Smartcard Reader Hardware

CHERRY is a brand of ZF Friedrichshafen AG. For more than four decades, the three red cherries have stood for high-quality, attractively designed computer input devices. As well as keyboards, mouse devices and readers, the CHERRY brand also includes switching and control devices that are specially developed for industrial and household applications. The capacitative fingerprint sensor from AuthenTec with Capacitive-Sensing Technology grants password-free log-on and identification. The TCS1 sensor from AuthenTec is the biggest capacitive sensor on the market and fits high security standards in public administration and governments. The integrated PC/SC chip card reader gives the USB keyboard a high usability, for example to secure personal data.