Kovio, Inc. was a privately held Silicon Valley technology company headquartered in San Jose, California that manufactured electronic devices based on a proprietary printed silicon electronics platform. Products included Near Field Communication (NFC) tags for use in mobile marketing, authentication, and advertising as well as Electronic article surveillance(EAS) labels for anti-shoplifting applications. On January 21, 2014 Thin Film Electronics ASA]acquired Kovio technology, intellectual property and production equipment.