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Elo TouchSystems Announces New Surface Capacitive Touchscreens and TouchmonitorsElo TouchSystems Announces New Surface Capacitive Touchscreens and Touchmonitors
Elo's new surface capacitive touchscreens are ideal for use in markets such as financial/ATM, entertainment/gaming, and retail, including ticketing machines, point-of-sale (POS) and kiosk-based applications. Accurate, Durable, Reliable and RobustElo's surface capacitive touchscreens will be available in 12", 15", 17" and 19" flat, as well as customized sizes. Surface capacitive touch technology is environmentally resilient and offers superior sensitivity, including exceptional drag characteristics, with an accurate and fast touch response. A transparent protective coating makes the overlay resistant to scratches and abrasions, and also increases durability. In addition, touch performance is unaffected by everyday abuse and mishaps such as dirt, dust, condensation, liquid spills, contaminants or cleaning solutions. Largest Touch Technology and Touchmonitor Offering"With the addition of surface capacitive touchscreens, the Elo family provides the largest touch technology offering from any manufacturer," says Elo's Product Manager, Frank Lung. "Developers, integrators, OEMs and resellers now have a reliable alternative resource for surface capacitive touchscreens—one that is backed by a company that has provided the global standard in touch technology for over 30 years. Customers will also have the additional choice of surface capacitive technology when choosing among a range of Elo desktop and chassis touchmonitors designed for a variety of applications." How Surface Capacitive Touch Technology WorksElo's surface capacitive touchscreen consists of a glass panel with a surface coating of capacitive or charge-storing material. The four corners of the touchscreens are connected to amplifiers that integrate the current needed to periodically charge up the touch capacitance through the screen resistance. These integrated charges are measured with an analog-to-digital converter on the electronic controller; the microprocessor determines the exact position of the touch from the different amount of charge injected into each touchscreen corner. "Our surface capacitive touchscreens utilize our patent-pending Z-Border," says Lung, "which significantly improves edge and corner linearity performance." Z-Border has proven successful on Elo's popular AccuTouch five-wire resistive touchscreens. Compatible DriversThe surface capacitive touchscreen with Elo's internally developed electronic controller is compatible with industry-leading software protocols including Elo's SmartSet protocol. Elo drivers are included for Microsoft Windows 98, Me, NT, 2000, and XP. The sensors are designed to fit on standard Elo monitors with serial/USB connectivity and compatibility with other capacitive offerings. Evaluation samples are available now and production quantities will be available summer 2004. For more information on surface capacitive touch technology and other Elo products and services, please contact Elo TouchSystems at 800-ELO-TOUCH (800-356-8682), visit Elo's Web site at www.elotouch.com, or direct electronic mail inquiries to eloinfo@elotouch.com. AccuTouch, CarrollTouch, Entuitive, IntelliTouch, iTouch, and SecureTouch are trademarks of Elo TouchSystems, Inc. All other products and company names referred to herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders. About Elo TouchSystemsElo TouchSystems, Inc., global leader in touch technology, is a business unit of Tyco Electronics. Elo develops, manufactures and markets a complete line of touch products that simplify the interface between people and computers in both public-access and employee-activated applications. Founded in 1971, the company is headquartered in Fremont, California, with manufacturing sites in the U.S., Belgium, Taiwan, and Japan. (Elo operates in Japan under the name of Touch Panel Systems.) Elo's main regional offices are in Kessel-Lo, Belgium and Yokohama, Japan, with additional sales and technical support offices worldwide. For more information on Elo TouchSystems' products and services, call 1-800-ELO-TOUCH in the U.S. or visit our Web site at www.elotouch.com. About Tyco ElectronicsTyco Electronics, a major business segment of Tyco International Ltd., is the world's largest passive electronic components manufacturer; a world leader in cutting-edge wireless, active fiber optic and complete power systems technologies; and is also rapidly developing extensive networking and building technology installation services. Tyco Electronics provides advanced technology products from over forty well-known and respected brands, including Agastat, Alcoswitch, AMP, AMP NETCONNECT, Buchanan, CII, CoEv, Critchley, Elcon, Elo TouchSystems, M/A-COM, Madison Cable, OEG, OneSource Building Technologies, Potter & Brumfield, Raychem, Schrack, Simel and TDI Batteries. ### ContactsBarbara Van Gennep Tom Donnelly |
Fremont,
California–Mar. 18, 2004–Elo TouchSystems, Inc.,
the global leader in touch technology and a business unit of Tyco Electronics,
announces the addition of surface capacitive touchscreens to its portfolio
of touch technologies and touchmonitors. Elo's new family of surface
capacitive touchscreens—utilizing the company's Z-Border, a patent-pending
linearization electrode pattern—firmly positions the company as
the primary single-source solution for all mainstream touch technologies:
CarrollTouch infrared, IntelliTouch/SecureTouch/ iTouch surface-wave,
AccuTouch five-wire/AT4 four-wire resistive, and DirectTouch/ThruTouch
projected capacitive. In addition, customers will now be able to receive
surface capacitive technology on Elo's portfolio of Entuitive "designed
for touch" touchmonitors, the world's largest offering. Elo's new
surface capacitive touchscreen and touchmonitors will be
demonstrated in Hall 21, Stand B35 at CeBIT 2004, Hannover,
Germany, from March 18 to 24, 2004.