Fujitsu Components Europe, B.V.

Fujitsu Expands its 7-Wire Touch Panel Offering

Larger panels address emerging applications

Hoofddorp, April 20, 2004 — Fujitsu Components Europe B.V. today announced it has expanded its 7-wire resistive touch panel offering with the addition of a 17-inch (diagonal) standard product. The company now offers OEMs and VARs a line of standard 7-wire touch panels ranging in size from 8.4 inches to 17 inches and down to 3.8 inches for the 4-wire version.

The new 17-inch panel is targeted for man-machine interface functions in instrumentation, process controls, intelligent kiosks and other emerging applications such as electronic voting machines. It accepts both pen and finger input, has a minimum input life of ten million operations, 80 percent minimum transparency and an operating temperature range of 5 to 60 degrees C. The 7-wire technology offers a resistance that is ten times higher than the 4-wire touch panel technology.

Offering an alternative to 5-wire resistive panels, Fujitsu's 7-wire technology uses only the stable glass layer to detect input, resulting in 1.5 percent linearity over the guaranteed life of the product. Four sense lines monitor the resistance of the glass and automatically compensate for any variation caused by physical or environmental changes.

Precisely controlling the micro-dot height and spacing patterns, along with an airtight panel construction, prevents Newton Ring formation and moiré effects. Optional optical enhancements, including transmissivity ranging from a standard 80% up to 92%, anti-glare and anti-smudge treatments, are also available.

The 17-inch panel has outer dimensions measuring 294mm (H) x 369mm (W), its usable, active touch area measures 271mm (H) x 338mm (W). The panel features 1.8mm thick glass and weighs 516g.

The standard 17-inch FID-550 series touch panels are available immediately through Fujitsu Components Europe B.V. and its selected distributors. Lead-time is stock to 16 weeks ARO.

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About Fujitsu Components Europe B.V.

Fujitsu Components Europe B.V. markets and distributes electronic components throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa. Products include relays, connectors, input and pointing devices, touch panels, KVM switches, and thermal printers. The company is headquartered at Diamantlaan 25, 2132 WV Hoofddorp, The Netherlands.
For more information, please see: www.fceu.fujitsu.com

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