3M Touch Systems announces the commercial availability of a new polyester-based projected capacitive touch screen solution. MicroTouch Flex Capacitive Touch Sensors from 3M are ideal for high-volume ...

In Part I of this series, we explored the differences between user interfaces based on mechanical buttons and those utilizing capacitive touch sensors. In Step 1 we discussed the look and feel of a ...

Capacitive touch screen technology underpins many modern interactive devices by utilising the inherent ability of certain materials to store and transfer electrical charges. The operation of these ...

Aiming at industrial and automotive applications, Hampshire-based TouchNetix has introduced a high-immunity capacitive touch screen controller that can work with thick screens, and even variable ...

A finger-heating effect has been observed on mutual capacitive touch sensors with plastic film overlay. The symptom is exhibited as serious sensitivity degradation when there is a greater than 10°C ...

In the grand scheme of things, one millimeter may not seem like a lot, but in the smartphone arms race toward ever-slimmer devices, measurements like that matter. Synaptics, best known for building ...

An Apple touchscreen patent from 2006 has recently come to light and it illustrates the path that the iPhone could take in the next few years. The patent, submitted for approval to the US. Patent ...

Cautions and recommendations relative to characterizing capacitive touch screens' performance in the presence of noise from displays, power supplies, etc. Fig 1. In capacitive touchscreens, the signal ...

The global capacitive touchscreen market is set to experience unprecedented growth in the coming decade, with a valuation projected to rise from USD 15,979.9 million in 2024 to an impressive USD ...

We use touch screens all the time these days, and though we all know they support multiple touch events it is easy for us to take them for granted and forget that they are a rather accomplished sensor ...