Touch Controllers – Page 4

Android Devices with Force Touch User Interfaces on the Way

by Phillip Wright

Synaptics has announced a force-sensing touch screen controller which will offer Android device developers the opportunity to add a new touch screen user interface modality. The Synaptics announcement is timely since a similar user …

Xiaomi is First With Synaptics’s Sidetouch

by Tom Allen

Xiaomi has chosen to use a capacitive touch controller solution from Synaptics in its Mi4c smartphone. The Clearpad S3708 controller enables Synaptics’s Sidetouch technology, which enables owners to use the side of the phone …

Synaptics Brings Unique SideTouch Technology to Xiaomi’s Mi4c Smartphone

by Tom Allen

Synaptics Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNA), the leader in human interface solutions, today announced that Xiaomi, one of the world’s largest mobile manufacturers, has adopted the Synaptics® ClearPad® S3708 capacitive touch controller solution to power its …

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Synaptics Upgrades Integrated Touch/Display Driver

by Bob Raikes

Following its acquisition of Renesas SP Drivers (Synaptics Driving Touch Display Driver Integration), Synaptics is now sampling its ClearPad 4300, the second generation of its combined touch and display driver chip as well as …

Touch and Haptics Innovations in 2015 SID iZone

by Phillip Wright

Two developers caught my attention during my visit to the 2015 SID Display Week Innovation Zone (iZone). Redux Technologies and TouchNetix were exhibiting new embedded haptics and touch sensor products, respectively. The Redux Embedded …

Gauging the Wearable Device User Experience

by Phillip Wright

Wearable devices continue to attract consumers’ attention and perhaps even more so after the Apple Watch went on sale April 24. However, reported production delays have limited deliveries to some customers. The recent availability …

Touch Popular in Detachable Notebooks

by Tom Allen

Q4 is traditionally a strong period for notebook sales, and shipments of notebook touch panels in Q4’14 rose 9.4% YoY, to 5.6 million units. In area terms, shipments rose 7% QoQ and 15.6% YoY. …

Cypress Introduces Next Gen Touch Controller

by Bob Raikes

Cypress showed that its latest touch chips can work with thick glovesCypress is a chip company that is now on its 6th generation of touch controller technology. It has a number of major design …

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Atmel Improves Development Time and adds Automotive Apps

by Bob Raikes

Atmel showed this automotive demo at PepcomTouch controller maker, Atmel, was at the Pepcom event and was talking about its latest developments. The company is making its touch technology more sensitive as there are …

Ams Supports Eight-Direction Gestures

by Raverstead

Ams AG has released a new family of chips that integrate six sensing functions, including gesture detection and Mobeam barcode emulation. The chips are part of the TMG399x family. They are intended for use …

Cypress’ Controller Enables Slim Huawei Tablet

by Super User

The Mediapad X1 is Huawei’s 7″ tablet: the world’s thinnest, the company claims, at 7.18mm. USA-based Cypress Semiconductor says that the thin body is partly enabled by its Truetouch Gen5 TMA568 capacitive touchscreen controller. …