Hardware

TouchNetix introduces touchless interface technology to improve hygiene

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December 4, 2020

TouchNetix, a manufacturer of system and component technology for touchscreens, announced that its aXiom touchscreen chips now offers a built-in capability to detect various air gestures to allow for hygienic, touchless operation of multi-user devices such as kiosks, elevators and ticket sales machines, according to a press release. The chip's gesture capability is also ideal for use in medical equipment, and for operating the touchscreen user interface in cars.

The aXiom chips enable touchscreen functionality, implementing proximity, hover, touchscreen and force sensing, as well as haptic feedback control. An aXiom chip operates via a standard touch-sensing element with up to 112 sensor channels in displays with a standard or arbitrary aspect ratio.

The gesture recognition technology may be used to replace functions such as button presses, scrolling through a series of screens and actuating graduated controls such as a virtual rotary knob for controlling audio volume or fan speed.

Unlike other touchscreen controllers, the aXiom chip implements gesture sensing using a touchscreen's normal touch sensor element. It requires no additional electrodes, board-level components, sensors or other hardware.