Product category: Touchscreens and Touch Sensors
News Release from: Cypress Semiconductor | Subject: CapSense
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 02 June 2005
Touch sensor interface runs on
mixed-signal arrays
CapSense is a novel capacitive touch sensor interface based on the award-winning PSoC mixed-signal arrays from Cypress Semiconductor.
CapSense is a novel capacitive touch sensor interface based on the award-winning PSoC mixed-signal arrays from Cypress Semiconductor A single PSoC device can replace dozens of mechanical switches and controls with simple, touch-sensitive controls
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 24 Apr 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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