Synaptics to Show Latest Touch Solutions at the
Featuring ClearPad(TM) Series 7 for Slates, ClearPad 3000 for Handhelds, ClickPad(TM)/TouchPad(TM) for PC Notebook and Digital Home Solutions
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Synaptics Incorporated (NASDAQ: SYNA), the leading developer of human interface solutions for mobile computing, communications and entertainment devices, announced today that it will have flagship customer products featuring the Synaptics product portfolio on display at the 2011 Computex Taipei tradeshow. Synaptics' industry leading portfolio of innovative multi-touch solutions for the PC, digital home, slate and handheld markets will be on hand. Demonstrations of the performance and features that enable customers to enhance the end user touch experience will include the ClearPad(TM) Series 7 touchscreen for the slate/tablet market; the TouchPad(TM) Series 3, ClickPad(TM) Series 3 and Series 1.5 for the notebook PC market; the ClearPad Series 3000 for the handheld market; along with the TouchPad Series 2 and ClearPad Series 2000 for the digital home market.
Shipping notebook PCs featuring the latest and largest sized Series 3 ClickPad designs will be on display, with Synaptics Gesture Suite(TM) and SYNAPTICS Scrybe(TM) gesture workflow technology running Windows and ChromeOS. ClickPad Image Sensing solutions have helped our customers garner multiple "best of show" awards in 2011 for performance, multi-touch capability and design innovation. Synaptics system level design and integration expertise continues to enable customers to rapidly deploy our industry leading multi-touch solutions across innovative notebook, digital home, and mobile applications
"Touch and gesture technologies have become pervasive across the many devices consumers use every day: the phone, slate, PC and TV are now touch and gesture capable," said Ted Theocheung, vice president of the PC and Digital Home Division. "The intuitiveness and immediacy of multi-touch and gesture solutions are now expected by consumers."
The Synaptics Series 7 touchscreen portfolio offers best-in-class performance and industry-leading power management that can be customized to meet the needs of entry-level to high-performance multi-touch slates. The ClearPad 7200w delivers the ideal multi-touch user experience for screen sizes from 7" to up to 11.6". For screen sizes up to 8.2", the ClearPad 7010 is optimized for ease of integration and low power consumption. The Series 7 family is fully compatible with Google Android/ChromeOS and future Microsoft Windows Touch solutions.
In the digital home, Synaptics remote control solutions are ideal for delivering touch and gestures in the living room, on the TV, connected DVD, set-top box and other digital devices. Synaptics will be demonstrating shipping solutions and reference designs that feature that latest capabilities including integration with new standards including RF4CE that supports touch and gesture capabilities over low power wireless devices.
The Series 3 solution is a multi-touch technology for mobile applications. It functions across operating systems such as Google Android, Microsoft Windows Phone 7 and others. ClearPad Series 3000 is capable of addressing shield-less designs, sensor direct on front window lens, chip on mother board as well as on-cell display integration support. ClearPad Series 3200 advances these capabilities with higher report rates, improved small object and signal detection, increased noise resistance, stylus support, as well as on-cell and in-cell display integration.
To arrange a demonstration of Synaptics' technology solutions at the event, partners may contact joyce.liao@synaptics.com.tw and media may contact kathleen.mech@edelman.com, +1-650-346-1054 for more information.
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About Synaptics
Synaptics (NASDAQ: SYNA) is the leading developer of human interface solutions for the mobile computing, communications, and entertainment industries. The company creates interface solutions for a variety of devices including notebook PCs, PC peripherals, digital music players, and mobile phones. The TouchPad(TM), Synaptics' flagship product, is integrated into a majority of today's notebook computers. Consumer electronics and computing manufacturers use Synaptics' solutions to enrich the interaction between humans and intelligent devices through improved usability, functionality, and industrial design. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. www.synaptics.com.
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