-Caveat Lector- FEBRUARY 17, 11:46 EST Japan Chip Identifies Fingerprints TOKYO (AP) — A newly developed computer chip can quickly identify fingerprints to help safeguard electronic money cards, portable phones and other electronic devices, the chip's creator said Wednesday. The new chip, developed by Japanese telecom giant NTT Corp., takes just 0.5 seconds to match fingerprints with those registered in advance with a slight touch on the chip's surface, the company said. The chip is 1.5 centimeters (0.6 inches) square and 0.5 millimeters (0.02 inches) thick. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone plans in a couple of years to commercialize the new chip, estimated to cost one-tenth as much as earlier models, said Hiroshi Takahashi, of NTT Corp.'s corporate strategy planning office. Until now, several chips were needed to identify fingerprints and could not be used on small electronics devices. But the new chip can be widely used in note-type personal computers, portable phones and other information-related devices to prevent unauthorized people from using them, Takahashi said. Takahashi said the new chip was to be shown at an international meeting on solid circuits held in San Francisco this week. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
