Fujitsu Biometric Fingerprint Sensor Integrates with Mobio Security System

Fujitsu announced that its MBF200 single-touch sensor IC has been integrated into Mobio, a  Cryptolex handheld biometric security system. Mobio is a universal biometric ID. It converts biometric data into dynamic random numbers called Biocodes. This biometric code that can be securely transmitted over any network, even if the network itself is not secure.

Mobio can be used for corporate employees to verify their identities when accessing documents or files. Mobio runs on Cryptolex's proprietary Universal ID (uID) System, which combines biometrics and cryptography to provide authentication for building access control and network access. Only the fingerprints of a owner can generate the user's biocodes. When it was lost or stolen, Mobios can not be unlocked, so their owners are protected from identity theft and fraud.

The MBF200 fingerprint sensor chip was introduced in 2002. This device provides a 256 x 300 pixels sensor array with an image area of 12.8mm x 15mm . The sensor also features a durable protective coating, high ESD tolerance, and an integrated, two-stage, 8-bit A/D converter to output the 8-bit grayscale image data directly from the MBF200 sensor. Interfaces include USB, SPI and 8-bit MCU.

In 2006, Hitachi introduced the MBF320 Sweep Sensor, which features pre-boot user authentication powered by TrustedCore PBA from Phoenix Technologies, fingerprint-matching algorithms and biometric software from Cogent Systems, and a USB 2.0 interface.

Source Fujitsu Microelectronics America