Integrated BGA-packaged sensor provides finger ID: News from Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe

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A novel fingerprint identification system from FujitsuMicroelectronics combines sweep sensor technology with advancedalgorithms to provide a powerful, dependable, easy-to-useauthentication system for PCs, mobile phones and other mobiledevices. Fujitsu's new MBF300 (Sweep Sensor) is theindustry's most advanced, cost-efficient fingerprintverification system, built on the company's solid-statesensor technology and world-class template-matching enginealgorithms. The new product is designed to meet the rapidlygrowing demand for security systems based on biometrictechnology, a market that is expected to expand from $2 billionin 2001 to more than $15 billion worldwide by 2005.

According toTakeshi Fuse, Director of Advanced Solutions Marketing, FujitsuMicroelectronics Europe, fingerprint identification systems arerapidly replacing identification technology that relies onpasswords and personal ID numbers (PINs), which are often lost,forgotten or stolen.

'The biometric signature technologybuilt into these new fingerprint-based verification systemsprovides a new form of highly reliable, secure userauthentication for unlocking and enabling secure communicationover mobile devices', he said.

'Our MBF300 systemrepresents a major breakthrough, combining sweep sensor hardwarewith powerful algorithms in a highly accurate method that willrapidly authenticate users of PDAs and mobile phones'.Fujitsu's Sweep Sensor fingerprint identification technologycan be easily integrated into any mobile device, such as a mobilephone, PDA or PC.

The MBF300 combines advanced hardware withsophisticated algorithms that generate unique 'minutiaetemplates' that correspond to specific fingerprint features.A single, rapid fingerprint sweep across the MBF300 sensorcaptures fingerprint features associated with high-resolution,500dot/in fingerprint data.

The template is then compared againsta database of other templates, providing virtually instantidentification, with very low false acceptance and falserejection rates.

The MBF300, which operates at voltages from 2.8to 5V, features a lower operating current of 100mW and standbypower consumption of 50 mW.

The sensor area is approximately 1.28x 0.20cm, allowing authentication for all users.

The deviceincorporates three interfaces: USB Version 1.1, an 8bit MCU businterface and a Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI).

The MBF300 isavailable in 54-pin FBGA and 54-pin FLGA packaging..

(This was Electronicstalk's Top Story on 13 March 2002)

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Integrated BGA-packaged sensor provides finger ID

A novel fingerprint identification system from Fujitsu Microelectronics combines sweep sensor technology with advanced algorithms to provide a powerful, dependable, easy-to-use authentication system.