Electromechanical switches are simple, cheap, and widely available (Fig. 1). However, they’re also plagued with a number of disadvantages, including wear with repeated use, and the potential for ...

T his article is a follow-up to the one on SELF capacitance [1], and together, they cover the theories and design guides for the two most popular capacitive sensors, the projected and self capacitive ...

User experience is the most critical feature shaping mobile phones today. When Apple launched the iPhone, they took touch technology to a completely new level. No longer were users required to ...

As one after another handheld consumer electronics gadgets such as tablets and smartphones emerges in the market, touch panel technology, with its capability to enable smaller devices, lower ...

One of Sony’s research engineers has posted a quick writeup explaining how the Xperia Sola’s “floating touch” screen works. The Sola uses a mutual capacitance and a self capacitance sensor to be able ...

Fig 1. Microsoft’s Spatial Desk, which is used to demonstrate the latest Microsoft technologies to customers, employs a PCT-based touchscreen. Fig 2. PCT brings multi-touch table service to Mojo ...