• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2013.05a
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• pp.795-797
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• 2013

This paper describes a charge sharing capacitive-sensing circuit technique that improves the quality of images captured with fingerprint sensor LSIs. When the finger is dry, the electrical resistance of a finger surface is high. It leads to poor image quality. To capture clear images even when the finger is dry, the modified capacitive detection circuit improves the image quality using an enhancement plate at the finger surface and a voltage control circuit. The test circuit is analyzed on $0.35{\mu}m$ CMOS process.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.109-114
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• 2004

This paper proposes an advanced circuit for the fingerprint sensor signal processing. We increased the voltage between ridge and valley by modifying the parasitic capacitance eliminating circuit of sensor plate. The analog comparator was designed for comparing the sensor signal voltage with the reference signal voltage. We also propose an effective isolation strategy for removing noise and signal coupling of each sensor pixel. The fingerprint sensor circuit was designed and simulated, and the layout was performed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.90-93
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 자율신경망 중 ART2(Adaptive Resonance Theory 2)를 이용하여 지문의 매칭알고리즘에 적용하였다. 지문의 영상을 센서로부터 입력 받아, 전 처리와 후처리 과정을 거친 후 각각의 지문에 대한 특징값을 구하고, 지문 영상을 분류 및 매칭 할 수 있도록 하였다. 다음으로 제시한 알고리즘을 바탕으로 PC(Personal Computer) 없이 독립적으로 사용 할 수 있는 실시간 임베디드 지문 인식 시스템을 구현 하였다. 실시간 임베디드 지문 인식 시스템 설계에 있어 크기와 기능면을 고려해 메인 모듈의 프로세서로 최근 신호 처리에 많이 사용되고 있는 DSP(Digital Signal Processor)를 사용 하였으며, 지문을 입력 받기 위한 센서로는 반도체 지문 센서를 사용하였다. 메인 모듈과 센서를 가지고 간단한 디스플레이 및 통신 테스트를 위해 PIC Micro-Processor를 사용해 컨트롤 보드를 제작하여 간단한 인식 테스트를 하였다. 제작한 보드를 가지고 다양한 어플리케이션이 가능하나, 본 논문에서는 하드웨어나 소프트웨어 개발에 사용 가능한 RDK(Reference Design Kit)를 최종으로 구현하였다.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.105-118
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• 2006

The purpose of this research is twofold. The first is to develop the measures for evaluating performance of fingerprint sensor modules quantitatively and objectively. The second is to present the methodology for evaluating compatibilities among disparate fingerprint sensors. This paper focuses on the performance evaluation not of fingerprint authentication algorithm but of fingerprint sensors. Presented in this paper are several indicators and their measuring schemes such as the actual resolution of fingerprint images, the level of distortion by horizontal and vertical resolutions of fingerprint image, the intensity distribution for various illuminating conditions. Nine commercial sensor modules have been tested and the test results are expressed by using 95% confidence interval based on 50 acquired fingerprint images. The experimental results are compared with the manufacturer's sensor specification.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.67-69
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• 2005

지문인식 시스템이란 저장되어서 가지고 있는 지문data와 지금 현재sensor로 입력받은 지문data의 유사도를 측정하는 system이다. 현 시대의 보안에 관한 요구가 많아지면서, 개인password나PIN(Personal Identification Number)같이 외워서 사용해야만 하는 불편함이 없고, 본인임을 쉽게 증명할 수 있는 생체정보를 이용한 ID system이 각광을 받고 있다. 이러한 상황 속에서 가장 손쉽게 접할 수 있는Finger-print Identification system을 구현할 것이다. 지문인식 시스템은 sensor의 방식에 따라 여러가지로 분류되는데, 본 논문에서는 광학방식 센서를 이용한 지문인식 시스템을 구현 하였다. 본 지문인식 시스템은 처음 지문영상을 센서로 입력 받고 그 입력된 영상을 전처리(pre-processing)해서 지문의 특징점을 추출한다. 이렇게 특징점들을 획득한 후, 후처리(post-processing)과정을 거쳐서 database에 저장 한다. 이렇게 지문영상의database를 구성한 후, 비교하고자 하는 지문영상을 센서로 입력 받아 지문영상을 획득할 때와 같은 processing과정을 거치고, 그 결과물과 database에 저장되어있는 지문과 1:N matching을 한다. 이렇게 해서 유사한 지문영상을 유사도에 따라 출력한다.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.44 no.3 s.357
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• pp.65-71
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• 2007

We propose a pixel-level automatic calibration circuit scheme that initializes a capacitive fingerprint sensor LSI to eliminate the influence of the surface condition and environment, which is degraded by dirt during long-time use, process variation and ambient temperature. The sample chip is fabricated on $0.35{\mu}m$ standard CMOS process. The calibration is executed by optimizing the reference voltage in each pixel to make the sensor signals of all pixels the same. The calibration control circuit is composed of the sensing circuit and charge pumping circuit, and calibrates all pixels in a short time. 16-level gray scale fingerprint images can be captured to increase the accuracy of identification. This confirms that the scheme is effective for capturing consistent clear images during long-time use.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 1999.10b
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• pp.536-538
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• 1999

사용자 인증에 관한 연구 중 지문인식에 대한 연구는 매우 진보적인 발전을 거듭해왔다. 지문인식 장치의 보급으로 지문영상을 입력받기 위한 센서의 소형화와 저가화가 요구되어짐에 따라 Area-Sensor를 대신하여 Line-Sensor에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 하지만 잡음에 민감한 Line-Sensor의 특성과 비효율적인 스캔방법으로 인하여 양질의 지문영상을획득하기에 어려움이 있다. 기존의 지문인식 알고리즘의 지문영상개선 방법으로는 인식과정 중 오류를 일으키는 확률이 높아 Line-Sensor에서 획득한 지문영상의 개선에 관한 알고리즘을 제안한다.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.323-330
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• 2008

In this paper, we propose a new fingerprint sensing method that can reduce orientation error. General fingerprint input methods need finger to be put on the surface of a sensor. It can cause of rotation problem and it affects the recognition result significantly. This improved input method can minimize the rotation of a finger by holding double-sided sensor with both thumb and index finger at the same time. Whenever fingerprint is impressed, it has nearly the same orientation because sensors are located between two fingers. As a result, we can get a better performance in fingerprint recognition system, but it may need more hardware cost.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.29 no.4A
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• pp.466-471
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• 2004

This paper proposes an advanced circuit for fingerprint sensor signal processing. We increased the voltage between ridge and valley by modifying the parasitic capacitance eliminating circuit of sensor plate. The analog comparator was designed for comparing the sensor signal voltage with the reference signal voltage. 1-Pixel Fingerprint sensor circuit was designed and simulated, and the layout was performed.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.492-503
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• 2008

With the recent development and increasing importance of personal identification systems, biometric technologies with less risk of loss or unauthorized use are being popularized rapidly. In particular, because of their high identification rate and convenience, fingerprint identification systems are being used much more commonly than other biometric systems such as iris recognition, face recognition and vein pattern recognition. However, a fingerprint identification system has the problem that artificially forged finger-prints can be used as input data. Thus, in order to solve this problem, the present study proposed a method for detecting forged fingerprints by measuring the degree of attenuation when the light from an optical fingerprint sensor passes through the finger and analyzing changes in the transmission of light over stages at fixed intervals. In order to prove improvement in the performance of the proposed system, we conducted an experiment that compared the system with an existing multi-sensor recognition system that measures also the temperature of fingerprint. According to the results of the experiment, the proposed system improved the forged fingerprint detection rate by around 32.6% and this suggests the possibility of solving the security problem in fingerprint identification systems.