EDN: Cypress And UPEK Partner On Biometric Security Reference Design For Safe, Convenient Access To USB Flash Drives Cypress And UPEK Partner On Biometric Security Reference Design For Safe, Convenient Access To USB Flash Drives In my last article, I described the ClipDrive Bio, a family of USB flash drives with an integrated fingerprint reader and control software. Guy Martino of Biometric Technology Solutions was the person ... Most of you probably own at least one USB thumb drive, which you typically use either to transfer data or as a backup for sensitive documents.

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Alternatively, you may like to carry your work with you ... These days the ubiquitous USB flash drive is almost a fashion accessory; one can easily spot PC users wearing and wielding the devices, which can pack everything from photos to PowerPoints to personal ... Cypress Semiconductor Corp. and UPEK®, Inc.

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today introduced a reference design for USB Flash Drives (UFDs) protected by fingerprint authentication technology, delivering the industry's strongest ... Combining the company's EZ-USB NX2LP-Flex USB controller with UPEK's TouchStrip fingerprint-authentication technology, the CY4665 biometric security reference design promises the strongest security ...