SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Fujitsu Components America Inc. today announced it is adding a new line of RoHS-compliant, 5-wire resistive touchpanels to its product offering. The panels feature a new design construction that improves linearity and allows OEMs to maximize the active touch input area, especially in large-size and wide-aspect ratio displays.
The Film-Glass touchpanels use a proprietary, patent-pending detection method that enables narrow frame borders in large touchpanels (e.g.: nine mm for 15-inch size) with an edge-area linearity performance of +/- two percent. This allows more of the active display area to be used for touch input functionality. Target applications include POS systems and kiosks for the retail, restaurant and hospitality markets.
Other panel specifications include a minimum operating life of 35 million touches, 80 to 85 percent transmissivity, an operating environment of -4 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit (-20C to +60 Celsius) and 20 to 90 percent relative humidity. A USB controller, cables and driver software also are available.
Fujitsu's initial 5-wire release is a 15-inch panel for 4:3 displays. The addition of the 5-wire series complements Fujitsu's current 4-wire and 7-wire resistive touchpanel offering.
Available this summer, the 15-inch touchpanel and controller combination will be priced competitively.
