IDEX Biometrics ASA and Linxens Holding SAS announced an agreement whereby Linxens becomes a global provider of IDEX's complete biometric smart-card turnkey solution, leveraging the technologies and expertise of both companies. This enables card-manufacturers to expedite development of smart cards incorporating the highest performing fingerprint-sensor available. Under the agreement IDEX customers will receive a turnkey solution integrating: IDEX Biometrics' TrustedBio™ biometric module, consisting of a fingerprint sensor coupled with a microcontroller executing proprietary imaging algorithms; Linxens' BioLAM® card inlay, providing optimized connectivity and NFC antenna design; and Linxens' EMV1 module, consisting of an optimized contact plate packaged with a SLC38 security microcontroller, the latest generation secure element from Infineon Technologies AG.

The SLC38 will have the following proprietary software pre-encoded: IDEX Biometrics' customized Java Card operating system, designed to maximize the biometric functionality; and IDEX Biometrics' special-purpose Java applets, assuring full transactional interoperability with EMV-compliant networks.   Smart card manufacturers may customize elements of the solution, depending on the application. The solution will be compliant with standard smart card manufacturing equipment and hot lamination processes.