(An increase in the number of fingerprint sensor suppliers has led to fierce competition)
Fingerprint sensor
modules will be priced at as low as US$4 per unit in the second half of
2015, compared with US$7-8 early in the year, according to industry
sources.
An increase in the number of fingerprint
sensor suppliers has led to more fierce competition in the market, said
the sources, adding that companies with a less-competitive business
scales will be squeezed out of the market.
The
availability of Apple's iPhone 5s drove the market for fingerprint
sensors in mobile devices. Fingerprint sensor demand for smartphones has
been rising robustly.
The more competitive market
has put Taiwan-based suppliers in a more unfavorable position. While
having difficulty breaking into the supply chains of brand smartphone
vendors, Taiwan-based fingerprint sensor suppliers are also unable to
raise quotes for customers in China, the sources observed.
As
China-based brand handset makers demand only basic fingerprint sensors
in their products, prices for fingerprint sensors have usually been
bargained down, the sources said.
Nevertheless,
Taiwan-based fingerprint sensor makers are expected to see their
shipments expand robustly starting the third quarter of 2015, and will
likely obtain orders for new Android devices set to roll out in 2016,
the sources suggested.
In addition, touchscreen
panel makers have moved to form alliances with fingerprint sensor
providers for a steady supply. China-based touch panel maker Shenzhen
O-Film Tech is partnering with Synaptics to develop fingerprint
recognition features for the local smartphone makers in China, while
Taiwan-based TPK has teamed up with Shenzhen Goodix Technology,
according to the companies.
General Interface
Solution (GIS) Holding, a touch panel module subsidiary of the Foxconn
Group (Hon Hai Precision Industry), has reportedly reached a strategic
alliance with Qualcomm with volume shipments scheduled for the first
quarter of 2016.
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