According to industry analysts, the global market for biometric solutions is expected to reach nearly $25 billion by 2020. Over the past year, Synaptics has capitalized on this growth, bringing new fingerprint ID technologies for mobile and emerging applications that require the increased convenience and security of biometrics. As the market share leader in fingerprint authentication, Synaptics will continue to innovate in new applications and fast growing Asian markets.
The company’s first Natural ID Area Sensor simplifies the fingerprint ID user experience with a single touch gesture, enabling even more streamlined authentication.
“As a result of the hard work and dedication from each and every member of the Synaptics team, we have been able to innovate and expand our biometrics portfolio to a level that is unmatched, and shipping 200 million units of our fingerprint ID solutions is a testament to our leadership,” said Ritu Favre, SVP and GM, Biometric Products Division (BPD), Synaptics. “We look forward to introducing new biometric solutions that will drive increased adoption throughout a highly secure and password-free ecosystem.”