Qualcomm Announces Advanced Fingerprint Scanning and Authentication Technology:Debuts on Vivo Smartphone

At Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2017, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), today announced Qualcomm® Fingerprint Sensors, next-generation ultrasonic fingerprint solutions which bring new and enhanced features to the previous generation Qualcomm® Snapdragon Sense™ ID fingerprint technology. The suite of features consists of sensors for Display, Glass and Metal, detection of directional gestures, and underwater fingerprint match and device wake-up. It is also the first commercially announced integrated ultrasonic-based mobile solution to detect heart beat and blood flow for improved mobile authentication experiences.


Fingerprint scanners have become a vital part of any high-end smartphone as customers look for more verification security. The most common implementation of the scanner is through a physical button. However, Qualcomm and Vivo are showing how fingerprint sensors will now be embedded directly into screens.

Under-screen fingerprint technology is the next step as manufacturers turn to all-screen devices. Vivo is the first to embrace the technology with its XPlay 6 handset.

Qualcomm previously displayed its technology for under-screen finger reading tech as Mobile World Congress (MWC) back in March. 

Vivo has released a video to show how the under-screen fingerprint tech has been implemented in is new XPlay 6 smartphone.

               
Qualcomm uses technology called piezoelectrics to get fingerprint technology baked into a screen. Piezoelectrics sends ultrasonic waves to the display glass to read fingerprints. Many phones are waterproof these days, so the technology also works with wet fingers.


Qualcomm Fingerprint Sensor for Display is the mobile industry’s first commercially announced multi-functional ultrasonic solution capable of scanning through OLED display stacks of up to 1200um, along with enrolling and matching, and Qualcomm Fingerprint Sensors for Glass and Metal are the first commercially announced to scan through up to 800 µm of cover glass and up to 650 µm of aluminum, an improvement over the previous generation’s 400 µm capability for glass or metal.


Qualcomm Fingerprint Sensors are designed as both an integrated solution with Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ Mobile Platforms, and as standalone sensors that can be used with other non-Snapdragon Platforms. Qualcomm Fingerprint Sensors for Glass and Metal are designed to be compatible with the recently announced Snapdragon 660 and 630 Mobile Platforms, and Qualcomm Fingerprint Sensors for Display, Glass and Metal are designed to be compatible with future Snapdragon Mobile Platforms and non-Snapdragon platforms.


The new suite of features, compared to the previous generation, supports more design flexibility for operators and original equipment manufacturers (OEM) by making it easier to differentiate products with unique form factors and advanced features and designs. Qualcomm Fingerprint Sensors for Glass and Metal are expected to be available to OEMs this month, and are expected to arrive in commercial devices in the first half of 2018. Qualcomm Fingerprint Sensor for Display is expected to be available for OEMs to evaluate in the fourth quarter of 2017.
In a press release, Qualcomm says its technology works on Snapdragon powered devices and beyond:


“Qualcomm Fingerprint Sensors are designed as both an integrated solution with Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile Platforms, and as standalone sensors that can be used with other non-Snapdragon Platforms. Qualcomm Fingerprint Sensors for Glass and Metal are designed to be compatible with the recently announced Snapdragon 660 and 630 Mobile Platforms, and Qualcomm Fingerprint Sensors for Display, Glass and Metal are designed to be compatible with future Snapdragon Mobile Platforms and non-Snapdragon platforms.”

Source:Winbuzzer|Qualcomm

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