Targeted at the rapidly growing tablet and ultrabook market, the CY8CTMA1036 Gen4 TrueTouch controller has 65 sense-I/Os enabling it to deliver flawless touchscreen performance for screens up to 12 inches. It offers support for up to 1,036 nodes on the screen claimed 35% more than any other single-chip solution. It is also clamed to offer unmatched noise immunity, best SNR, best accuracy and linearity of 0.2 mm, and lowest active power consumption of 2 mW with a deep-sleep mode that only draws 1.8 µW.
It is the first and only touchscreen IC that delivers built-in 10 V Tx to drive the touch panel at 10 V. The CY8CTMA1036 uses a 32-bit ARM Cortex core and provides full support for major mobile operating systems including Win8 and Android.
It also offers a refresh rate of 400 Hz, and has the unique ability to scan a capacitive touch panel at 1,000 Hz. Additional features include waterproofing functionality that allows products to meet IP-67 standards, 1-mm stylus support for Asian character sets and accurate handwriting capture, and hover sensing to provide mouseover-like features and true fingernail or thick-glove support in mobile devices. (Contact company for pricing and availability.)
By Christina Nickolas
Cypress Semiconductor , San Jose , CA
Sales 408-943-2600
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