Neonode, a supplier of leading optical touch screen technology has declared the launch of NN1001, a premier ultra-low power single-chip optical touch controller. Neonode and Texas Instruments (TI) together developed NN1001.
NN1001 has been designed particularly to increase performance, to minimize the bill of materials (BOM) cost, and offer upgrades for optical touch controller customers of various end markets such as e-books, smartphones, tablets, and automotive. In addition, the efficient analog signal chain and power management technologies, high-performance, and integration capabilities of TI facilitate ultra- low noise and low power through an integrated single-chip solution.
The NN1001 controller features a high scanning speed of 1000 Hz with 1 ms latency, utilizing less than 1 mW at 100 Hz. It is capable of surpassing most of the touch solutions in the existing market. High-speed, multi-touch signal is detected by NN1001 with any object like passive pens, finger, and gloved finger, and it links with application processor or microcontroller with a high-speed SPI interface. The controller operates in single or multiple patterns for controlling screen sizes up to 20 in.
In addition, NN1001 supports highly developed power management functions for low-power mobile devices and implements. The ‘AlwaysONTM technology’ of Neonode is active even when the device application processor is in sleep or off mode.
During the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January 2012, NN1001 will be presented to few customers and is expected to be launched in the second half of 2012. The company anticipates mass production by Q2 2012.