Packaging Technology Enables Thin, Durable, Low-Cost Fingerprint Sensors that are Easy to Integrate into Mobile Phones and other Portable Devices
UPEK®, the leader in enterprise and consumer biometric fingerprint solutions, today announced the availability of SlimPack™ packaging technology, offering breakthroughs in size, power consumption, durability and cost that enable easy integration and broad adoption of UPEK fingerprint sensors into mobile devices. A preview of SlimPack technology will be shown to handset manufacturers and other select audiences at the GSMA World Mobile Congress in Barcelona February 16-19, 2009.
UPEK’s award-winning TouchStrip® Fingerprint Sensor has been integrated into millions of mobile devices allowing users to protect and access information with the simple swipe of a finger. Now with SlimPack packaging technology, the TouchStrip TCS5 Fingerprint Sensor is more compact and features the thinnest profile of fingerprint sensors in the market, ideal for integration into mobile phones which require sleek industrial designs. Not only are fingerprint sensors with SlimPack technology easy to integrate mechanically, but they also consume less power in order to optimize battery life.
SlimPack technology features UPEK’s SteelCoat™ protective coating that is six times more robust than that of competing swipe fingerprint sensors for protection from the wear and tear of a touch-based user interface. SlimPack technology’s water resistance also allows for easy integration into various waterproof industrial design configurations.
“UPEK’s SlimPack technology directly addresses the technical requirements of handset designers as well as the user experience of the device owner,” said Vito Fabbrizio, Senior Director of OEM Marketing at UPEK. “Just as UPEK innovated fingerprint sensor technology to make them ubiquitous in laptop computers, we are making technology breakthroughs that are facilitating broad adoption of fingerprint sensors in mobile phones and other handheld devices.”
About UPEK
UPEK, Inc. is the global leader in enterprise and consumer biometric fingerprint solutions. UPEK authentication hardware and software are integrated into laptops from the world's top five largest PC makers, as well as USB flash drives, external hard disk drives, and mobile phones from leading manufacturers. UPEK's ecosystem of over 100 hardware and software partners enables strong authentication solutions for market verticals including healthcare, banking, education, and government. UPEK offers the only silicon-based fingerprint sensor that is FIPS 201 certified for authentication of over 10 million US government employees and contractors. UPEK also provides consumer packaged goods including the CES award-winning Eikon Digital Privacy Manager, the only fingerprint reader on the market that supports PCs and Macs. UPEK products make your digital world safe and personal. For more info, visit www.upek.com.
UPEK, the UPEK logo, TouchStrip SteelCoat and SlimPack are registered trademarks or trademarks of UPEK, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
Contacts:
SHIFT Communications for UPEK
Amanda Munroe, +1-617-779-1816
amunroe@shiftcomm.com
or
UPEK
Steve
Hahm, +1-510-420-2630
steve.hahm@upek.com
