Himax Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier and fabless manufacturer of display drivers and other semiconductor products, and WAFERLOCK Corporation a Taiwan-based provider of smart lock and access control solutions, jointly announced that Himax’s WiseEye palm vein biometric authentication technology has been integrated into the WAFERLOCK L322 palm vein smart lock. The L322 is now commercially available. Together, the two companies are bringing contactless, highly secure palm vein authentication to smart lock applications, delivering a new generation of access control solutions that combine security, convenience, and privacy protection for homes, residential communities, and smart buildings.
The WAFERLOCK L322 smart lock integrates palm vein authentication with multiple access methods, supporting palm vein recognition, RFID cards, PIN codes, mechanical keys, and an optional mobile app. It is also compatible with EasyCard, iPASS, and MIFARE contactless cards, supporting a wide range of residential scenarios. Users simply hold their palm in front of the lock for fast, contactless authentication, providing an intuitive and convenient way to unlock the door. The L322 is particularly convenient in everyday situations, such as when users are carrying groceries, have wet hands, are unable to use fingerprint authentication, or need to help elderly family members or children enter the home.
Compared to conventional fingerprint authentication, palm vein authentication verifies identity by reading the unique vein patterns beneath the skin of the palm. By relying on internal biometric features, it is far less affected by perspiration, skin conditions, worn fingerprints, or age-related changes, and significantly reduces the risk of identity spoofing or credential theft. Palm vein patterns are highly unique and stable, even identical twins have distinct vein patterns. Combined with liveness detection, palm vein authentication further enhances the security, accuracy, and reliability of identity verification.
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Himax‘s WiseEye palm vein biometric authentication solution is built on endpoint AI and integrates an ultralow power AI processor, an image sensor, and advanced palm vein recognition algorithms. The solution performs palm vein image capture, feature matching, and identity verification directly on the device, eliminating the need for cloud connectivity. This enhances user privacy and system security while delivering real-time responsiveness with ultralow power consumption making it ideal for smart locks, access control systems, and a wide range of battery-powered smart devices.
WAFERLOCK is a Taiwan-based smart lock brand that designs, develops, and manufactures smart electronic locks, with a focus on smart locks, smart home, and smart building solutions. Its products are marketed in Taiwan as well as overseas markets, including Europe, the United States, and Japan. This collaboration combines Himax’s expertise in endpoint AI and palm vein biometric technology with WAFERLOCK‘s product design and manufacturing capabilities, demonstrating the strength of Taiwan’s smart lock ecosystem, from core sensing and AI computing to end-product design and manufacturing.
“As smart homes, smart buildings, and digital access control continue to grow, we expect demand for palm vein biometric technology to increase as customers seek authentication solutions that combine contactless operation, high accuracy, spoof resistance, and strong privacy protection,” said Mark Chen, Vice President of Smart Sensing Business at Himax. “We will continue working closely with ecosystem partners to bring WiseEye’s ultralow power AI and palm vein biometric authentication technology to a broader range of smart locks, access control systems, and other intelligent edge devices.”
SOURCE: GlobeNewswire