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HID Global Acquires Fingerprint Sensor Developer Lumidigm

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, February 11th, 2014

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HID Global Acquires Fingerprint Sensor Developer Lumidigm

Lumidigm's V-Series fingerprint module

HID Global, the United States-based division of Sweden’s Assa Abloy, on Monday said it has acquired fingerprint sensor developer and provider Lumidigm, extending its portfolio of authentication products and allowing it to deliver new solutions into more applications. Terms of the deal were not disclosed although the Albuquerque Journal cited a Lumidigm investor as saying that Assa Abloy paid more than $60 million for the 13-year-old company. Lumidigm, which is based in New Mexico, is expected to have more than…

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