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Synaptics fingerprint sensors may be used in Samsung wearables in 2015
June 5, 2014
TAIPEI ― Synaptics, a human interface solution provider, expects to use its fingerprint authentication technology in wearables next year. “Probably, you will see fingerprint technology in wearable devices in 2015. Using fingerprint ID sensors for a small curved display is not a big challenge,” Rick Bergman, CEO of Synaptics, said at its press briefing on Wednesday in Taipei. Though he did not name any specific companies, Samsung Electronics, the only client of Synaptics’ fingerprint technology,