CrucialTek unveils the tiniest fingerprint sensor, ready to go in your future phone
The company unveiled new fingerprint sensing Muon algorithms that allows a minimum recognition surface area of just, wait for it... 8 mm2. Of course, with all packaging paraphernalia, the sensors will end up at about 18.72 mm2 (5.2 x 3.6 mm) surface area, but just compare that to the current units that are on the back of the Nexus 5X or 6P, which are 64 mm2 (8.0 x 8.0 mm) in size.
These compact finger scanners can now be slapped anywhere - on thinner, more elegant buttons, and smaller home keys that will eventually allow for better screen-to-body ratios of phones with fingerprint sensors. Not only that, but CrucialTek increased the recognition speed and security of its new sensors with the Muon algorithm, making their invention a very compelling package, and has supplied it to phone makers for review, so we might see it in handsets as soon as next year.
source: ETNews
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