(iTers) - Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) said today its TrueTouch® solution was designed in Acer ICONIA TAB A100, the industry’s first 7-inch tablet running on Android 3.2 Honeycomb platform.

Coming complete with an all-point controller and noise-immune capacitive sensing algorithm, Cypress’s TrueTouch solution offers 60 sensing I/O channels with support for up to 884 nodes on the screen. According to Cypress, additional sensing channels are essential for greater accuracy and linearity, allowing the touch screen to sense even smaller-sized fingers’ tap.

On top of that, the the TrueTouch multitouch all-point controllers provide best-in-class scan times for true multifinger touch and very high signal-to-noise ratio of more than 80:1 RMS, consuming less than 1.3 mA low-power state current. It also offers best-in-class water rejection and wet-finger tracking. Its patented capacitive touch sensing technology can guarantee flawless operation in noisy RF and LCD environment, too.

"The Acer tablets offer outstanding functionality and performance," said Derek Richardson, Senior Director of Cypress’s Large Touchscreen Business Unit. "The touchscreen interface is a critical part of what sets this tablet apart from, and we are confident that our solution is a good fit for Acer’s tablet PC product line-up."

Acer’s 7-inch Iconia A100 tablet PC has a 1024 x 600 resolution and a 70-degree viewing angle. It weighs 0.92 pounds and measures 0.5 inches thick. The multifunctional A100 can be used for games, surfing the Internet, and productivity applications such as calendar and email. In addition, the integrated Bluetooth allows consumers to connect devices such as headsets and keyboards.

Cypress’s TrueTouch solution enables customers to rapidly develop leading-edge solutions by supporting development from panel design through manufacturing testing. They have also a choice of using ITO glass, film touch sensors and LCDs from preferred partners, and can develop innovative mechanical designs to enable thin touch screen stack-ups.

By Brian Kim