AuthenTec, Inc. was a

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, identity management,

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, and touch control solutions company based in

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. Founded in 1998 after being spun off from

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, AuthenTec provided mobile security software licenses to mobile manufacturing companies and biometrics sensor technology, such as fingerprint sensors and

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technology to mobile and computer manufacturers. On 27 July 2012, AuthenTec was acquired by

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for $356 million.

History

*In 1998, AuthenTec was spun off from parent company

. *On 27 June 2007, AuthenTec became a publicly traded company. *On 2 May 2008, AuthenTec acquired EzValidation. *On 14 July 2009, AuthenTec acquired Atrua Technologies for $5m. *On 26 February 2010, AuthenTec acquired

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's Embedded Security Solutions division. *On 7 September 2010, AuthenTec merged with UPEK. *On August 2, 2011, AuthenTec began collaborating with

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and mobile payment software firm DeviceFidelity to provide a combination of wireless chips, sensors, mobile applications and micro-SD cards to manufacturers and mobile network carriers of Android devices to support

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s and transportation

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s. *On 27 July 2012, AuthenTec was acquired by

for $356M.

Products and services

*TruePrint smart sensors *TrueSuite identity management software *TrueProtect embedded security products (formerly SafeNet Embedded Security Solutions) *Touch ID

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