The fingerprint sensors conquered the smartphones after Apple made those cool again with the iPhone 5s. The last four years those went from sluggish security to super-fast recognition and today those are pretty much a necessary feature for every phone.
But with the bezel-less phones about to become the new trend next year and with the manufacturers fighting for precious space both in the exterior and the insides, the conventional fingerprint sensors are becoming an obstacle.
This is where the new-gen optical fingerprint scanners come in handy. They can work through glass and can easily sit behind the display, losing no precious space on the front panel.
Synaptics unveiled today the industry-first optical fingerprint scanner for smartphones and tablets, which works through 1mm cover glass. It allows buttonless design and yet keep the high-precision biometric security feature intact.
The FS9100 optical sensor work even through 2.5D type of glass, so the manufacturers can get creative..
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