Synaptics is bringing pressure sensitive touch panels to the world.
This is great news for Android fans. The last weeks, the blogosphere was bombarded by news about Apple’s ‘Force Touch’ a.k.a ‘3D Touch’ pressure sensitive display panel that comes on iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus. Synaptics, the leading developer of human interface solutions has made sure that Android (and Windows Phone) fanbase will not sit red faced for too long. ClearPad® ClearForce™ is the new force sensing solution for Synaptics that allows OEMs to recognize variable force application (with a finger or stylus) on display panel. Syanptics currently working with leading OEMs and LCMs to get their variant of Force Touch out in the world soon. We think that the next flagship smartphones from leading brands in Android will come with force touch.
“This exciting next step in human interface for smartphones will soon become the norm and highlights Synaptics’ leadership in force,” said Kevin Barber, senior vice president, general manager, Smart Display Division, Synaptics. “Early adopters of ClearForce include industry leading OEMs and LCMs seeking advanced technology that drives an enhanced and more productive user experienced.”
Synaptics ClearForce Solutions:
- Variable speed scrolling
- Picture zoom and panning
- Function preview and selection
- Continuously variable gaming control functions
- Unlock and wake up
- Right-side mouse click behavior (open contextual menus)
- Line thickness control while drawing (e.g., when writing Chinese characters and creating artwork)
- Image editing (brightness, contrast, saturation)
- Upper case and symbol selection (to bypass keyboard mode changes)
