Touch-Screen Technologies Enable Greater Interaction Between User and Device

Abstract: Touch screens are not a new concept. Where previously touch screens were merely designed to replace keyboards and mice, today they convey a completely new operating experience. Featuring greater interaction between the user and device, this new "touch" experience has been achieved by a combination of different technologies. This article provides an overview of recent advances in touch-screen technology.
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Keywords: touch screen, touch panel, capacitive touch, resistive touch, haptics, mutual capacitance, self capacitance, projected
capacitive, haptics actuator
Sep 07, 2011
APPLICATION NOTE 5122
Touch-Screen Technologies Enable Greater Interaction Between User
and Device
By: Roland Sandfuchs

Abstract: Touch screens are not a new concept. Where previously touch screens were merely designed to replace keyboards and
mice, today they convey a completely new operating experience. Featuring greater interaction between the