Qualcomm is probably best known for making the chips that power smartphones, but the company has also been developing fingerprint sensors for a while. The company’s latest drop the Sense ID name and ...

Fingerprint scanners have become ubiquitous in the last few years. With the exception of newer iPhones and Google's Pixel 4, the best smartphones of all shapes, sizes, and prices use a fingerprint ...

The options when specifying sensors for long-range object detection or positioning usually boil down to two alternatives: optical sensors using either infrared or visible-red light and ultrasonic.

A new ultrasonic fingerprint sensor measures 3-D image of your finger's surface and the tissue beneath it -- enhancing biometrics and information security for smartphones and other devices.

Hot on the heels of Apple's plans to reinvent its iPhone's fingerprint reader, Qualcomm looks set to position itself at the forefront of the fingerprint sensor market. It claims that it will be one of ...