Apple acquires fingerprint sensor company technology will be applied to iPhone5

August 19, according to foreign media reports, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) documents show that Apple is quickly reaching an agreement with the security company AuthenTec, analysts predict that Apple will AuthenTec fingerprint sensor technology applied to the iPhone5.

It is widely expected that the fingerprint sensor will become a key component of devices such as the iPhone and iPad. AuthenTec patents include smart sensors, identity management (including fingerprint sensors for personal computers and notebook computers), and built-in security products. AuthenTec announced on June 27 that Apple’s acquisition price was US$365 million, which was the largest acquisition in Apple’s history.

The transaction includes the incorporation of AuthenTec into Apple, a separate $20 million intellectual property and technology licensing agreement, and the right to decide whether to permanently authorize the use of hardware, patents, or software within 270 days.

Technology website TheNextWeb analyst MattBrian (MattBrian) speculated that AuthenTec's 2D fingerprint sensor and related software will be used in mobile commerce applications on the iPhone 5, according to documents submitted by AuthenTec to the Federal Securities Exchange Commission this month.

For more than a year, the market has been rumored that Apple will launch a mobile digital wallet to use NFC technology in a new generation of iPhone. When Apple released iOS6 in June, it focused on the introduction of Passbook, an electronic card voucher management system. Some analysts expected that Apple planned to use AuthenTec's fingerprint sensor as an identifier for payment and developed Passbook as a digital wallet.

In addition, Apple may also only use the fingerprint recognition function to unlock and log in to iTunes accounts and other features that do not involve transactions. In this way, Apple has about a year to develop a mature mobile wallet application to test its mobile payment function and solve the supply problem. Chain and manufacturing problems.