Silicon sensors are fabricated in large clean rooms, then assembled.
Silicon foundries
- SMIC: FPC, Silead, MicroArray (0.35u CMOS), Lo Kei (0.18u)
- (2015 Nov) SMIC announces 40 to 50 millions pieces for FPC in 2015, and 150 millions in 2016.
- TSMC: Apple-Authentec, Synaptics
- UMC: IDEX, EgisTech
Packaging
- WLCSP (China Wafer Level CSP Co. Ltd.) is offering integrated ultrathin fingerprint module, using wafer level interconnect methods, advanced module manufacturing and many other sophisticated sensor packaging related technologies.
- TECORÉ SYNCHEM is offering the High-K (15!) Epoxy Molding Compound GT-308 for fingerprint sensors.
- O-Film tech is offering packaging solutions.
Largest fingerprint identification plant (2014 Nov).
- (2015) CrucialTec has a factory in Vietnam able to assemble 10 millions sensors per month.
- (2015 Nov) Shenzhen K&D Technology. Likely in the Smartisan T2.
- (2016 Mar) Spil fingerprint sensor assembly technology.
- (2016 Apr) LG Innotek unveiles innovative fingerprint sensor module without button. LG Innotek cut a shallow furrow of 0.01inches (0.3mm) thick on the lower backside of the cover glass and installed the fingerprint sensor inside of it. Fingerprint Cards sensor.
- (2016 Jul) Truly Opto-Electronics to ship 10 million fingerprint sensor modules in 3Q16 (LeEco, Vivo, Meizu, Gionee...). Cooperation with Synaptics, Elan Microelectronics, FocalTech Systems and Goodix.
- (2016) East IC Technology offers packaging solutions for fingerprint sensors.
- (2016) ShenZhen East Linone Technology offers packaging solutions for fingerprint sensors.
(2015) You will find valuable information on Serapeum blog (korean).
(2016 Apr) Serapeum 2016.04.09
(2016 Apr) Serapeum 2016.04.30
(2017 May) http://blog.daum.net/serapeum/7594558
Cost
Here are some info about manufacturing costs and prices as of end of 2015. This mainly applies to modules destinated to smartphones. And yes, I know, we can endlessly discuss about these prices... (more info at serapeum)
It will be interesting to compare with what will happen in the future!
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