TI Korea (CEO Kent Jeon, www.ti.com/ww/kr) November 12, 2012 – TI (CEO Kent Jeon) announced that iris recognition technology is emerging as an important biometric identification technology, and according to the market research firm MarketsandMarkets' "Global Biometric Technology Market (2010-2015)" report, it is projected to grow at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 27.5%.

IriTech, a member of the TI Design Network, announced the launch of the IriShield™ iris recognition module based on TI's TMS320C6748 DSP. Starting at a low price point of $110, the IriShield module can maximize system security for applications requiring secure access control and identity verification, including mobile banking, time and attendance management, and POS (point of sale) systems.

Dr. Daniel Kim, President and CEO of IriTech, stated "The IriShield module adopts IriTech's advanced algorithm, which ranked first in accuracy and interoperability in the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) IREX test, thereby maximizing the 'True Positive' identification rate and minimizing 'False Positive' determinations." He added, "TI's C6748 DSP processes such sophisticated algorithms in real-time and enables accurate identification."

System Security Maximization
TI's C6748 DSP accelerates computation-intensive functions, enabling IriTech's embedded algorithm to complete matching queries of 1,000 stored user identity information within 750 milliseconds. Additionally, by utilizing TI's DSP, IriTech can securely store and transmit data through integrated security features.

Matt Kurtz, Manager of TI's Single-Core DSP Business, stated "TI's DSP enables real-time biometric access control and identity verification systems by providing parallel processing for computation-intensive algorithms." He added, "Moreover, TI's C6748 DSP integrates multiple security features to protect proprietary algorithms and sensitive user data, enabling maximum security performance for both system developers and end users."

Seamless Integration
The IriTech IriShield module, smaller than a credit card, can be seamlessly integrated into customers' existing product lines and conveniently embedded. This module provides an out-of-the-box demo, enabling quick execution and operation within minutes. It provides fully-featured commercializable APIs (Application Programming Interfaces), allowing developers to quickly and easily access embedded iris recognition functionality from the host processor.

Pricing and Availability
The IriTech IriShield module is based on TI's C6748 DSP and is currently available at the industry's lowest price point, starting at $110 for quantities of 5,000 units. The unit price is $180. For detailed pricing information based on quantity, you can contact IriTech directly.

Analog Integration
The IriTech IriShield module utilizes various TI analog IC products. The IriShield module adopts TI's TPS650061 power management multi-channel IC (PMIC) solution and TI's TPS3805H33 high-precision dual voltage detector. This PMIC integrates one 1A buck converter and two LDO (low dropout) regulators that reduce electromagnetic interference by utilizing SSC (Spread-Spectrum Clock). This integration reduces BOM (bill of materials) costs significantly by reducing six chips to two chips.

TI's Intelligent Semiconductor Products
TI's embedded analytics technology combines the performance of embedded systems with human perception intelligence to implement systems capable of analyzing information and making intelligent decisions. TI provides robust real-time embedded processing system solutions that integrate intelligent embedded analytics capabilities. (For more information, refer to www.ti.com/getsmart)