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Introduction Electronics such as tablet and smartphones are increasingly moving toward a bezel-less design. Bezel is a term used to describe the outside frame of a computer, monitor or any other computing device. The bezel serves to hold the screen in place, and perhaps also reduce unintentional inputs on a touchscreen. Newer device designs, suchRead more

The widespread use of touch panels—from sending an e-mail through our smartphones to piloting a fighter jet, is only a matter of time. Touch screens are used everywhere today from consumer electronics, to industrial, medical, automotive, and aerospace applications. This wide range of varying environments and usage types leads to wide diversity in the requiredRead more

Diverse touch sensor technologies and their challenges It is remarkable that after all these years of touchscreen evolution there are still so many different technologies behind touch sensors, all developed in parallel to one another. The huge diversity of technologies is driven by the different applications and specialized requested features of them. The touch panelRead more

Today’s rapid evolution of capacitive touch screen technology makes digital prototyping more necessary than ever. While simulating prototypes just before the manufacturing process can enhance product quality and significantly reduce cost, the difficulty of incorporating digital prototyping into the production flow is a serious roadblock because simulation software is still quite complicated. Here are theRead more

We live in a touchscreen world. Capacitive touchscreens are a vital part of most portable devices such as smartphones, tablets and handheld game consoles, as well as TV screens and computer monitors. Touchscreens have also entered several automotive, industrial, medical, even military applications, where special features are demanded. Touchscreen manufacturers focus mainly on creating innovativeRead more