IDEX Biometrics' sensor featuring in remote controller by Ohsung Electronics




Oslo, Norway - 13 September 2018 - IDEX ASA, the leading provider of advanced
fingerprint identification and authentication solutions, is pleased to announce
that its fingerprint sensor solutions has been integrated into a remote
controller  by Korean company Ohsung Electronics, who will showcase the product
at IBC2018 in Amsterdam on September 13th - 15th 2018 through their exclusive
European partner TW Electronics (Hall 5 Stand B36).

"The demand for simplicity and security is ever-present, and IDEX is very
pleased that Ohsung  Electronics and TW Electronics have integrated its
fingerprint sensor into a remote controller. Ohsung Electronics and TW
Electronics have integrated IDEX's contact-based sensor for cards, and this
customer adoption is a validation that IDEX's biometric solutions are highly
relevant and suitable for other applications as well", says David Orme, SVP
Sales and Marketing at IDEX Biometrics.

Ohsung Electronics is a Korean company founded in 1975. The company has a global
footprint and manufactures over 100 million remotes annually. Adding fingerprint
sensor to remotes will enhance user value by allowing a friendly way to
authenticate the user.

"At Ohsung Electronics our drive for innovation is relentless. We are always
looking for ways to keep our products up to date, follow market trends and
improve them for our users and adding a fingerprint sensor is an obvious
progression. We are very pleased with the performance of IDEX's sensor and
expect this product to generate a strong customer interest", says In Kyu Kim,
Executive Vice President of Ohsung Electronics.

IDEX's core focus is developing and selling biometric solutions to the smart
card market. However, products developed for the biometric smart card space are
highly relevant for other market verticals, including the IOT space, and IDEX
will entertain attractive opportunities outside the smart card space.

Contact:
Henrik Knudtzon, CFO,
+47 9302 2827, henrik.knudtzon@idexbiometrics.com

About IDEX Biometrics
IDEX Biometrics, also known as IDEX ASA (OSE: IDEX), is a provider of
fingerprint identification technologies offering simple, secure and personal
authentication for all. We help people make payments, prove their identity, gain
access to information, unlock devices or gain admittance to buildings with the
touch of a finger. We invent, engineer and commercialize these secure, yet
incredibly user-friendly solutions. Our total addressable market represents a
fast-growing multi-billion-unit opportunity.

For more information, visit www.idexbiometrics.com and follow @IDEXBiometrics

About Ohsung Electronics
Ohsung Electronics, established in 1975, is a global company that operates
production subsidiaries in Korea, China, Indonesia and Mexico.
Ohsung Electronics is leading the remote control market by applying motion,
voice search, listening alone, and capacitive touch based on its technical
skills in RF solutions such as Bluetooth, Zigbee and Wi-Fi
In addition, Ohsung Electronics has developed and produced Smart Home Solution
products that can control all devices in the home and various IoT products such
as humidity sensor, dust sensor, light sensor and motion detection sensor.

For more information, please visit http://www.ohsungec.com


This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.