NEXT Biometrics (Oslo Bors: NEXT), a global leader in fingerprint sensor technology, today announced it has shipped more than 5 million fingerprint sensors to-date to customers worldwide.

"Shipping 5 million sensors has provided NEXT with invaluable experience from a quality, logistics and operations standpoint," said Ritu Favre, CEO NEXT Biometrics. "At the same time, it gives our customers a high level of confidence to work with a supplier that has a proven track record of success delivering high-quality, advanced sensor technology and components globally." 

As NEXT continues to supply key customers in its core notebook market, the company is also quickly ramping activity to expedite the adoption of its unique large-area sensors in other priority markets. The company is committed to expanding its presence in the smart card, government ID and access control segments. These high-growth segments require the security, convenience and reliability that NEXT Biometrics' unique fingerprint sensor technology is ideally suited to deliver.