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  • TT_intro_gen5.pngIntro to Gen5
  • TT_charger.pngGen5 with Charger Noise
  • Waterproof-Video-Button.jpgGen5 with Waterproofing
  • Waterproof-Video-Button.jpgLive Large with Gen4
  • image13Intro to Gen 4
  • image12TrueTouch Overview
  • image01SLIM
  • image01Rise Above the Noise
  • image05Eliminating Charger Noise
  • image07Water Rejection
  • image08Charger Armor™
  • image09Hover
  • image10Stylus
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Silence the Competition with TrueTouch®


Today´s touchscreen devices face tough environments. With form factors becoming thinner, chargers and displays becoming noisier, and consumers using their devices in harsher conditions, providing high touch performance demands a tougher touchscreen controller. TrueTouch touchscreen controllers leverage the industry's broadest capacitive touch IP portfolio to deliver a new standard for performance, taking your design to the next level and silencing the competition.

Introducing Gen5


Stand out from the rest with the unmatched performance of TrueTouch Gen5, the newest touchscreen controller from Cypress. Gen5 leverages an all-new analog front end to give you the world´s best charger noise immunity – up to 40 Vpp from 1 – 500 kHz with a 0.5 mm cover lens and a 22 mm finger. It also combines multi-phase Tx and single-pass correlated high-frequency scanning for the highest in-application signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), another important tool in the fight against noise. Gen5 delivers the world´s best waterproofing capability, thanks to Cypress´s patented, built-in self plus mutual capacitance sensing that no one else can deliver. And it´s in-cell and on-cell stackup-ready, for true freedom of design.


Best-in-Class Performance from the Leader in Touch


The TrueTouch® family offers solutions for single touch, two-finger touch, and full multi-touch capability for screen sizes from 1.5 to 10.1 inches. TrueTouch controllers deliver a best-in-class user experience:

  • World´s Best Charger Noise Immunity
  • Unmatched Waterproofing Capability
  • Fast Refresh & Scan Rates
  • Low Power Consumption
  • Excellent Accuracy & Multi-Finger Linearity


Unrivaled Touch Leadership


Cypress provides the world's broadest portfolio of touchscreen solutions. More companies have adopted our technology than anyone else in the industry. We have been granted dozens of touchscreen patents, and have hundreds more touch-specific patents pending. Our continued leadership in the touchscreen space means that we respond to new challenges and market trends with truly innovative solutions.

Expanding Partner Ecosystem


Cypress has the largest and most flexible global partner base. Our broad partnership reach, including glass or film ITO partners, display manufacturers, and module providers enables cost and manufacturing control and allows you to separate your designs from the competition.


TrueTouch delivers market-leading features no one else can. We give you unbeatable protection from noise in a touchscreen system with our proprietary technology. Cypress helps streamline your designs with single-layer sensors that eliminate side bezels and halve the height of your stackup, while slashing your costs. In addition, we deliver truly advanced features like true waterproofing, hover and glove functionality, and 1 mm stylus support, thanks to our unique ability to deliver self and mutual capacitance sensing on a single chip.

Waterproofing



  • Accurately tracks wet or sweaty fingers
  • Rejects false touches caused by water on the screen
  • Touchscreen doesn't stall or freeze in the presence of moisture
  • Devices in production today use TrueTouch to meet strict IP-67 waterproofing standards

SLIM®



  • Single-Layer Independent Multitouch Sensor for screens up to 4.5”
  • Slashes manufacturing cost with only one ITO layer and no bridges
  • Works with sensor-on-lens & display integrated stackups for the thinnest designs yet
  • No side bezel required for borderless designs

Charger Armor™



  • Unmatched noise immunity
  • Improves SNR and reduces phantom touches
  • Works effectively with the noisiest third-party chargers for noticeably improved performance

Hover



  • Senses and tracks a finger hovering above the surface of the touchscreen
  • Works with gloves and long fingernails
  • Can differentiate between hover and direct input
  • Opens a new world of UI possibilities for 3D displays, gaming applications, and more

Display Noise Cancellation



  • External display synchronization helps neutralize noise from the LCD
  • First built-in hardware solution - no air gaps or shields needed
  • Ideal solution for all stackup types, including display-integrated solutions

1 mm Stylus Support



  • Supports slim, resistive-style stylus
  • Can sense a point as small as 1 mm
  • Improved handwriting capture and portability; easier to complete delicate tasks or navigation
Touchscreens are a rapidly evolving technology, and the market is quickly shifting to capacitive touch because of its ability to support full multitouch capability, including complex gestures. A capacitive touchscreen detects changes in measured capacitance to determine the location of one or more fingers on the surface of the touchscreen. The capacitive touchscreen consists of a sensor, a touchscreen controller, and a flexible printed circuit (FPC) that connects them all together.





