device monitors the tire by collecting storing and or reading at least one engineering condition of the tire as illustrated circuit elements 24 26 are intended to representatively illustrate any number i e more or less that the two representatively illustrated components of a large variety of electrical components which components may include sensors of various types and other electronic components including but not limited to microprocessors memory elements power supplies including one or more batteries transmitter and receiver devices antenna elements and other similar components sensors may include but are not limited to elements and devices for sensing temperature pressure tire rotation and other engineering conditions of the tire in which the tag assembly is mounted the tag assembly may be designed to monitor the tire in which it is mounted by collecting and storing for later retrieval any type of tire related engineering data desired and or other types of tire related data as for example manufacturing data including serial number manufacturing time date and location or any other type of relevant data desired to be associated with the particular tire following placement of the representatively illustrated components 24 26 on the printed circuit board 22 the thusly formed electronic device 21 is encapsulated in a suitable rigid potting material 28 or protected with a conformal coating material.