Synaptics Announces the Delivery of Fingerprint Sensors

Synaptics Inc. (NASDAQ:SYNA), a leading developer of human-computer interaction solutions, today announced that the industry-leading delivery of Natural IDTM fingerprinting authentication solutions has exceeded 200 million. Smartphones, tablets, laptops, and PC peripherals are increasingly adopting biometrics. Inspired by this trend, Synaptics' innovative solutions integrate unparalleled security and authentication technologies while providing the most Great user experience.

According to industry analysts, by 2020, the global biometric solutions market is expected to be close to $25 billion. During the past year, Synaptics® has taken full advantage of this explosive growth and provided the latest fingerprint recognition authentication technology for mobile and emerging applications that need to improve the convenience and security of biometrics. In the fingerprint identification authentication market, Synaptics is the market leader and will continue to focus on new applications and rapid growth in the Asian market.

Recent milestones:

· The first Natural ID area sensor: Simplify the fingerprint authentication user experience with a single touch gesture, further simplifying authentication.

· Introduce a side-sliding fingerprint sensor: The fingerprint authentication technology is implemented in the latest way, using a sliding sensor that is thin enough to be used on the side of a slim mobile device.

· SecurePadTM provides notebook PC users with the latest biometric experience: the first fingerprint authentication solution that integrates directly into the Synaptics TouchPad.

The industry's first fingerprint ID solution for desktop mice: A turnkey solution that enables OEMs and ODMs for mouse and keyboard peripherals to integrate biometrics into their products.

Ritu Favre, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Synaptics Biometrics Products Division, said: “Because of the hard work and dedication of each employee, we are able to innovate and increase our biometric product line to unparalleled levels. 200 million delivery The fingerprinting authentication solution proves our leading edge. We look forward to introducing new biometric solutions to promote the further penetration of biometrics in a highly secure and password-free ecosystem."