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Touchscreens and Touch Sensors
News Release from: Synaptics | Subject: ClearPad and ClearArray sensors
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 23 April 2008
Slim touch sensors suit mobile phones
All ClearTouch solutions can operate under glass or plastic, resulting in robust devices with slim form factors and sleek designs.
Synaptics' ClearTouch range includes ClearPad and ClearArray sensors for consumer electronics that require transparent touch-sensitive user interfaces Synaptics' ClearTouch products are designed for durability, low power consumption and easy integration
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 2 Oct 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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All ClearTouch solutions can operate under glass or plastic, resulting in robust devices with slim form factors and sleek designs.
ClearPad provides a robust, intuitive and high-resolution touchscreen interface solution for today's mobile devices - including mobile phones, portable music players and handheld GPS devices.
Synaptics' ClearArray interface solutions support buttons and scrolling in fixed locations over a display.
ClearArray sensors can even be used in monitors and kiosk-style devices as an alternative to mechanical buttons.
These transparent sensors enable manufacturers to differentiate their products according to their target price point, industrial design requirements and the desired end-user experience.
Resistive touchscreens respond to pressure.
When a user presses the screen, a top layer of flexible material makes contact with the lower layer to indicate the location of the user's finger or stylus.
The mechanical flexing of a resistive sensor reduces its durability and the air gap affects optical quality.
Resistive interfaces also require frequent end-user calibration.
Capacitive solutions such as Synaptics' ClearTouch use a grid of conductive traces implemented on a clear substrate such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film or glass to accurately report one or more finger positions and relative pressure on a sensor.
Synaptics ClearTouch solutions offer superior optics, are solid state and require no end-user calibration.
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