Validity Sensors, Inc. designs and develops biometric fingerprint sensors for handsets, tablets, and notebook computers. It provides chip-on-flex swipe fingerprint sensors. The company's fingerprint sensor technology enables authentication, mobile payments, and touch-based navigation solutions for smartphones, tablets, notebook PCs, and all-in-one computers. It markets and sells its products through distributors in China, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Korea. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. It has additional offices in Phoenix, Arizona; Taipei, Taiwan; and Hyderabad, India. As of November 7, 2013, Validity Sensors, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Synaptics Inc.