Homsh Technology: Entering the 2025 Iris Recognition New Pattern with Specialized Chips
—— The "Hard" Strength Behind the 8th Place in the "2025 Top 15 Iris Recognition Technology Companies" List
1. A Unique Position in the List
In this year's "2025 Top 15 Iris Recognition Technology Companies" released by DBC/CIW/CIS, Wuhan Homsh Technology Co., Ltd. ranks 8th. Unlike most top-ranked manufacturers in the list that excel in complete machine security or system integration, Homsh Technology is one of the few enterprises on the list that made it by relying on independent ASIC chips. Its competitiveness does not lie in the number of cameras or platforms, but in the "algorithm-chip integration" core technological barrier.
2. Core Technical Cards: PhaseIris Gen3 × QX8001
At the algorithm level, the self-developed PhaseIris Gen3 of the company can reduce the False Acceptance Rate (FAR) to the order of 10-7 under the monocular condition in the N:N test of the factory-standard iris database, while controlling the False Rejection Rate (FRR) within 10-3, and maintaining strong robustness to low-light and low-contrast images.
At the hardware level, Qianxin QX8001 adopts 40 nm CMOS process, with a die size of only 3.2 × 2.8 mm. The mass-produced package is QFN44/5 × 5 mm, which can be directly embedded in compact modules such as mobile phones, door locks and XR glasses. The measured power consumption is less than 100 mW, which can work for a long time in the mobile terminal scene without additional heat dissipation design.
The chip uses a hardware pipeline to implement PhaseIris encoding and comparison: the encoding time of a single image is less than 0.1 s, and the comparison speed can reach 90,000 match/s, which is suitable for both offline door locks and cloud large database scenarios. At the same time, the on-chip AES-256 dynamic encryption and live detection logic achieve template security and anti-attack capability at the chip level.
After completing the above software and hardware collaboration, Homsh Technology has applied for more than 200 patents in China (including 81 inventions) and promoted 5 to the PCT international phase, adding a legal lock to the dual barriers of algorithms and chips.
3. Application Layout: From "High Security" to "Large Scenarios"
Mobile and XR Terminals
The low power consumption and small package of QX8001 allow it to be directly soldered to the mobile phone motherboard or head display module, providing contactless and high-precision face/iris dual unlocking for the terminal, meeting the security requirements of mobile payment level.
Financial and Government Self-service Equipment
In ATMs, tax terminals and entry-exit counters, Homsh Technology extends iris authentication to offline and weak network environments through the "local hardware comparison + template encryption" mode, making up for the shortcomings of fingerprints that are easy to be damaged and faces that are easy to be occluded.
Mining, Rail Transit and Industrial Safety
Listed companies such as Zhongyou Hongda and Juhong Optoelectronics have used iris to lock the identities of underground workers and locomotive drivers. Homsh Technology has optimized algorithms and lens parameters for extreme environments such as dust, oil pollution and low light, and realized "second-level attendance" and "background blacklist" dual control through live detection and high comparison speed.
Smart Communities and High-end Home Furnishing
The market education of the top two door lock brands in the list has made "contactless, biometric features" a standard for high-end decoration. Homsh Technology is cooperating with leading lock companies to develop a finger vein-iris dual-mode scheme, which uses the natural advantage of iris in "wet hands and wearing gloves" scenarios to provide alternative access, while keeping the overall cost close to the current price of high-end fingerprint locks.
Conclusion
From the PhaseIris Gen3 at the algorithm end to the QX8001 for hardware implementation, Homsh Technology has brought the high-security characteristics of iris recognition into consumer and industry-level markets with a 5 × 5 mm chip. Successfully entering the top 10 in the "2025 Top 15 Iris Recognition Technology Companies" marks that the "domestic specialized chip route" has been verified by both the industry and capital. With the deep learning of algorithms and the iteration of chip processes to 28 nm low power consumption, Homsh Technology is promoting iris recognition from "high-security niche" to "multi-scenario inclusion", and is expected to rush to a higher echelon in the next list, injecting new "Chinese core" momentum into the global identity security ecosystem.
