The latest from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has reiterated Touch ID will makes its way onto next generation iPhones and iPads set to debut this year, according to a research note obtained by MacRumors:
Apple’s Touch ID module should see shipments soar 233% in 2014. We believe every new iOS device launched this year will be equipped with Touch ID, including 4.7” and 5.5” new iPhone 6, iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 2 with Retina display. Considering shipments of new products and iPhone 5S sales last longer than in 2013, we forecast unit sales of the fingerprint sensor module to grow 233% to 120mn for 2014.
Touch ID, which debuted last fall exclusively on the iPhone 5S, will make its way to the next iPhone 6, second ten iPad Air, and third generation iPad mini.
No word whether Touch ID will makes its way onto the iPod touch though. If it were to happen, this premium feature probably won’t arrive until years down the road.
The research note details how Apple will use tin within its Touch ID design to improve durability, while supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will continue its production of the fingerprint sensors.
Back in April, the connected analyst detailed Apple’s 2014 product line up, which also mentioned how Touch ID was set to debut on new iOS devices coming later this year.
