Atmel New Automotive-qualified maXTouch S Controllers Target Larger Touchscreens in Center Consoles

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Atmel^® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch technology solutions, today announced that two new maXTouch^® touchscreen controllers have been certified for use in automobiles, adding to its diverse automotive product portfolio. The mXT1188S is optimized for touchscreens up to 12 inches, while the mXT1664S is ideal for touchscreens up to 14 inches.

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Both touchscreen controllers are optimized for single-layer shieldless sensor designs in automotive center consoles, navigation systems, radio interfaces and rear-seat entertainment systems. A single-layer shieldless sensor design eliminates additional screen layers, delivering better light transparency resulting in lower power consumption along with an overall lower system cost for the manufacturer. These maXTouch controllers are AEC-Q100 compliant and designed for high reliability in harsh environments. They also offer glove support and improved moisture resistance which are two key requirements for touch screen use in vehicles.

"Atmel is the leader in touch solutions for automotive, consumer and industrial and continues to bring innovative technologies to market," said Rob Valiton, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Automotive, Aerospace and Memory Business Units. "The new automotive-qualified maXTouch controllers further strengthen Atmel's automotive market position enabling more touchscreens in the car to hit the streets. We are also making in-car systems with capacitive touchscreens more accessible by enabling a shieldless single-layer touch sensor, which significantly reduces the total system cost."

Atmel's maXTouch controllers deliver superior touch performance, multi-touch, faster response times, more precise touches, robust operation and lower power consumption for an excellent user experience. More information about Atmel's maXTouch controllers is available at: www.atmel.com/maxtouch.

Evaluation Kits

To help accelerate a design, the EVK-MXT1664SAT-A evaluation kit is available today. The kit includes an mXT1664S touch controller that interfaces with a 10.1-inch sensor (with an aspect ratio of 16:9). The kits are available through your local sales representative.

Availability

Samples of the mXT1664S-A and mXT1188S-A in LQFP144 packages are available now. Devices in the PPAP packages will be available in June 2014 with volume production in July 2014.

More Information

Atmel maXTouch Solutions: www.atmel.com/maxtouch
Atmel Automotive-qualified Touch Solutions: http://www.atmel.com/products/automotive/automotive_touch/default.aspx
Atmel Automotive-qualified MCUs: http://www.atmel.com/products/automotive/default.aspx
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Atmel Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of microcontrollers, capacitive touch solutions, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and radio frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry's broadest intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is able to provide the electronics industry with complete system solutions focused on industrial, consumer, communications, computing and automotive markets.

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