Synaptics has officially announced the takeover of Validity, specializing in the development of biometric authentication systems.
Recall that it was the company Synaptics responsible for most of tactile solutions, which are used in today’s laptops and mobile devices. The final amount of the transaction was $ 92.5 million in cash and stock ($ 1.5 million to $ 2.3 million).
clearpad-580×420 After completion of the transaction Synaptics have full access to the technologies Validity. It is expected that all questions regarding the merger will be settled in this quarter.
Validity Synaptics will develop as soon as possible to equip their own devices feature fingerprint identification, which has recently been rapidly gaining popularity among ordinary people.
Among the developments worth noting Validity fingerprint identification platform for mobile devices called Mobile Natural ID Platform, which includes a sensor control chip and software.
It seems that soon fingerprint scanners among laptop owners will be as commonplace as a webcam.
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