With the rise in smartphones that have minimal display bezels, manufacturers are working to find new ways to make their devices secure. Some are putting a fingerprint reader on the side of their phone, some are putting it on the back, and some are ditching the fingerprint reader altogether for face or iris scanning. Today Synaptics has announced a new security feature for smartphones.
Synaptics has announced mass production of its Clear ID FS9500 optical in-display fingerprint sensors. The company says that it's working with a "top five OEM" on the mass production of this in-display fingerprint reader, which is "designed for smartphones with infinity displays."
The Clear ID in-display fingerprint sensors activate only when needed and can be used with wet, dry, and cold fingers, says Synaptics. The company also says that its Clear ID fingerprint sensors are twice as fast as 3D facial recognition.
While Synaptics doesn't reveal exactly which company it's working with on the mass production of its Clear ID in-display fingerprint sensor, the fact that it's a "top 5 OEM" means that there are only a handful of options. Those include the likes of Samsung and Huawei.
In Synaptics' announcement, the company says that the Clear ID in-display fingerprint sensor is good for smartphones with "infinity displays", which is the name Samsung uses for the slim bezel screens on its flagship Galaxy smartphones. Synaptics also says that it'll offer private demos of its in-display fingerprint sensor on a "full-production, soon to be announced Tier 1 customer phone" at CES. Considering all of that, it's possible that the Galaxy S9 is the phone being hinted at. We'll just have to wait and see, though.
Which device do you think will be the first to use Synaptics' Clear ID in-display fingerprint sensor?
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