Founded

October 1998

AuthenTec became a public company in July 2007 and is traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the ticker symbol “AUTH.”

AuthenTec is a leading provider of mobile and network security. The Company's diverse product and technology offering helps protect individuals and organizations through secure networking, content and data protection, access control and strong fingerprint security on PCs and mobile devices. AuthenTec encryption technology, fingerprint sensors and identity management software are deployed by the leading mobile device, networking and computing companies, content and service providers, and governments worldwide. 

AuthenTec owns many of the foundational technology patents from the fingerprint biometric industry, and today has a broad IP and patent portfolio consisting of nearly 200 issued and filed U.S. patents, as well as additional foreign patent derivatives.  These include patents covering fingerprint sensors and sensor packaging, software and end use.  AuthenTec technology serves as a strong foundation for the Company's smart sensors, identity management software and embedded security.

Products
AuthenTec's award-winning smart fingerprint sensors provide multiple touch-powered features that extend beyond user authentication to include convenience, personalization and touch control.   The Company's TouchChip area fingerprint sensors and modules comply with government and industry standards and offer the ruggedness, strong security and ease of integration needed for quick and broad deployment.  TouchChip sensors dramatically lower the size, cost and power of fingerprint sensors versus optical-based fingerprint solutions. Complementing AuthenTec smart sensors is the Company's TrueSuite software for PCs and mobile systems, which enhances the sensor user experience and security.  AuthenTec also offers a comprehensive embedded security portfolio that includes IP security (IPsec) and SSL toolkits, DRM content protection, semiconductor IP and security processors.

Customers/AuthenTec Developers
AuthenTec's products and technologies provide security on hundreds of millions of devices, and the Company has shipped more than 100 million fingerprint sensors for integration in a wide range of portable electronics including over 15 million mobile phones. Top tier customers include Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Fujitsu, HBO, HP, Lenovo, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Orange, Samsung, Sky, and Texas Instruments.