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Qualcomm Announces Advanced Fingerprint Scanning and Authentication Technology
-- Capable of Scanning Through Display, Thick Glass and Metal with Underwater Operation, Heartbeat and Blood Flow Detection --

SHANGHAI, June 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- At Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2017, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), today announced Qualcomm® Fingerprint Sensors, next-generation ultrasonic fingerprint solutions which bring new and enhanced features to the previous generation Qualcomm® Snapdragon Sense™ ID fingerprint technology. The suite of features consists of sensors for Display, Glass and Metal, detection of directional gestures, and underwater fingerprint match and device wake-up. It is also the first commercially announced integrated ultrasonic-based mobile solution to detect heart beat and blood flow for improved mobile authentication experiences.

The full release is available on the Qualcomm News Center website at https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2017/06/28/qualcomm-announces-advanced-fingerprint-scanning-and-authentication

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Qualcomm, Snapdragon and Snapdragon Sense are trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the United States and other countries.

Qualcomm Snapdragon, Qualcomm Fingerprint Sensors, and Qualcomm Snapdragon Sense ID are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Qualcomm Contacts:
Pete Lancia, Corporate Communications
Phone:  1-858-845-5959
Email:  corpcomm@qualcomm.com

John Sinnott, Investor Relations
Phone: 1-858-658-4813
Email: ir@qualcomm.com

 

SOURCE Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.