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ITO ATB310: LOW POWER TOUCH CONTROLLER

The ATB310 is a mixed signal chip that provides a digital interface to touch button panels that use analog piezo components.

Piezo touch interfacing is a new and exciting user interface technology that has significant advantages over both traditional mechanical buttons and other surface touch technologies such as capacitive touch sensing.

The piezo technology enables entirely new materials such as steel and leather for designers to use in their seamless user interfaces. Due to the inherent robustness of the piezo technology the user interface is vandal proof and waterproof and provides exceptional reliability in various environmental conditions.

The ATB310 is part of a family of piezo interfaces for low power applications. A similar device ATB210 is available for more cost sensitive applications that do not require ultra low power.

1. Haptic feedback paper approved for the CHI conference

2. Ultra low power chip released

3. Getinge sterilization releases product with Aito piezo touch

On jan. 3 2011 Pim Groen gave a class at the University of Delft at the Department of Aerospace Engineering on Piezoelelectric Materials & Application. All students were given the book "The hidden use of piezo technology in applications" which recently has been published by the "Stichting Applied Piezo"