Date: 9th Jun 2011
Cypress' touch screen controllers supports
waterproofing
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. has announced that its TrueTouch
touchscreen controllers now offer the industry's best waterproofing
performance. Because water is conductive (like a finger
touching the screen), capacitive touchscreens often suffer
from false touches reported from water droplets, a thin
film of water, or wet or sweaty fingers.
Cypress has now enabled the next generation of technology
improvements that allow TrueTouch customers to design high-performance
touchscreens without expensive hydrophobic film or unintentional
lock-ups inherent with other controllers.
"Waterproofing, stylus support and hover sensing are
all examples of a real advantage of TrueTouch-the ability
to enable advanced functions that help our customers to
differentiate their products," said Dhwani Vyas, vice
president of the User Interface Business Unit at Cypress.
"Performance in the presence of water is very important,
especially in humid climates with the active lifestyle of
users of mobile phone, tablets, e-readers, digital cameras
and other consumer applications. TrueTouch delivers a far
superior waterproofing solution, which our customers are
eager to implement."
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