US Patent Issued to Synaptics on Sept. 30 for "Fingerprint sensor and button combinations and methods of making same" (California, Arizona Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,988, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Synaptics Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).

"Fingerprint sensor and button combinations and methods of making same" was invented by Brett Dunlap (Queen Creek, Ariz.) and Paul Wickboldt (Walnut Creek, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A biometric sensor may comprise a plurality of a first type of signal traces formed on a first surface of a first layer of a multi-layer laminate package; at least one trace of a second type, formed on a second surface of the first layer or on a first surface of a second layer of the multi-layer laminate package; and connection vias in at least the first layer electri...