The new sensor, called Synaptics FS9100, would solve many of the current issues that conventional scanners currently have: it would allow for fingerprint security without requiring a separate button cut-out, and it would also function far better with wet fingertips. Additionally, Synaptics claims that since the FS9100 is protected by the glass panel it is also waterproof, scratch proof, and far more durable than exposed sensors.

The sensors are scheduled for sampling in early 2017, with mass production planned for later in the year….