Chronology of smartcard with a built-in fingerprint sensor
Chronologie des cartes à puce avec capteur d'empreinte digitale intégré

Here is the history of smartcard with a built-in fingerprint sensor.

Same information as the companies page, latest devices first.

Take care that I copied what they announce, and all of them are "first"...


  • The Rise of Biometric Cards (2018 Q4) / Antonio D'Albore & JF Mainguet for the sensor section.

  • 2022

    SES RFID

    Samsung

    2021

    ST

    2020

    As a matter of facts, nothing really new is happening, there is no new fingerprint sensor integrated inside a smart card. Only old prototypes/products with different printing designs.


    2019

    APS


    ExcelSecu, Hengbao


    Feitian

    2018

    Gemalto


    Idex


    Next Biometrics


    NXP


    Toshiba


    Lion


    Next Biometrics


    Sisoul


    Infinacom


    Unikeys


    SCTECHONE


    MeReal


    China Vision


    Mountain America

    2017

    Hantro Tech


    HYF


    ManeulLab


    Feitian


    Morix


    Idemia


    First Biometrics


    Smartmetric


    UINT & Mereal Biometrics / Fingerprint Cards


    Zwipe


    Kona-I / Crucialtec


    Idex


    Idex


  • (2017 May): Gemalto EMV card. Remember that Gemalto acquired Cogent.

  • Idex


    KSID Korean Smart ID


    Bundesdruckerei


    Fingerprint Cards


    Lion


    Oberthur Technologies


    Idex


    ASD / Morix


    Jinco Japan

    2016

    Zwipe


    Kona-I / Crucialtec


    Datang Microelectronics Technology (DMT)


    Qafis / Access Verification Solutions


    Kona-I / Crucialtec


    UINT & Mereal Biometrics / Fingerprint Cards


    KSID Korean Smart ID


    Next Biometrics


    Zwipe


    Idex


    IFE Infinity Electronic Biotech

    2015

    Jinco Japan


    Smartmetric


    Bundesdruckerei


    FSTechnologys


    Quardlock


    Creative Arts

    2014

    B-iD


    CardTech


    Zwipe & Mastercard


    Smartmetric


    JP Sensor >> (2016) IFE

    2013

    UINT & Mereal Biometrics / Fingerprint Cards

    Sonavation

    2012

    Embedx Biomatrix


    MondoKey


    Jinco Japan

    2011

    Pinkey


    Smartmetric



    SmartDATATEL


    SIC Biometrics

    2010

    Validus


    ASD / Morix


    ASD / Morix

    2009

    Validus

    Validus_swipeAnimation.swf

    Cardlab


    E-Smart technologies

    2008

    E-Smart technologies

    the “i am”™ Card

    E-Smart technologies


    Validus

    2007

    IDSmart / Fujitsu


    Fidelica


    Jacob Palmborg


    Vaultid

    2006

    Cardlab


    Smartmetric

    Smartmetric

    Fidelica

    2005

    NovaCard, FingerCard / Upek


    Scanecotech / Fingerprint Cards

    sensor

    E-Smart technologies

    Super Smart Card
    2004

    Giesecke & Devrient / Fingerprint Cards

    MoSTAR

    NovaCard, FingerCard


    Likely to be the same project:

  • (2004) Zorg HSB smart card
  • (2004) Fasme (Facilitating Administrative Services for Mobile Europeans)
  • Zorg Fasme

    Quard Card / Upek


    E-Smart technologies

    biosensor
    2003

    E-Smart technologies

    2002

    Biometric Associates, Inc. (BAI)

    Henny van der Velden ID card

    NovaCard, FingerCard


  • (2002) Novacard with Biometric Associates.

  • NovaCard, FingerCard / Infineon

    FingerCard / Infineon. Click to enlarge

    Giesecke & Devrient / Infineon

    Infineon
    2001

    Nothing to note

    2000

    ID Technologies

    1999

    Siemens/Infineon FingerTip

    Novacard/Siemens/Infineon prototype Infineon

    Thomson-CSF (Atmel) FingerChip

    1998

    Siemens/Infineon FingerTip


  • (1998) Siemens shows a card with the FingerTip