“According to cecb2b, TSMC is already in the midst of fingerprint sensor production for the next round of Apple devices,” Benjamin Mayo reports for 9to5Mac.
“As rumored, the company is manufacturing fingerprint readers for the next iPhone, as well as the next-generation version of the iPad Air and iPad mini,” Mayo reports. “Apparently, the company has already provided the first batch of sensors from its suppliers.”
Mayo reports, “The news has apparently leaked through Xintec, which is supposedly handing some elements of the production process.”
Read more in the full article here.
Wonder when til make it to MacBook line.
The news has apparently leaked through Xintec
Jobs would have sent out the assassins to have Xintec eviscerated. I liked it better when Apple had the rumor mill locked down and silent.
“As rumored, the company is manufacturing fingerprint readers for the next iPhone, as well as the next-generation version of the iPad Air and iPad mini,”
In other words, the 5s TouchID experiment was a success and Apple is ready to expand its use.
I’d like to see a plug-in TouchID accessory for my iMac to set next to my keyboard to use for authentication. Maybe when they catch up with all the iPhones and iPads…
This is no news as TSMC already manufactures Touch ID sensors for about a year, and there is no way to derive to where sensors that they produce will go — they use new products’ names just to invent the story.