Microchip Technology Inc. is an American manufacturer of microcontroller, memory and analog semiconductors. Its products include microcontrollers (PICmicro, dsPIC/PIC24, PIC32), Serial SRAM devices, radio frequency devices, thermal, power and battery management analog devices, as well as linear, interface and mixed signal devices. Headquarters in Chandler, Arizona. It provides low-risk product development, low total system cost. In this article, we will focus on its touch and input sensing solutions and related products.
Microchip's award winning technology covers a broad range of implementations for touch and other input sensing applications. With the help of its techniques, engineers can have the freedom to innovate with an industry leading, robust, touch implementation on Microchip’s vast range of PIC microcontrollers. It can be divided into four aspects: proximity, keys and Sliders; touch screen and touch pad controllers; 3D tracking and gesturing; haptics.
Proximity, Keys and Sliders
Firstly, let’s look at the Proximity, keys, Sliders and their related products. Microchip offers both turnkey products for a no code development plug-and-play solution, as well as a proven robust firmware solution that leverage their PIC microcontroller portfolio.
1. Microchip mTouch® solution
Microchip’s mTouch sensing solutions enable designers to easily design and integrate touch technologies into their applications.
2. Products
- RightTouch Turnkey Solutions
- mTouch Firmware Solutions
- mTouch Proximity Solutions
Touch Screen and Touch Pad Controllers
Microchip’s offers a broad portfolio of touch solutions for resistive and projected capacitive applications that make it easy for designers to integrate touch-sensing interfaces. The touch technology is high flexibility, sophisticated and easy integration
1. Resisitive Touch Screen Controller
- AR1011-I/SS: supports UART communication Buy Now
- AR1011-I/SO: 10 bit 140sps UART 4, 5, 8-Wire, 20-Pin SOIC Buy Now
2. Projected Capacitive Touch Controller
- MTCH6102-I/SS:Low-power projected capacitive touch controller Buy Now
- MTCH6102-I/MV: Projected Cap. Touch Controller UQFN28 Buy Now
3D Tracking and Gusturing
Microchip’s E-field sensing technology detects the proximity of a human hand and gives accurate X-Y-Z coordinates and recognized 3D gesture. Microchip's MGC3130 is the world’s first electrical near field (E-field) 3D Gesture Controller. Based on Microchip’s patented GestIC® technology, it enables to detect gestures of the user and to track a movement. Interaction with a devices becomes as simple and intuitive as a wave of the hand. With the MGC3xxx controller family Microchip offers a true single chip solution for gesture recognition, removing the need of host processing completely. There are many application now, for example, it been used for controling volume of audio, switching light and you also can see it in PC/PC Peripheral 3D TouchPad.
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Haptics Technology
As designers increasingly look to touch sensing as the primary user interface, haptics provide feedback that enhances the design and usabilit. To give users mechanical feedback, Microchip offer turnkey products incorporating Immersion’s Technology including their Haptic Effects Libraries. Microchip's Haptic technology, or haptics, provides tactile feedback to the user by applying forces or vibrations. It can not only restore the mechanical feel, improve user experience, but also provide more realistic experience, reduce distraction and increase safety. Therefore, it is widely used in many areas, including appliances, industrial, automotive and gaming.
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