Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 Opens New Opportunities in IR LED Market, Says LEDinside
In response to the rising demand for mobile payment, Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone Galaxy Note 7 includes iris recognition as a standard feature that assists in user authentication. The arrival of Galaxy Note 7 is expected to trigger a new round of hardware competition among smartphone brands as they will also likely to incorporate iris recognition into their flagship devices. According to the latest analysis from LEDinside, a division of TrendForce, iris and facial recognition features will gradually become prevalent in mobile devices. LEDinside further estimates that in 2020, global shipments of mobile devices with iris and facial recognition features will reach 400 million units. By that time, the market value of infrared LEDs (IR LEDs) for iris and facial recognition will total around US$250 million. Thus, biometric recognition has become one of the most potentially profitable applications for IR LEDs.
Currently, most commercialized iris recognition systems use IR LEDs in the wavelength range of 700~900nm. IR LED can assist camera systems in capturing iris patterns because its light can gauge depths of fields and 3D features of objects when taking photos.
“Iris patterns stay the same throughout a person’s life, and each of them has around 244 distinct marks or recognizable data points, which are over ten times as many as those on a fingerprint,” said Roger Chu, research director of LEDinside. “Hence, an iris recognition system can offer more accurate user verification results and a higher level of information security in the mobile payment application.”
Chu also noted that though the iris recognition technology has been in existence for a long time, there are several obstacles preventing its widespread adoption: “The main problem is the cost of the camera system that supports iris recognition rather than the cost of the IR LED component. Currently, most cameras filter out infrared light to prevent signal noises from affecting image quality. Therefore, an iris scanner will actually need two cameras with one specifically for detecting infrared light, making the cost of the feature very high. Additionally, there are still many challenges to the development of mobile payment, including regulations and infrastructures. These issues must first be dealt with. If major e-commerce companies or consumer electronics brands can help in accelerating the growth of mobile payment in various types of transactions, then iris recognition technology will have a chance to develop rapidly as well.”
2016 UV LED and IR LED Application Market Report
Release: 08 April 2016
Language: Chinese / English
Format: PDF
Page: 271
PART ONE 2016 UV LED Application Market
- UV LED Market Overview
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UV LED Market Forecast Analysis
- 2015-2020 UV LED Market Scale- By Product
- 2015-2020 UV LED Market Scale- By Application
- 2013-2015 UV LED Market Price Survey
- UV LED Market Opportunities and Challenges
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UV-A LED Market Technology
- UV-A LED Product Specification and Application Requirement- Epi Wafer, Chip, Package, Module
- UV-A LED Player Progress
- UV-A LED Chip Product Analysis
- UV-A LED Package Product Analysis
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UV-A LED Application Market Opportunities and Challenges
- General Curing Market
- UV Technology Requirements in Curing Application Markets
- Superior UV Curing Processing Factors
- UV LED Module Manufacturer List
- UV Curing Machine List
- UV Adhesive Manufacturer List
- General Curing Market v.s. Eqposure Machine Curing Market
- General Curing Market
- Coating Application Market Requirement and Equipment Manufacturer List
- Laminating Application Market Requirement and Equipment Manufacturer List
- Inkjet Printing Application Market Requirement and Equipment Manufacturer List
- Nail Curing Application Market Requirement and Equipment Manufacturer List
- 3D Printing Application Market Requirement and Equipment Manufacturer List
- Air Purification Application Market Requirement and Equipment Manufacturer List
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Special Curing Market
- Exposure Machine Market Requirement and Equipment Manufacturer List
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UV-A LED Major Players and Business Model Analysis (Chip, Package, Module, System)
- Europe
- USA
- Japan
- Korea
- Taiwan
- China
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UV-C LED Market Technology
- UV-C LED Product Specification and Application Requirement- Epi Wafer, Chip, Package, Module
- UV-C LED Player Progress
- UV-C LED Chip Technology Challenges and Product Analysis
- UV-C LED Package Technology Challenges and Product Analysis
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UV-C LED Application Market Opportunities and Challenges
- UV-C LED Market Opportunities
- UV-C LED Market Opportunities- Application Market and Equipment Manufacturer List
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UV-C LED Major Players and Business Model Analysis (Chip, Package, Module, System)
- USA
- Japan
- Korea
- China
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2016-2018 UV Market Value Chain Analysis
- 2015 UV Market Value Chain Analysis
- 2016-2018 UV Market Value Chain Analysis
PART TWO 2016 IR LED Application Market
- Infrared LED Market Overview
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Infrared LED Market Scale
- Infrared LED Market Scale- By Application
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Infrared LED Market Technology
- Infrared LED Chip
- Infrared LED Package
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Infrared LED Application Market Opportunities and Challenges
- Security Surveillance Market
Product Design, Manufacturer Supply Chain, Market Scale, and Opportunity and Challenge
- Iris v.s. Face Recogenition
Product Design, Manufacturer Supply Chain, Market Scale, and Opportunity and Challenge
- Optical Sensor- Reflective Pulse Oximetry Sensing Module
Product Design, Manufacturer Supply Chain, Market Scale, and Opportunity and Challenge
- Optical Sensor- Proximity Sensor
Product Design, Manufacturer Supply Chain, Market Scale, and Opportunity and Challenge
- IR LED in Automated Drive System
Product Design, and Opportunity and Challenge
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Infrared LED Major Players and Business Model Analysis (Chip, Package / IR LED, Optical Sensor)
- EU and USA
- Japan
- Korea
- Taiwan
- China
If you would like to know more details, please contact:
Joanne Wu (Taipei)
joannewu@trendforce.com
+886-2-8978-6488 ext. 912
