1. Biometrics Market & Technology in Taiwan and Thailand
Dr. Wen-Hsing Hsu
Professor of National Tsing Hua University
Consultant of Startek Eng. Inc.
Sept. 2004

2. Division of Biometrics Market

3. Revenue of Biometrics Market
Source: International Biometric Industry Association（IBIA）

4. Biometric Market Size Revenue: From: 2003 revenue: $719M USD
2006 projected revenue: $2.7B USD
2008 projected revenue: $4.8B USD
From:
Law enforcement
Public sector identification / Authentication
ID Card / E-passport / Immigration

5. Technology Growth Comparison
2003
2006
Fingerprint
$198
$858
Facial Recognition
$50
$417
Hand Geometry
$43
$137
Middleware
$48
$209
Iris Recognition
$36
$190
Voice Verification
$23
$114
Signature Verification $9
$54
Multi-modal
$11
$106
AFIS
$312
$705
Total
$719
$2,684 x4 x8
Source: IBG’s “Biometrics Market and Industry Report ”

6. Future More & more competitors! The Gorilla Game!
Microsoft influence(Windows Longhorn, )(Appendix A)
Price war!

7. Inside the Tornado.. 1995 2003 2005 2008 main street tornado bowling
alley
chasm
early
market
1995
2003
2005
2008

8. Business Model
109
1010
1011
1012
1980
1995
2010
2025
(year)
Entrance and exit management
PC Login
Information system
authentication
Network user authentication
Authentication service business
System integration business
Equipment/library business
Market size (in yen)
(千億)
(100億)
(10億)
2005
Source: Biometrics Security consortium

9. Time Division 1990-: access control & PC login
1995-: info. system authentication
2005-: network user authentication
Taiwan market:
2005: $10M USD(equipment), $3M~$30M (system)

10. Biometric Vender & Research Institutes in Taiwan
Fingerprint
Startek:
Optical Reader
Access Control & Time attendance
API/Software license
Embedded fingerprint processor
LighTuning Tech.
Chip Sensor (Array, Line)
Gauss
Access Control
Face Recognition
Symtron Tech.
Industrial Technology & Research Institute
Academia Sinica
University (NTHU, NCKU, NCTU, NTU)
PenPower
Iris Recognition :
NCNU
Speaker Verification :
ITRI, NTHU, NCKU

11. Market: Access Control (Taiwan)
(2005)
Market scale: $10M USD / 5000 units
Market requirement:
Repeated uses for one device
Severe demand on stability
High quality for services
Professional partner for integration
Provider: (Startek, Gauss)
Startek Product
FG70 (access control networking) & FM200 (reader)
FG75 (access control with Mifare card)
Main customers:
Government / Time and Attendance

12. Market: Information System Authentication
(Taiwan, 2005)
Market scale: $3M~$30M USD (ID card, etc.)
Market requirements:
Integrator: multi-workstations, service to citizens, fingerprint database, network connection, secure info. access.
High quality reader
Entire client-server architecture
Implementation for related standards
Projects:
Immigration System for people from Mainland China (The Immigration Office National Police Agency) ($ 3M)
ID Card Project <$ 30M>
e-Passport <$2 M>
( ): Fixed < >: on planning

13. ID card based projects ID card based project E-passport
Fingerprint + smart card
Civil Administration
Working Permission
E-passport
Fast Immigration
Fingerprint + MIFARE card
Visa issuing
Fingerprint + 2D barcode

14. When Selected Countries Expect to Issue Electronic Passports
Country
Anticipated Compliance
United Kingdom
End of 2005
Sweden
June 2006
Italy
Sometime in 2005
Singapore
May 2005
Iceland
Sometime in 2005, certainly before November 206
Luxembourg
First half of 2006
Australia
October 2004
Ireland
End of 2006
Japan
Sometime between April 2005 and March 2006
New Zealand
Finland
Spring 2005
Netherlands
October 2006
Norway
Late 2005
Germany
France
Limited issuance in late 2005, widespread in 2006
Source: U.S. House Judiciary Committee

