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AuthenTec

Logo: AuthenTec, Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Former company; now subsidiary of Apple, Inc.

AuthenTec, Inc. was a semiconductor, computer security, mobile security, identity management, biometrics, and touch control solutions company based in Melbourne, Florida. Founded in 1998 after being spun off from Harris Semiconductor, AuthenTec provided mobile security software licenses to mobile manufacturing companies, and biometrics sensor technology, such as fingerprint sensors and NFC technology to mobile and computer manufacturers. On 27 July 2012, AuthenTec was acquired by Apple Inc. for $356 million.3 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1998Founded1

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  • TickerAUTH on NASDAQ1
  • Industrysemiconductor industry1
  • HeadquartersMelbourne1
  • Websiteauthentec.com
  • Incorporated inDE5
  • Business address100 Rialto Road, Suite 100, Melbourne, Fl 329015
  • Filer categoryLarge Accelerated5

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AuthenTec, Inc. was a semiconductor, computer security, mobile security, identity management, biometrics, and touch control solutions company based in Melbourne, Florida. Founded in 1998 after being spun off from Harris Semiconductor, AuthenTec provided mobile security software licenses to mobile manufacturing companies, and biometrics sensor technology, such as fingerprint sensors and NFC technology to mobile and computer manufacturers. On 27 July 2012, AuthenTec was acquired by Apple Inc. for $356 million.3

Corporate structure

AuthenTec is part of a group headed by Apple Inc.. 112 entities, 36 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What AuthenTec reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Property and equipment, net$3.6M7 Dec 30, 2011$4.4M7 Dec 31, 2010−17.8%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$17.2M7 Dec 30, 2011$13.3M7 Jan 2, 2011+29.5%
Marketable securities, current$15.2M7 Dec 31, 2010
Long-term investments$3.2M7 Dec 30, 2011$3.3M7 Dec 31, 2010−2.2%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$3.5M7 Dec 30, 2011$2.7M7 Dec 31, 2010+28.3%
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)$20.3M7 Dec 30, 2011$24.0M7 Dec 31, 2010−15.6%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Inventory, total$8.1M7 Dec 30, 2011$5.5M7 Dec 31, 2010+48.6%

The story

In 1998, AuthenTec was spun off from parent company Harris Semiconductor, and in June 2007 became a publicly traded company.

In 2008, AuthenTec acquired EzValidation. Then in 2009, AuthenTec acquired Atrua Technologies for $5m. In 2010, AuthenTec acquired SafeNet's Embedded Security Solutions division and merged with UPEK.

On 2 August 2011, AuthenTec began collaborating with NXP Semiconductors and mobile payment software firm DeviceFidelity to provide a combination of wireless chips, sensors, mobile applications and micro-SD cards to manufacturers and mobile network carriers of Android devices to support NFC mobile payments and transportation check-ins.

AuthenTec was acquired by Apple Inc. for $356M on 27 July 2012.

From Wikipedia’s article on AuthenTec, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.6

Leadership

Who has led AuthenTec, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. F. Scott Moody2007–2010
  2. Larry Ciaccia2010–2012

Chair

  1. F. Scott Moody2007–2009

President

  1. Larry Ciaccia2007–2010

Chief financial officer

  1. Gary R. Larsen2007–2009
  2. Philip L. Calamia2010–2012

Chief operating officer

  1. Larry Ciaccia2010
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Board members and other officers (17)

Products and brands

TruePrint smart sensors

TrueSuite identity management software

TrueProtect embedded security products (formerly SafeNet Embedded Security Solutions)

Touch ID

From Wikipedia’s article on AuthenTec, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.6

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Oct 1, 2010New chief executive Larry Ciaccia becomes CEO8
  2. Jun 26, 2007New chief executive F. Scott Moody becomes CEO9
  3. 1998Founded Founded1

SEC filer profile

How AuthenTec is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARAUTHENTEC INC2
  • CIK0001138830
  • Employer ID (EIN)59-35213322
  • Filer statusLarge accelerated2
  • Incorporated inDelaware2
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 302
  • Industry code (SIC)3674 Semiconductors & Related Devices2
  • Business address100 Rialto Road, Suite 100, Melbourne, FL 329012
  • Mailing addressPo Box 2719, Melbourne, FL 329022
  • Phone321-308-13002
  • Shares outstanding44,786,029 as of Aug 7, 201230
  • Public float$124.0M as of Jul 1, 20117
  • On EDGAR sinceMar 11, 20032
  • Filings414 in all: 4 (196), 8-K (39), 3 (24), 10-Q (16), UPLOAD (15), SC 13G/A (14), 425 (13), SC 13G (9)2
    All 45 form types

    CORRESP (8), DEFA14A (8), SC 13D/A (6), 10-K (5), EFFECT (5), S-1/A (5), DEF 14A (4), 5 (3), 8-K/A (3), S-8 (3), S-8 POS (3), 10-K/A (2), 4/A (2), ARS (2), DEFC14A (2), POS AM (2), PREC14A (2), PRRN14A (2), REGDEX (2), S-3 (2), 10-Q/A (1), 15-12B (1), 25-NSE (1), 424A (1), 424B1 (1), 424B3 (1), 8-A12B (1), 8-A12B/A (1), CERTNAS (1), DEFM14A (1), FWP (1), NT 10-K (1), NT 10-Q (1), PRE 14A (1), PREM14A (1), S-1 (1), SC 13D (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Mar 9, 2012
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Aug 8, 2012
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Apr 29, 2011
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Oct 4, 2012

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