TECHNOLOGY & MARKET Patent Infringement

Capacitive Fingerprint Sensors – Technology and Patent Infringement Risk Analysis

Published: 10/11/2015
Product code: SK15003
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Introduction
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Fingerprint sensors using capacitive technology represent a fast growing market, especially in smartphones. The fingerprint sensor vendor Idex forecasts an increase of 360% of the number of fingerprint sensor units in mobile devices and of the fingerprint sensor market between 2014 and 2017 (source : N+1 Singer, Idex, 2014). A new generation of capacitive fingerprint sensors has emerged in the last few years and have been incorporated in the last generations of smartphones of companies like Apple, Samsung or Huawei. The market growth for fingerprint sensors is also supported by a new phase of IP development, revealed by an increase in the number of new patents related to capacitive fingerprint sensor published since 2012 (source: Knowmade, ‘Capacitive Fingerprint Sensors Patent Landscape’, 2015).

Fingerprint sensors are greatly appreciated by smartphone’s users. Indeed, such biometric authentication mode is easier and quicker than a password to access the device. It also allows to give selected access to applications for each user of the device. Thus the fingerprint sensor needs to be trustworthy.

In a patent infringement action, the potential sales volume plays a major role for assessing the damage award. Thereby, this study is naturally focused on the fingerprint sensor components designed by 3 leaders of fingerprint sensing solutions and integrated in the devices of 3 major smartphone vendors : TMDR92 (AuthenTec, Apple iPhone 5S), FPC1020 (Fingerprint Cards, Huawei Ascend Mate 7), VAL004A8-T (Synaptics-Validity, Samsung Galaxy S5) and B1202A0-01 (Synaptics-Validity, Samsung Galaxy S6).

Introduction

Scope of the Study
Rationales for Choice
Key Features of the Report
Objectives of the Report
Terminology for Patent Analysis
Methodology
Patent Search Strategy

Companies Presentation

AuthenTec
Apple
Fingerprints Card
Validity & Synaptics

Products Presentation

Fingerprint Sensor Supply Chain
TMDR92 – iPhone 5S
FPC1020 – Ascend Mate 7
VAL004A8-T – Galaxy S5
B1202A0-01 – Galaxy S6

Executive Summary

Tear Down

Physical Analysis Methodology
Fingerprint Sensor Characteristics
Packaging
Sensing Area
Technology Comparison

Patent Analysis

Patent Infringement Risk Potential
IP Portfolio
TMDR92 – Apple iPhone 5S
- Patent Identification
- Patent Infringement Risk
- Conclusions
FPC1020 – Huawei Ascend Mate 7
- Patent Identification
- Patent Infringement Risk
- Conclusions
VAL004A8-T – Samsung Galaxy S5
- Patent Identification
- Patent Infringement Risk
- Conclusions
- B1202A0-01 – Samsung Galaxy S6
- Patent Identification
- Patent Infringement Risk
- Conclusions

Conclusions

Customer Satisfaction Survey

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