Seoul, March 10, 2017 – Suprema, a global leader in biometrics, today announced the launch of its new SFM6000 Series fingerprint embedded modules.

Loaded with the range-leading 1GHz CPU and latest Suprema algorithm, the new SFM6000 Series achieves the world’s fastest matching speed of up to 5,000 matches per second and massive user capacity of up to 25,000 fingerprint templates. For developers, the new SFM6000 Series now allows the easier integration by supporting open source hardware platforms including Arduino and Raspberry pi.

SFM6000 Series is designed to provide optimal fingerprint authentication solution for various areas including access control terminals, time attendance devices, door locks, alarm panels, safes, vending machines automotive, ATMs and fast-growing IoT applications.

Moreover, SFM6000 Series brings significant improvements on hardware side to provide a robust solution for applications with harsh environment. The new improved optical sensor structure now provides IP65-rated ingress protection and operating temperature is also extended from -15℃ to 60℃.

SFM6000 Series also provides complete backward compatibility by maintaining SFM5000 & 3000’s form factor and sensor types. This allows existing customers of SFM5000 & 3000 Series to put minimal effort in adoption of improved benefits of SFM6000 Series fingerprint modules.

“Suprema’s new SFM6000 Series is our answer to dynamic market demands from leading global manufacturers. SFM6000 Series will be the first choice for those who aims to build a best-of-breed fingerprint terminals and will also address growing demand from open source hardware applications,” said Brian Song, CEO at Suprema. ““With biometrics becoming more popular for IoT, SFM6000 Series will provide our customers better opportunity to penetrate their business into this emerging market,” Song added.

Suprema is the world’s largest provider of fingerprint embedded modules and has shipped more than a million modules till today. For more information, visit www.supremainc.com.