Apple and Qualcomm reconciliation, collaboration or extension to screen fingerprint recognition

  Apple and Qualcomm patent litigation recently settled, hand in hand to lay out the 5G market, the industry spread, after the two strong icebreaking, the cooperation further extended to the screen fingerprint identification field, Apple intends to introduce Qualcomm's exclusive ultrasonic screen fingerprint recognition solution, and GIS-KY is responsible for supplying related modules.

In response to market rumors, GIS does not comment, emphasizing that if customers have demand, they will ship according to their needs. According to industry analysis, after the introduction of OLED panels by Apple's high-end iPhone, Taiwan's touch operators will no longer be able to get high-end iPhone related orders. If Apple imports Qualcomm's exclusive ultra-sound screen fingerprint recognition solution in the future, it means that GIS will re-emphasize high-end iPhone orders.

It is reported that Apple has previously been unable to carry out further cooperation with Qualcomm litigation. Now the two major formal reconciliations will launch a series of cooperation. In addition to the 5G field, Apple is communicating with Qualcomm on fingerprint recognition under the ultrasonic screen. Intentional introduction to the next generation iPhone, to add new selling points.

The industry pointed out that Qualcomm's ultrasonic fingerprint identification solution is mainly responsible for supplying related modules by GIS. The two sides have cooperated for ultrasonic fingerprint recognition technology for many years. This year, under the introduction of Samsung's flagship model S10, the results are finally blooming. The next step is very It may be that the sword refers to the Apple order.

The industry believes that in the past Qualcomm in the processor, 4G chip is not unfavorable, but because Apple develops its own processor, plus the 5G era is about to start, if Qualcomm wants to eat apple fat, in addition to attacking Apple 5G mobile phone business, ultrasonic fingerprint Identifying is clearly one of the best weapons.

Under-screen fingerprint recognition hides the touch module under the display panel and allows the user to perform fingerprint recognition in an area on the display panel through an algorithm. This technology enables the smartphone brand factory to achieve a true "comprehensive" The "screen" mobile phone can also have a more flexible product design space.

The fingerprint recognition under the screen is divided into two types: optical and ultrasonic. The former has lower technical difficulty and lower cost, but is more susceptible to interference, resulting in higher fingerprint recognition error rate. Currently used for low-end and mid-range smartphones; Difficulty and cost, fingerprint recognition efficiency is good, mostly used in high-end smartphones, such as Samsung's S10.

According to industry analysts, with Samsung's successful promotion of fingerprint recognition under the screen, more and more smart phones are introduced into this technology. After Apple and Qualcomm reconciliation, fingerprint recognition in the future will become one of the new application solutions. It will be a new opportunity.