AuthenTec Delivers Volume Shipments of Biometric Industry's Smallest Fingerprint Slide Sensors.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MELBOURNE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2004 AuthenTec Extends Breadth of TruePrint Technology-Based Products With Ultra-Small, Low Cost Slide Fingerprint Sensors for Mobile Devices AuthenTec, Inc., the leading semiconductor provider of fingerprint sensors to the global market, today announced it is shipping high-volume quantities of the Company's next-generation family of slide sensors for mobile devices called EntrePad AES25xx. Initial shipments of the TruePrint-enabled AES25xx family are currently being used to provide convenient wireless security for the world's first cellular phone with an integrated fingerprint slide sensor. The devices are fabricated in volume quantities by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSMC TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation TSMC Traffic Systems Management Center TSMC Toll Station Management Controller TSMC Transportation Supply Maintenance Command TSMC Technical Services Manager Code ) (TAIEX TAIEX Technical Assistance Information Exchange Office (EU) TAIEX Technical Assistance Information Service :2330) (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :TSM TSM Tivoli Storage Manager TSM Transportation System Management TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (stock symbol) TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ), the world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, on its 0.35-micron mixed-signal CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. process. "We are pleased to deliver yet another one of AuthenTec's groundbreaking fingerprint sensor products, using our world-class mixed signal process capability," said Ed Ross, president, TSMC North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . "Our long-standing collaboration with AuthenTec continues to produce major innovations in fingerprint sensor technology." "TSMC continues to demonstrate their ability to ramp quickly and enable AuthenTec to deliver low-cost, convenient authentication solutions to mobile device manufacturers on time and in large volumes," said Scott Moody, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of AuthenTec. "We are grateful for TSMC's continued commitment to our organization and their ability to satisfy our customers' needs." About the AES25xx Family The AES25xx family sets new standards for being the smallest, most advanced and lowest cost fingerprint slide sensors in the biometrics industry. The AES25xx's ultra-small package is optimized to ease the design challenges of today's mobile devices and other small form-factor products. The AES25xx provides convenient security for: physical devices; sensitive information such as personal and professional data; password replacement for Web and network login; and mobile commerce transactions. Based on mixed signal CMOS technologies which offer the optimal blend of analog and digital performance with low wafer costs, the AES25xx family of fingerprint slide sensors is based on AuthenTec's patented, award-winning TruePrint technology. This allows the sensor to read below the surface of the fingerprint to where a person's true print resides, while the finger slides across the rectangular surface of the AES25xx. A unique, encrypted image of the fingerprint is acquired using a sensor that is substantially reduced in size. The AES25xx family of slide fingerprint sensors provides silicon-based image capture, with Dynamic Optimization for real-time fingerprint image enhancement See image editing. , combined with proprietary fingerprint matching algorithms to provide accurate and reliable security. The first two slide sensors in the EntrePad AES25xx family include the EntrePad AES2501 and the EntrePad AES2502. The AES2501 is specifically designed and optimized for use in PC products such as laptop computers, memory keys, smart displays and other mobile applications where USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. connectivity is desired. The AES2502 is specifically designed and optimized for use in mobile devices such as cellular handsets, PDAs and other embedded mobile applications where serial connectivity is required. Pricing and Availability The EntrePad AES25xx family of fingerprint slide sensors are available in quantities of 100,000 and priced at $6.00 per unit. Award-Winning TruePrint(R) Technology Recent recognition of AuthenTec's fingerprint sensors and patented technology have included numerous prestigious awards, such as: the 2004 Fast Company Disrupter Award; the 2003 Innovative Housing Technology Award; the 2003 BiometriTech Best of Show Product Award; the 2003 Florida Governor 's New Product Award; the Wireless Systems Design 2002 Reader's Choice Award; and the SC Magazine Best of 2002 Award. Used to replace PINs, passwords, physical access cards and keys, AuthenTec's TruePrint(R)-based sensors provide the most convenient and reliable fingerprint security solutions available today for the PC, wireless, access control and automotive markets. AuthenTec's patented TruePrint technology allows fingerprints to be read below the surface of the skin to the live layer -- or true fingerprint. As such, TruePrint is not affected by common skin surface conditions including dry, worn, calloused, dirty or oily skin that can affect other sensors' ability to acquire accurate fingerprint images for user authentication See authentication. purposes. Uniquely, TruePrint is the only fingerprint sensor technology capable of acquiring everyone's fingerprint under virtually any condition. TruePrint technology is the driver behind AuthenTec's ability to provide the broadest range of form factors and the lowest cost fingerprint sensors available on the market today. About AuthenTec, Inc. With more than a million sensors deployed worldwide, AuthenTec is the leading semiconductor provider of fingerprint sensors to the PC, wireless, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). , access control and automotive markets. AuthenTec's FingerLoc(R) and EntrePad product families utilize the Company's patented TruePrint(R) technology, the first technology to make fingerprint biometrics viable for mass-market adoption. AuthenTec is an AO100 Top Private Global Company, as well as a two-time winner of Frost & Sullivan's Market Leadership Award. The Company's network of partners, solution providers and customers include Analog Devices Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI) is an American multinational producer of semiconductor devices. Analog specializes in ADC, DAC, MEMS, and DSP chips for consumer and industrial goods. Analog is presently designing circuits in the 65 nanometer to 3 µm process feature sizes range. , Bioscrypt, Computer Associates, Delphi, Fellowes, Harris Corporation Harris Corporation NYSE: HRS is an international communications equipment company that produces wireless equipment, electronic systems, and both terrestrial and spaceborne antennas for use in the government, defense, and commercial sectors. , IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Microsoft, Samsung, SCM (1) (Software Configuration Management, Source Code Management) See configuration management. (2) See supply chain management. Microsystems, Targus and Texas Instruments. For more information, visit http://www.authentec.com. All trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of the respective holders. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion