Qualcomm demos under-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor destined for mobile in 2018
Qualcomm and smartphone vendor Oppo have demonstrated a prototype of a fingerprint sensor that works under common materials used for smartphones, like displays, glass, and aluminum that will see use in consumer devices in the summer of 2018.
The new second-generation ultrasonic Sense ID fingerprint sensor technology extends the first generation that wasn't compatible with a display. Qualcomm claims that the new version of the technology can read through 650 micrometers of aluminum, 800 micrometers of glass, and 1200 micrometers of OLED display substrate, with each solution needing a slightly different sensor.
In addition to authentication, Qualcomm notes that the ultrasonic technology behind the sensor can detect heart beat and blood flow as well. Besides the obvious detection if a finger is real or not, the technology has health monitoring implications as well.
According to information provided at the release, Qualcomm uses a "trusted execution environment" which sounds to be very similar to Apple's Secure Enclave. However, the solution isn't encrypted end-to-end like Apple's.
The newly announced Snapdragon 630 and 660 processors support the technology when it comes to market. Interestingly, Qualcomm has also stated that it will support non-Snapdragon platforms as well.
The company is expecting to provide the first samples that can read through glass and metal to vendors in July 2017, with engineering samples of the sensor available in October.
Devices sporting the glass and metal technology are expected in "early 2018," with the display-enabled sensor seeing installation in the summer of 2018.
Apple filed a patent on a technology that sounds remarkably the same in October 2016. A version of fingerprint sensing through an OLED display is expected in the forthcoming "iPhone 8" in the fall.
It seems improbable that Qualcomm's technology will reach the iPhone any time soon. The pair are locked in a legal battle regarding LTE modems, and appropriate payments for the technology.
The new second-generation ultrasonic Sense ID fingerprint sensor technology extends the first generation that wasn't compatible with a display. Qualcomm claims that the new version of the technology can read through 650 micrometers of aluminum, 800 micrometers of glass, and 1200 micrometers of OLED display substrate, with each solution needing a slightly different sensor.
In addition to authentication, Qualcomm notes that the ultrasonic technology behind the sensor can detect heart beat and blood flow as well. Besides the obvious detection if a finger is real or not, the technology has health monitoring implications as well.
According to information provided at the release, Qualcomm uses a "trusted execution environment" which sounds to be very similar to Apple's Secure Enclave. However, the solution isn't encrypted end-to-end like Apple's.
The newly announced Snapdragon 630 and 660 processors support the technology when it comes to market. Interestingly, Qualcomm has also stated that it will support non-Snapdragon platforms as well.
The company is expecting to provide the first samples that can read through glass and metal to vendors in July 2017, with engineering samples of the sensor available in October.
Devices sporting the glass and metal technology are expected in "early 2018," with the display-enabled sensor seeing installation in the summer of 2018.
Apple filed a patent on a technology that sounds remarkably the same in October 2016. A version of fingerprint sensing through an OLED display is expected in the forthcoming "iPhone 8" in the fall.
It seems improbable that Qualcomm's technology will reach the iPhone any time soon. The pair are locked in a legal battle regarding LTE modems, and appropriate payments for the technology.
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Apple likely has worked with various vendors for a custom solution based partially on existing Touch ID technology, and whatever other IP licensing it needs to make it work.
Same as it ever was; Apple wants to control its technology.
Yup, OnePlus as well. They are all part of parent company BBK electronics.
1) What am I missing since μm seems to work fine?
2) Why is there such a disconnect between the articles and forums. There's often missing or altered content, like a big empty section where a YouTube video should be. I understand that you may have to do some adjusting for the forum post, but this seems like it could be automated to look for and alter basic text changes. And if not, if the editors are posting in the forum shouldn't they also be proofreading the forum post for these common issues?
2) Forums, 5% of traffic. Front page 95%. You tell me which we need to be perfect. You want to re-core a 2009 Mac Pro, or run testing on an eGPU? I'm your guy. But, I'm not a web guy. I'll pass on your suggestions to the dev team.
2) Understood (and thank you for the data), it’s not a top priority, but even if 1% you’d think that after many years there would be some time spent on creating a more cohesive experience between two posts of what should be identical-looking posts. It speaks to overall professionalism—that’s not an attack on you—but think about it in terms of, say, the ROI and how much revenue Apple’s accessibility features being to the company compared to their overall profit or it’s cost. I use that as an example because of Tim Cook’s quote. Now, Cook’s Comment is about a moral and/or societal responsibility, which isn’t the case here, but I am buffuddled that years after AI has switched forum SW that this is still an issue.
Maybe I’m dead wrong in AI’s case, but formatting issues are usually easily surmountable and can be done as a downtime, piecemeal project, from my experience.
what's annoying about these sites is people state the potential future/rumors as facts. Back in April people were talking about the next iPhone production, Something even Apple hadn't figured out.
and that explains it.
"Hey look!!! We're doing this too, and we did it firs!!"