Ultra-Scan’s Four-Finger Non-Optical Fingerprint Scanner Receives FBI Certification

Ultra-Scan declared that its innovative Thin Film Transistor (TFT) fingerprint sensor has received FBI Appendix F certification. In this sensor, the sensing layer and the imaging layer are packed together, supporting incorporation in various mobile device technologies for carrying out protected electronic fingerprint enrollment and authentication.

A miniaturized version of this technology is now being developed. A flexible sensor and interface control electronics package will result to serve a range of mobile fingerprint collection applications. The sensor can also be adopted for incorporation within both existing and newly designed hardware devices like tablets, smart phones, leading to multi-billion dollar market expansion supporting consumer and military applications.

The new sensor resulted from a six year-long R&D initiative, worth $30M that focused on developing low power and affordable live-scan fingerprint products. The TFT sensor features 500dpi of resolution, less than 1mm thickness, and an active image area of 3.0” x 3.2”. The sensor control electronics is now being made into a single Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), which upon completion, will result in 3.5”x3.5”x0.25” of integrated sensor and control electronics package. This USB-powered sensor package ensures several mobile fingerprint collection applications.

Ultra-Scan is continuing the development of innovative biometric technology for fingerprint and security applications. Along with the US Government, the company has developed this newly-announced first certified non-optical fingerprint scanner.

The company has also teamed up with several strategic partners to back up the commercialization of the technology, promoting the market availability of single and two finger sensors, in addition to four finger sensors. With general use of affordable TFT backplane technology, the company is looking for commercialization and licensing partners to promote market availability of commercial products by 2013.

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