Fujitsu Components America, Inc.

Fujitsu Takamisawa Releases Low-Power Resistive Touch Panels

Sunnyvale, CA, April 23, 2001 — Fujitsu Takamisawa America, Inc. (FTA) today released a series of resistive touch panels that combine low power consumption and long operating life with improved optical materials. The panels offer OEMs a cost-effective input component for a variety of portable and fixed applications including kiosks, industrial and process controls, portable and handheld PCs, POS terminals, ATMs, medical equipment and internet appliances.

The FID-550 and FID-554 series have a maximum power consumption of 20mA (15mA typical) in 5V operating mode. The FID-554 series panel uses standard, 4-wire analog resistive technology and has a minimum writing life of 100 thousand words. It has an operating temperature range of 0 to 50°C.

The FID-550 series features a proprietary input detection technology that uses a single resistive layer detection to enhance its writing life to one million words (minimum). It has an operating temperature range of –5 to 60°C. Both series are available in several standard panel sizes from under 5.7 to 18-inches plus (diagonal viewing area).

Both touch panels are available in pen-input and pen/finger-input models. The pen-input panels have an operating force of 100g (max.) and feature a proprietary dot-spacing method to prevent finger input at less than 500g. The pen/finger-input models have a maximum operating force of 80g.

Light transmissivity and clarity is rated at 80 percent (typical) transparency with a 5 percent (typical) haze. Clarity is further enhanced with Anti-Newton ring technology and surface hardness is rated at 2H (min.) with 1.5% (max.) linearity, with resolution is specified at 0.1mm (0.004-inch).

Available immediately, the touch panels are competitively priced in OEM quantities from $30 to $90 each, with microcontrollers under $10.

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Company Information

Fujitsu Takamisawa America, Inc. markets and distributes electronic components throughout North and South America. Products include relays, connectors, input devices, and thermal printer mechanisms. The company is headquartered at 250 E. Caribbean Drive, Sunnyvale, California, 94089. For product information contact FTA via telephone 1-800-380-0059 or by email at marcom@fta.fujitsu.com.
For more information, please see: www.fujitsu.takamisawa.com

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