Monday 9 September 2013

Apple seeks fingerprint expert engineer

Apple looking for a candidate to work in a software project called "LabTool" technology using fingerprint sensors. Applicants for the post must possess a degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering.

The job would develop in the Melbourne Design Center, which is located on Florida's Space Coast, named for being located near Kennedy Space Center, from which NASA sent the space shuttle until 2011. Although the ad does not specify what kind of software will perform integrated circuits work, you may have to do with the company AuthenTec, based in the same location that Apple bought last year for $ 365 million.
This company precisely manufactures fingerprint sensor, which has led to the emergence of speculation that Apple would include a sensor of this type in the future iPhone.

The iPhone 5S could lead an integrated fingerprint sensor

According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, whose predictions about Apple's future plans-guarantee, the Cupertino company plans to launch this year the iPhone 5S, which take an integrated fingerprint sensor AuthenTec technology. This sensor would be located underneath the home button on your phone and allow its users to remove password entry and safer transactions.
The engineer in question work in firmware control for the "CI Sensor", which is being manufactured in the Design Center of Melbourne. Hence, the candidate must possess the title of computer or electrical engineer.
No doubt, if true these rumors would be a revolution that the future iPhone 5S take an integrated fingerprint sensor, we will be looking for if new news about it.

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