Date: 01/07/2010

Samsung's 'Touch Control' TVs uses Atmel maXTouch controllers for its touchscreens

Atmel's maXTouch controller has been used to design Samsung's new 'Touch Control' smart touchscreens, supporting Samsung's premium full HD 3D LED 9000 series televisions (TVs). The touch controls feature touch interface management for controlling all menu and control applications and thus offers the ability to enter text, as well as stream video from the TV screen to the 3-inch color screen on the handheld remote, which then allows the user to take the TV anywhere around the home.

"Atmel continues to drive innovation in touch solutions while leading the convergence between the consumer, entertainment and computing applications-improving the way consumers interface with their technology. Working with Samsung has allowed us to offer the numerous advantages of Atmel's maXTouch capacitive touchscreen technology to today's consumers," said Jon Kiachian, senior director of touch technologies, Atmel Corporation. "The Atmel maXTouch mXT224 offers best-in-class accuracy, responsiveness and low-power consumption which has enabled the Samsung engineering team to quickly and easily design leading-edge touchscreen capabilities into Samsung's new Touch Controllers."

For more information visit: www.atmel.com/touchscreen