3M has developed a brand new know-how which permits smartphones with LCD screens to have in-display fingerprint readers, a characteristic beforehand reserved for costlier OLED screens.
The new 3M™ Near Infrared Transmission System (NITS) makes use of superior, micro-thin 3M optical show movies to permit fingerprint-reading optical sensors to be positioned behind an LCD display screen. Previously the movies would have blocked the view of the optical sensor from seeing your fingerprint, however their new movie blocks 97%of sunshine within the seen spectrum whereas being clear in infrared, permitting an infra-red optical sensor to learn your fingerprint.
This system can be utilized in tablets, pocket book computer systems and different LCD units and will deliver in-display fingerprint readers to many extra inexpensive units.