CREDIT SUISSE OUTLOOK: Under-display finger-sensing is expected to become the predominant biometric identification method for high-end Android phones

Taipei Times
Date: Mar 04, 2019
By: Lisa Wang  /  Staff reporter

Taipei-based Egis Technology Inc (神盾) is likely to be one of the under-display finger-sensing chipmakers to benefit from the growing use of biometric identification among premium Android smartphones this year, Credit Suisse Group AG said in a recent report.

Its recent supply-chain check suggests that Android smartphone brands are turning more aggressive in adopting under-display finger-sensing, instead of 3D facial recognition, as they seek to increase a smartphone’s viewable area at an affordable cost, Credit Suisse said.

Higher build-of-materials (BOM) for 3D-sensing facial recognition, which was adopted by Apple Inc for its iPhone X, was one of the main reasons behind the shift to under-display finger-sensing, the report issued last month said.

China’s Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp (歐珀), Xiaomi Corp (小米) and Huawei Technologies Co (華為) have launched several high-end models with optical under-display solutions since the second half of last year, the report said.    [FULL  STORY]