and two independent antennas, which allow the chips to be read by both near field and long range readers.Intel will be using the Monza X chips in Microsoft Windows 8-based processors for tablet computers, to be released in the second half of 2012.