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Synaptics Announces Industry-First Optical-based Fingerprint Sensors for Smartphones

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Press Release from Synaptics: http://www.synaptics.com/company/news/fs9100-optical-fingerprint-sensor

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Natural ID FS9100 optical fingerprint sensors are designed for placement under the cover glass, including 2.5D glass, located in the front, bottom bezel of devices.  Under cover glass biometrics eliminates button cut-outs and glass thinning processes required by capacitive under-glass sensors, leading to glass yield improvements. The highly reliable FS9100 optical solution excels with wet finger performance, and being protected by glass, is durable, scratchproof, waterproof, and eliminates ESD concerns.

Unlike optical fingerprint sensors used for access control and public biometric identity verification, the advanced FS9100 sensor leverages unique Synaptics optical technology developed for mobile devices and breaks through key technical barriers with an extremely thin form factor and minimal power consumption.

FS9100 optical fingerprint sensors feature Synaptics’ SentryPoint™ technology, offering OEMs a wide-range of unique and highly secure authentication features including Quantum Matcher™ with PurePrint™anti-spoof technology. PurePrint examines fingerprint images using unique artificial intelligence technology to distinguish between fake and actual fingers.

 

Could this be the rumored fingerprint scanner for the Galaxy S8 that is said to be near bezel-less? Fingerprint scanners are very convenient but unlike passwords, it can be spoofed and copied as demonstrated by the iPhone 5s Touch ID bypass. I hope it's secure as Windows Hello. Even identical twins can fool Windows Hello.

 

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If I were to cut someone's finger will it still gets recognized or will I be arrested?

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So what's the advantage between this and what we currently have for TouchID?

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4 minutes ago, hey_yo_ said:

"Even identical twins can fool Windows Hello."

I think you meant to say "can't "? I watched the whole video and the twins couldn't beat it :/

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So what's the advantage between this and what we currently have for TouchID?

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The highly reliable FS9100 optical solution excels with wet finger performance, and being protected by glass, is durable, scratchproof, waterproof, and eliminates ESD concerns.

 

 

 

ToucId (back when I had iPhone 5s) has no water resistance at all

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1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

If I were to cut someone's finger will it still gets recognized or will I be arrested?

Both. 

 

Breaking News. Synaptics purchased by Apple. iPhone 7+ confirmed optical fingerprint sensor. 

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Just now, Belgarathian said:

Both. 

 

Breaking News. Synaptics purchased by Apple. iPhone 7+ confirmed optical fingerprint sensor. 

iphone 7+ we removed the lightning port so you can have better fingerprint sensor

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2 minutes ago, AnonymousGuy said:

So what's the advantage between this and what we currently have for TouchID?

Pretty sure TouchID is capacitive , not optical. I might be wrong. 

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1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

iphone 7+ we removed the lightning port so you can have better fingerprint sensor

If it gets wireless charging I wouldn't even be surprised. Wireless charging, wireless AC sync, Bluetooth headphones only. 

 

I don't think it would even effect how I use the iPhone if they removed the lightning port and added wireless charging....

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Just now, Belgarathian said:

Pretty sure TouchID is capacitive , not optical. I might be wrong. 

Yes what I'm asking was the advantage of optical over capacitive.  Wet finger performance is the only one I can think of but it's such a rare occurrence that my fingers are wet (except when I'm fingering your mom :D) that it's kinda like "eh not really that significant of a breakthrough".

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Just now, Belgarathian said:

If it gets wireless charging I wouldn't even be surprised. Wireless charging, wireless AC sync, Bluetooth headphones only. 

 

I don't think it would even effect how I use the iPhone if they removed the lightning port and added wireless charging....

Even for only 1999.99 more?

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1 minute ago, AnonymousGuy said:

Yes what I'm asking was the advantage of optical over capacitive.  Wet finger performance is the only one I can think of but it's such a rare occurrence that my fingers are wet (except when I'm fingering your mom :D) that it's kinda like "eh not really that significant of a breakthrough".

Now you can finger your mom and unlock your phone......

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2 minutes ago, AnonymousGuy said:

So what's the advantage between this and what we currently have for TouchID?

Synaptics isn't disclosing everything just yet but I hope it's better than what Apple is doing. Touch ID basically is a camera. Upon placing a finger to the Touch ID sensor, it takes a high resolution photograph of the fingerprint (around 300 dpi I think) and encrypts that information to the Secure Enclave inside the A7 chip and above. It can be spoofed very easily with Elmer's glue unfortunately since all Touch ID needs is an exact match of the fingerprint. Synaptics is claiming that their technology can differentiate real fingers and fake fingerprints.

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1 minute ago, AnonymousGuy said:

Yes what I'm asking was the advantage of optical over capacitive.  Wet finger performance is the only one I can think of but it's such a rare occurrence that my fingers are wet (except when I'm fingering your mom :D) that it's kinda like "eh not really that significant of a breakthrough".

For Apple, that would be not needing to have a Touch ID button. So you could have the optical touch sensor in the middle of the screen. 

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7 minutes ago, iamdarkyoshi said:

Both

 

13 minutes ago, Belgarathian said:

Both. 

 

Breaking News. Synaptics purchased by Apple. iPhone 7+ confirmed optical fingerprint sensor. 

can you guys recommend me a good knife that is under $50 /s

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4 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

 

can you guys recommend me a good knife that is under $50 /s

This butter knife works well 

 

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5 minutes ago, Belgarathian said:

This butter knife works well 

 

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29 minutes ago, hey_yo_ said:

 

They look sexy imo

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2 hours ago, Belgarathian said:

Both. 

 

Breaking News. Synaptics purchased by Apple. iPhone 7+ confirmed optical fingerprint sensor. 

Not again. If they were to acquire Synaptics, they'll probably call it "Magic ID".

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2 hours ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Day 254, only half way done

They look sexy imo

That would be bad if Windows Hello would only log you in if you're cute or not. 

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1 minute ago, hey_yo_ said:

That would be bad if Windows Hello would only log you in if you're cute or not. 

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2 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

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I'm sure Windows Hello would log in this one automatically.

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