Microsoft to acquire Surface Pen maker N-trig

Microsoft has announced today that they are acquiring N-trig Ltd., the company that designed the digital pen technology used in Surface Pens. N-Trig was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Israel and have offices in North America, Japan, Taiwan and China. N-trig has more than 100 patents. You can learn more about Surface Pen here.

“We can’t wait to show you what we’ll deliver for our Surface Fans in the future. Digital pens have a ways to go to be as good as pen and paper on some dimensions, and we’ll get there. But more importantly, adding the ability to capture and share the work you do with a digital pen opens up possibilities that traditional pen and paper just can’t match. Today’s investment is another step that will let us push that innovation forward.”, said, Stevie Bathiche, Distinguished Scientist, Surface division