Touch solution provider General Interface Solution (GIS) expects the revenue proportion for smartphone-use fingerprint recognition modules to keep increasing to 30% in three years, according to industry sources.
GIS has cooperated with Qualcomm to develop ultrasonic fingerprint recognition modules for Samsung Electronics' flagship smartphones. China-based smartphone vendors also have begun to adopt such modules, the sources said.
GIS has provided ultrasonic, optical, and capacitive fingerprint recognition solutions, the sources noted. Since a large client has adopted a capacitive fingerprint recognition solution for entry-level 5G smartphones, launched in 2022, GIS will have the revenue proportion for fingerprint recognition modules rising from 5% at present to 10% by the end of 2022, the sources indicated.
GIS is expanding its production capacity at the factory in Chengdu, western China, with a monthly capacity to be expanded to 2.5-3.0 million tablet-use touch modules and 2.0 million notebook-use LCD modules at the end of June 2022, the sources said.
GIS is a supplier of LCD modules used in 13-inch MacBook and 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro and has obtained orders for touch modules used in 12.9-inch mini LED-backlit iPad Pro, the sources noted.
Besides, GIS has provided lamination (bonding touch modules, display modules and cover glass) services for curved multi-screen automotive displays used in smart cockpits and will begin to provide coating services for glass used in automotive displays in 2022.
Article translated by Adam Hwang and edited by Jill Lai
