The company was started based on the research done at the California Institute of Technology by Carver Mead and Chris Diorio.

[13][14] In 2009, Coca-Cola unveiled their Freestyle soda machine that gives users one hundred and sixty five different possible drink combinations.

[20][21][22] In 2010, Impinj introduced its Monza 4 tag chips with increased read and write capabilities and more memory options.

[23] In April 2011, Impinj released their new Monza 5 chips which are designed to speed item-level encoding, with fewer errors.

[24] Announced in April 2012,[19] Impinj's Monza X tag chips are intended for such applications as theft deterrence and wireless device configuration.

Designed to meet the RFID Gen 2 standards, Speedway was one of Impinj's GrandPrix products alongside Monza.

[27][28] The Speedway Revolution introduced Autopilot technology, which enables the reader to reconfigure itself as the environment shifts.

[36] In 2012, Impinj announced a version 2 release of the STP platform that will enable brand owners and service bureaus to achieve encoding speeds up to 7,500 tags per minute.

[37] Impinj's Store Performance Simulator (SPS), released in June 2012, is a "Web-based analysis tool"[38] designed to show retailers how RFID can increase the accuracy of their inventory and positively impact profitability.

[38] A retailer can use SPS's 25 inputs to reflect their particular store and simulate various "what-if" scenarios,[39] rather than running unfeasible real-world tests.