Albuquerque, NM — July 5, 2007 — Lumidigm, the biometric sensor company that invented multispectral imaging of fingerprints, has been awarded a prestigious 2007 R&D 100 Award for its innovative J-Series Biometric Fingerprint Sensors.
R&D 100 Awards are given annually by R&D Magazine. Described as “The Oscars of Invention” by The Chicago Tribune, the R&D 100 Awards recognize the 100 most technologically significant products introduced each year worldwide.
“I want to congratulate the Lumidigm staff on winning this prestigious award,” New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson said. “The work being done at Lumidigm is cutting-edge and I’m pleased to have them as part of New Mexico’s technology revolution.”
Economic Development Department Secretary Fred Mondragon added, “The team of engineers at Lumidigm have not only added a prestigious international feather to their cap, they have drawn worldwide attention to New Mexico as an international center for technology, research and development. I offer my sincere congratulations and thanks to everyone at Lumidigm.”
Lumidigm’s J-Series sensors are the first fingerprint readers to incorporate multispectral imaging technology. In a fraction of a second, multiple wavelengths of light coupled with advanced filtering techniques capture images at and below the surface of the skin. The resulting high-quality fingerprint images virtually eliminate common performance problems due to poor images. The J-Series is ruggedized for applications in any environment and also has the industry’s best anti-spoof technology.
The J-Series development team was led by Lumidigm Chief Engineer Steve Corcoran. “The J-Series is the first embodiment of Lumidigm’s multispectral imaging technology,” says Corcoran. “Our challenge was to develop multispectral analysis for the fingerprint imaging industry, and do it in such a way that removed obstacles to high system performance including harsh outdoor environments. It is gratifying to have our accomplishment acknowledged by an R&D 100 Award.”
R&D Magazine will publish a full list of this year’s R&D 100 Award winners in their September 2007 issue. Lumidigm will formally accept the award at a gala awards banquet on the evening of October 18 in Chicago, Illinois.
Lumidigm’s next product line, the easy-to-integrate Venus Series Biometric Fingerprint Sensor, will be released this summer.
