Synaptics has introduced the world’s first line of capacitive multi-touch interface solutions for use with integrated displays, the ClearPad Series 3 and Series 4. With on-cell and in-cell integrated displays, Synaptics aims to make it possible to seamlessly enable capacitive multi-touch sensing in mobile devices. Both ClearPad Series 3 and Series 4 are on-cell and in-cell display ready.

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The ClearPad Series 4 combines Synaptics ClearPad multi-touch technology with the display driver (DDI) into a single-chip solution that delivers display noise management and capacitive sensing performance. Synaptics believes that its display integrations solutions provide cost effective capacitive multi-touch interfaces for mobile devices and provide the thinnest form factor with the complete elimination of a discrete sensor.

“Integrating touch into display is the best way to lower cost, reduce components, reduce weight/thickness, and improve performance,” said Dr. Jennifer Colegrove, vice president, Emerging Display Technologies at DisplaySearch. “The worldwide market value of touchscreen modules will reach about $14 billion in 2016, from $4.3 billion in 2009.”

ClearPad Series 3 and Series 4 for display integration solutions will be available in the first half of 2011.

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