Self + Mutual Capacitance


TrueTouch is the only line of touchscreen controllers that can provide both self and mutual capacitance sensing on the same chip, and switch dynamically between the two in application. This unique and patent-pending capability gives you the best of both technologies, enabling the development of truly advanced features for touchscreen devices like true waterproofing, 1 mm stylus support, and hover.
Mutual Capacitance
  • Measures capacitance through intersections of horizontal and vertical sensor lines (X*Y)
  • More sensors for higher accuracy and true multitouch capability
Self Capacitance
  • Measures capacitance through individual sensor lines (X + Y)
  • Stronger signal for greater touch sensitivity without lowering noise threshold
  • Doesn´t support multifinger functionality

Combining self plus mutual capacitance measurement with differential signal analysis in the same device delivers advanced features that work in the real world for unbeatable performance.

Sensor Materials & Design


Touchscreen sensors are complex structures. They are built by sputtering indium tin oxide (ITO) onto a glass or PET (plastic film) substrate, and etching away a proprietary pattern into the ITO. The patterns and structures of layers in the sensor vary based on design need, and are custom to that individual system design.



On-stack is a traditional topology, and products are beginning to trend towards Sensor-On-Lens, direct lamination, on-cell, or in-cell systems. TrueTouch provides the ultimate design flexibility and system cost reduction with our ability to support all of these sensor materials and stackups. Our controllers can be mounted on either the FPC or the PCB, and have configurable pinouts to suit a variety of needs.



TrueTouch for the Way You Live


TrueTouch controllers can be found in many devices that help simplify your life. The high performance and reliable user experience that our customers have come to expect from TrueTouch-powered touchscreens can be found in an increasingly large number of applications.

  • Mobile Phones

    • Intuitive gestures for texting, photos, keyboard entry, etc.
    • Gaming and navigation support
    • Supports varied screen sizes
  • Tablets & Notebooks

    • Responsive keyboard entry
    • Flexible interface for cursor and scroll implementations
    • Simultaneous object manipulation
  • GPS Navigation Devices

    • Map manipulation
    • Quick start, end, and waypoint selection support
  • Portable Media Players

    • Enables additional functions like web browser and e-reader
    • Sleek user interface
  • Digital Cameras

    • Easy picture scrolling
    • Improved zooming capability and function selection
    • Intuitive photo editing interfaces
  • E-readers

    • Intuitive gestures
    • Easier navigation
    • Streamlined user interface
  • Printers

    • Eliminates need for mechanical buttons
    • Allows variable software-based user interface in small areas
  • White Goods

    • Control device settings with ease
    • Monitor and change machine cycles with a fingertip

Evolving to Meet Your Needs as Quickly as They Change



Tap. Swipe. Zoom. Rotate. Type. Different devices can use all, some, or only one of these gestures. But whether you need full multi-finger input or a simple single touch, TrueTouch has the solution. Our platform of single-chip solutions supports everything from mobile handsets to tablets. We are the world leader in small touchscreen packages, with chips available at 3 x 3 mm or smaller. TrueTouch also supports multiple stackup options for the most flexible and cost-reduced designs, including sensor-on-lens, display integrated, and direct lamination.

We provide more than just a touchscreen controller. With TrueTouch, you get the silicon, software, tools, design, and system-level expertise you need in one convenient package. We provide assisted tuning in our GUI for easy design implementation, as well as development and evaluation kits to assist in your design process (click here to request one).

           

Gen5 – The next level of performance silences the competition.


  • 40 Vpp charger noise immunity from 1 - 500 kHz
  • Multi-phase Tx and single-pass correlated scanning for the highest SNR
  • All-new analog front end
  • Display integrated design support
  • Industry's best waterproofing
  • Screens up to 5 inches

           

Large Screen Support – The premier portfolio for your needs.


  • Supports screens from 5 to 10.1 inches
  • Up to 65 I/O
  • Lowest active power consumption
  • Fastest 10-finger refresh rate
  • Supports major operating systems

Gen4 – High-end multitouch performance.


  • Proprietary charger noise elimination technology
  • 10V Tx with Tx-Boost™ for best-in-application SNR
  • 2x noise immunity and customizable advanced features with Gen4X
  • Fast scan and refresh rates
  • Excellent multi-finger accuracy and linearity
  • Industry's best waterproofing

Gen3 – Multitouch for the masses.


  • Brings the power and sophistication of multitouch gestures to your devices
  • Full multitouch functionality
  • Patent-pending charger noise solution
  • Advanced features: waterproofing, 1mm stylus, hover

           

Gen2 – Single and two-touch functionality that replaces resistive touchscreens.


  • Capacitive touch performance at resistive touch prices
  • Enhanced two-finger functionality like pinch, zoom, and rotate, plus single-finger gestures like tap and swipe
  • Delivers high performance with single layer sensors

Solutions Details Matrix


Trying to figure out which part is right for you? See the matrix below or contact us to find your solution.






In The News

  • 18 Apr. 2013
    Cypress TrueTouch® Touchscreen Solution Enables “Magic Touch” Feature for the 6.1-Inch Display in New Ascend Mate Smartphone from HUAWEI
  • 25 Mar. 2013
    Cypress Silences Noise From Chargers and Displays with Next-Generation Gen5 TrueTouch Controllers
  • 25 Mar. 2013
    Gen5 TrueTouch Controllers Silence Noise From Chargers and Displays
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