Capacitive touch sensing has been traditionally used as a design differentiating technology to enable superior aesthetic designs for automotive infotainment applications. With devices maturing to the ...

Buttons are found in many end products, including consumer products, home appliances, automotive and industrial systems. Today’s technical savvy consumers want products with reliable and sleek user ...

PREMSTAETTEN, Austria--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ams (SIX: AMS), a leading worldwide supplier of high performance sensor solutions, today launches an automotive-qualified capacitive sensor which enhances the ...

Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP) has again expanded its maXTouch® M1 family of touchscreen controllers to bring reliable and secure touch detection to an even greater range of automotive displays, ...

With a power-efficient 32-bit Arm ® Cortex ® -M processor and optimized analog front-end, each controller can replace the mechanical on/off button of an infotainment system with a capacitive touch ...

NXP Semiconductors N.V. today announced a complete family of self-calibrating capacitive touch and proximity switches designed for harsh environments. The PCF8883 and PCF8885, along with the ...

The QST108 is the first in a series of capacitive touch sensors from STMicroelectronics using a pure digital, firmware-based solution that implements the Quantum Research Group's patented ...

Microchip Technology expands its maXTouch M1 touchscreen controller family for a wider range of automotive displays.

According to several recent Embedded Market Surveys, 65 to 70 percent of the developers who responded said they use more than one microprocessor or microcontroller in a single design, but only 4 to 7 ...

The sensors provide a reliable alternative to mechanical switches that may have a high rate of wear and tear. The sensors use capacitive technology for start and stop actuation, and are available with ...

Capacitive touch sensors are entirely in the domain of DIY, requiring little more than a carefully-chosen conductive surface and a microcontroller. This led [John Phillips] to ask why not embed such ...

When you look at switching solutions for electronic wearables, your options are limited. With a clever application of conductive fabric and thread, you can cobble together a simple switch, but the ...