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I.T.O. (Indium Tin Oxide) has traditionally been the main material used in p-cap touch screens. However, due to recent trends such as extra large and curved touchscreens, metal mesh’s market share has gained momentum. In the following infographic, you can compare the two materials’ main characteristics and applications based on rules of thumb. If you’reRead more

You’ve identified the customer’s needs and the market gap. You’ve gathered your team and you’re starting to design a product that might as well shake the whole industry. Congratulations, you’ve made it far enough already. Now take a deep breath and start being more careful than ever, because your next decisions will most likely determineRead more

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