The mxT1664S is one of Atmel's new generation of touch controller family maxTouch S series, an upgrade from its predecessor maxTouch family.
Built with its trademarked proprietary SlimSensor technology, the mXT1664S is 2 times more responsive to users’ touch than its predecessor maxTouch series.
That’s because the mXT1664S combines hardware and firmware innovations that combats display noise up to 3.5V from any type of display, including ACVCOM LCDs and noisier high pixel density displays.
Featuring full hardware acceleration of noise-cancelling functions, it delivers outstanding noise immunity, resulting in double gains in the touch responsiveness.
Strong immunity to noise
As the SlimSensor technology also can enable system designers to use slimmer touch sensor technologies like fully laminated, unshielded touch-on-lens sensors, on-cell sensors, ultra-thin film sensors, they can reduce their touch solution module by more than 1mm, Atmel said.
Trademarked as maXCharger, another technology breakthrough is what the company said differentiates itself from other competitors’.
By combining analog circuitry and intelligent algorithms, the maxCharger enables flawless touch performance even with battery chargers that output up to 240V of common-mode noise.
Outstanding touch responsiveness
Utilizing high voltage and advanced algorithm, it can also offer a 14.4V touch sensor, resulting in 4.5 times improvement in signal-to-noise, or SNR ratio in noisy conditions.
In addition, the maXCharger technology utilizes spike suppression to remove severe noise spikes before they corrupt measurements and active noise avoidance to seek out quieter operating frequencies.
Its recently announced 1mm maXStylus™ active stylus with multiSense functionality is a appealing point, too, as it enables high-precision, simultaneous touch and stylus input.
Lower cost passive stylus with 2mm tip is also supported at over 120Hz report rate with a dramatic 2X improvement in linearity versus the previous generation of maXTouch controllers. For a natural user experience, both stylus technologies feature intelligent palm rejection.
Up to 17-inch
The mXT1664S is especially designed to power a range of tablet PC touch screens from 10.1-inch to an upward of 17-inch.
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10.1-inch tablet PC sports a 10.1-inch WXGA 1280 x 800 touchscreen display.
Running on Google's Android™ 4 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, the new Samsung Galaxy Note is powered by a 1.4GHz dual-core processor and includes 2GB of RAM, a 1.9-megapixel camera, support for proximity sensing and an S-Pen (active stylus) for writing.
"Our customers expect the most innovative products offering a flawless touch experience every time," said HeonSeok Lee, senior engineer of display lab, Samsung Electronics Corporation. "To meet those expectations, we have collaborated with leading touch supplier Atmel."
"As a leading provider of consumer touch-enabled devices, Samsung continues to create new, industry-changing, innovative products to meet customers' changing touch requirements," said Jon Kiachian, vice president of touch marketing, Atmel Corporation.
"We are pleased that Atmel's maXTouch technologies continue to power Samsung's products, enabling a superior touch experience that is delighting our global users. Atmel looks forward to continuing this strong relationship with Samsung," added he.
Available now in the US with 4G LTE onboard and optional Wi-Fi capability, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 includes a rear-facing 5MP camera and front-facing 1.9MP camera for video chatting.