15. Market: Network User Authentication
2005~
Market requirement:
M-business: cell phone, PDA, N/B
E-business: smart-card, ATM, P.O.S
Projected solution: (By Startek)
Software license for TI DSP
Fingerprint ASIC for personal devices
FCP300 for financial devices

16. Drive to Market
Since 911，national security becomes the major consideration.
Therefore, a large quantity of biometric solution is in demands.
The growth of biometric market is expected to be over 40% annually.
The market scale of 2007 is predicted to be approximate 4 billion USD.
E-passport with face & fingerprint check at the immigration.
Civil administration & work permit application for fingerprint verification/identification.
Verification for 3G cell phone with fingerprint.

17. Strategy of Startek Core fingerprint technology holds 6 patents
Software license to varies platforms (PC, mobile devices, IT field)
Alliances for fingerprint related market exploitation
Certified high quality reader and API for Homeland security market and ID cards market.

18. SDK for IT Series PC Peripheral?
Other readers acceptable
STARTEK
Algorithm
fpcode
pcode
enrolled template
(minutia only)
temporary template
(minutia only)
Enrollment reader
CBEFF compliant
BioAPI v1.1 supported
Various readers
for client use
<BAPI>

19. Civil Administration ID card Application
FC200
full fingerprint scan
fingerprint enrollment
User
Make ID card
Fill form
Enrollment client
Take picture
verified
Database
Server
User + ( ID card )
rejected
Matching client
FC200; X300 or FM200
matching

20. Standard DSP Starter Module (Evaluation Module)
FADT Software License
For cell-phone market
Matching Algorithm
FADT
Standard DSP Starter Module (Evaluation Module)
Mobile
5510
PDA
Fingerprint Reader

21. Business Model License to cell phone and PDA market
OEM to PC, NB maker
Embedded to P.O.S., ATM, Car
Integrated by S.I. Company
Integrated to security system

22. Broad Market Applications
( ):year 2004 total volume in K units.
Computer
(158,790)
PDA
(25,197)
Biometric
Access Control
Time & Attendance
(8,700)
Automotive
(62,400)
Cell Phone
(560,000)
P.O.S. & ATM
(30,000)

23. Enrollment Overview Enrollment Identity confirmation Save to database
Fill form
Take picture
Fingerprint
Enrollment
Identity confirmation

24. Verification Overview
Matching client
Acceptance
1:1 matching
Rejection

25. Identification Identification Read from database Acceptance
Matching client
Matching Server
1:N matching
(for two fingers)
Right index finger
Rejection
Left index finger

26. Immigration Platform: Operation:
Fingerprint reader for enrollment & verification
(Matching server for offline identification)
Operation:
Enroll the user when he/she first visits
Verify the user when he/she comes again

27. VISA Issuing Platform: Operation:
Fingerprint reader & 2D-barcode printer for enrollment
Fingerprint reader & 2D-barcode scanner for verification
Operation:
Enroll the user when he/she applies VISA
Verify the user when he/she visits

28. The multi-function smart National ID Card of Thailand :
Including:
Personal ID
Fingerprints
Tax
Social welfare
Social security numbers
Agricultural data
Healthcare data
Chip
Memory :64-KB(32-KB for future applications)
O.S.: Java

29. Timeline for Smart National ID Card in Thailand
1996-
Thailand Ministry began implementing the national registry system, a countrywide network. Broken into two phases, the first phase was to put in place the IT infrastructure and connect the country’s 1,077 local registration centers
February 2002 –
Smart national ID card project is initiated by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra with the aim of giving Thais the status of "e-citizens".

30. Timeline for Smart National ID Card in Thailand
January 2003 –
The Cabinet approves the Interior Ministry's project to computerize the registration system of the Bureau of Registration Administration (Bora) at 1,077 offices.
July 2003 –
The Cabinet selects Bora to oversee the smart card project.
August 2003 –
Bora awards the six-year, 1.8 billion Baht project to the Control Data Group (with Startek) to implement an online registration system.

