BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has applied for a patent on a hybrid resistive-capacitive touchscreen. The company's patent application, published at the end of July, describes a fusion between ...

LAS VEGAS-- (BUSINESS WIRE)--CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY), the leader in advanced embedded systems solutions, today introduced a new automotive capacitive ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Parade Technologies, Ltd. (Taiwan OTC: 4966.TWO) today introduced two new device families into the TrueTouch® touchscreen controllers product line acquired from ...

Capacitive touch screen technology underpins many modern interactive devices by utilising the inherent ability of certain materials to store and transfer electrical charges. The operation of these ...

Future iPhones and iPads could have a radically different touchscreen system, if a just-revealed patent comes to fruition. The patent, spotted by Patently Apple, focuses on using radar. Yes, radar.

Research in Motion has filed for a patent for a touchscreen that combines the technology behind resistive and capacitive touchscreen displays. The scren would use a dual layer resistive panel, but the ...

Apple registers many patents most of which never see the light of day as consumer products – officially, that is. One burgeoning knock-off merchant in China has apparently taken cues from an idea ...

Many capacitive touchscreens can only sense the presence of a user's fingertip when that digit comes into direct contact with the sensing surface. This is just fine for emulating a mouse click or even ...

1. Projected touchscreen technology involves sensing along both the X- and Y-axis using clear, etched ITO patterns. 2. Conducted noise is introduced through power rails or linear regulators 3. The ...