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Market Trends for Fingerprint Sensors in Mobile Handsets
September
2008
17 Pages
Author:
Liz Kerton, Principal Analyst
Price: $1995 for a single user license
Introduction
Now that the embedded fingerprint reader market has entered the laptop PC space in earnest, the next logical step is to jump down to mobile phones. As more valuable and private data including contact info, credit card, private photos, business documents, and internal email is stored into mobile phones, from smartphones, Blackberries and iPhones, and even down to simple feature phones, security is often an afterthought. But IT departments and wise users who know the value of this data are looking for cheap, fast, and reliable biometric security on their mobile device. This brief reviews the market, the drivers, and the vendors in the mobile handset fingerprint sensor segment.
Abstract Available
2 page abstract available in PDF
Table of Contents
ABSTRACT 2
INTRODUCTION TO MOBILE FINGERPRINT SENSORS 3
Uses of Fingerprint Sensors 3
Security - Phone Lock 3
OS UI - Shortcuts 4
Hardware UI - Navigation 4
Password - Logon 4
Folder and File Lock 4
Power Up/Down Radios 5
Mobile Commerce 5
Short History of Mobile Phone Fingerprint Sensors 6
Leading Fingerprint Sensor OEMs 9
Atrua 9
Authentec 11
UPEK 12
Validity 12
Factors That Matter 14
Comparative Power Profiles 14
Market Analysis 15
Market Drivers and Threats 15
Drivers: 15
Threats: 15
Conclusion 16
APPENDIX: DESIGN WINS 17
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