Cypress And UPEK Partner On Biometric Security Reference Design For Safe, Convenient Access To USB F

Cypress And UPEK Partner On Biometric Security Reference Design For Safe, Convenient Access To USB Flash Drives

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. and UPEK®, Inc. today introduced a reference design for USB Flash Drives (UFDs) protected by fingerprint authentication technology, delivering the industry's strongest security by authenticating users on the UFD system instead of on a PC. The new CY4665 reference design uses UPEK's TouchStrip™ Fingerprint Authentication Solution along with Cypress's EZ-USB™ NX2LP-Flex USB controller to address the growing need from corporate IT managers to allow enterprise data to be portable and accessible offline while keeping sensitive data secure.

New CY4665 Design Delivers Industry's Strongest Security and True Portability for UFDs
With Cypress's USB Technology and UPEK's Fingerprint Authentication Solution

With the UFD reference design from Cypress and UPEK, manufacturers of UFDs and peripheral suppliers can add convenient biometric security that allows only those who register their fingerprints to access data on the drives with the swipe of a finger. The reference design features hardware-based authentication for the strongest data and privacy protection available, while enabling complete mobility across devices and multiple operating systems.