AuthenTec
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AuthenTec, Inc. was a
NFC technology to mobile and computer manufacturers.[4][5] On 27 July 2012, AuthenTec was acquired by Apple Inc. for $356 million.[6]
History
- In 1998, AuthenTec was spun off from parent company Harris Semiconductor.
- On 27 June 2007, AuthenTec became a publicly traded company.
- On 2 May 2008, AuthenTec acquired EzValidation.[7]
- On 14 July 2009, AuthenTec acquired Atrua Technologies for $5m.[8]
- On 26 February 2010, AuthenTec acquired SafeNet's Embedded Security Solutions division.[9]
- On 7 September 2010, AuthenTec merged with UPEK.[10]
- On August 2, 2011, AuthenTec began collaborating with
- On 27 July 2012, AuthenTec was acquired by Apple Inc. for $356M.[6]
Products and services
- TruePrint smart sensors
- TrueSuite identity management software
- TrueProtect embedded security products (formerly SafeNet Embedded Security Solutions)
- Touch ID
References
- ^ "Apple states they Buy Innovation not Competitors as it's Revealed that they've Acquired Mobeewave to Bolster Apple Pay Services". Patently Apple. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ Earley, Kelly (14 May 2020). "8 interesting Apple acquisitions from the last decade". Silicon Republic. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ Brian, Matt (16 August 2012). "Why Apple Bought AuthenTec: It Needed NFC Fingerprint Sensors, Quickly". The Next Web. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ Gupta, Poornima; Carew, Sinead (27 July 2012). "Apple buys mobile security firm AuthenTec for $356 million". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ Price, Wayne T. (11 September 2013). "Fla. company's fingerprints all over iPhone security". USA Today. Gannett Satellite Information Network. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Form 8-K: Authentec, Inc". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ "AuthenTec acquires EzValidation software assets". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "AuthenTec Acquires Atrua's Assets". FierceElectronics. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "AuthenTec buys SafeNet's Embedded Security Solutions Division | Uncategorized News". 19 January 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "AuthenTec and UPEK Announce Merger". Business Wire. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ Woyke, Elizabeth (2 August 2011). "Can Fingerprint Sensors Convince People To Use 'Mobile Wallets'?". Forbes.com. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
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