31. Timeline for Smart National ID Card in Thailand
October 2003 –
The Cabinet transfers the smart ID card project to the ICT Ministry; Gartner asked to conduct workshop about smart ID cards, in which it criticizes the speed and proposed distributed approach to card production.
December 2003 –
Deputy Prime Minister Gen Chavalit Yongchaiyudh announces that smart ID cards cards will be ready in April 2004.

32. Timeline for Smart National ID Card in Thailand
January 2004 –
A new design of smart ID card is expected to release.
April 2004 –
It would begin issuing the first 10,000 smart cards while the testing would continue for a couple of months and provincial governors and district leaders would help promote the use of smart ID card.
July 2004-
ICT Ministry awards the issuing of the first 10M smart cards project to ST Micro.

33. Smart National ID Card in Thailand

34. Conclusion Biometrics industry/market will enter the 3rd stage.
-- Network User Authentication
E-Business: ATM, P.O.S. Embedded processor solution
M-Business: Cell phone, PDA Sweep sensor, S/W license
IT security: PC, NB  O.S. Longhorn(BAPI), Bio-mouse, Sweep sensor
Access Control: Optical reader, networking
ID Card: National authentication infrastructure  S.I., Optical Reader, sever matching.

35. Appendix A

36. Microsoft + Biometrics/Fingerprint
STARTEK Engineering Inc.

37. Alliance/Partners I/O Software
- Users of Windows will benefit from authentication services, secure biometric data storage and a common user interface for biometric-enabled applications
I/O Software markets biometrics products today for Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0, with support for Windows 2000 expected by this summer

38. WinFX – new programming interface introduced in Windows “Longhorn”
What is Windows “longhorn”?
Next version of Windows operating system
Designed to provide the foundation for a new wave of innovation, enabling businesses to use technology more efficiently
Towards this realization of a new module computing, Windows XP is the first step, “Longhorn” will be the next step.-

39. WinFX – new programming interface introduced in Windows “Longhorn”
What is WinFX (Win Effects)?
In Longhorn, Win32 will no longer be the principal API. WinFX will take Win32’s place.
.NET platform, a superset of .NET Framework
An all-managed API
Integrated with I/O Software’s Biometric API (BAPI)

40. Appendix B

41. Pranakorn District Office Bangkok
One Stop Service
Pranakorn District Office Bangkok
Install at 1077 District offices in Thailand
Issue ID card and enroll fingerprints within 6 years
Serve 41million Thai citizens
Fingerprint system supplier : STARTEK, CDG

42. Pranakorn

43. Pranakorn District office

44. Map of One Stop Service 1-2 : Counter Service 3-4 : Income Service
5 : Finance Service
6-7 : Registration Service
: Identification Card Service
11 : Queing

45. Step1: Fill up the Application Form
Application Process for Fingerprint ID Card
Step1: Fill up the Application Form

46. The Application Form
Application Form
Front Side
Reverse Side

47. Step2: Enroll Fingerprint with FC200 (Startek)
Application Process for Fingerprint ID Card
Step2: Enroll Fingerprint with FC200 (Startek)
Enroll fingerprint

48. Process of Fingerprint Enrollment
Application Process for Fingerprint ID Card
Process of Fingerprint Enrollment
Administrative personnel enter
applicant’s information
Complete and set up applicant’s
information and fingerprint

49. Application Process for Fingerprint ID Card
Step3: Take Photo

50. Step4: Make a Fingerprint ID Card
Application Process for Fingerprint ID Card
Step4: Make a Fingerprint ID Card
ID card is printed
on the spot

51. Step6: Finish the Process for Fingerprint ID Card
Application Process for Fingerprint ID Card
Step6: Finish the Process for Fingerprint ID Card

52. Fingerprint ID Card is Completed
Application Process for Fingerprint ID Card
Fingerprint ID Card is Completed