Apple (Apple), touch stress test (Force Sensing) technology quickly caught the attention of the market, many mobile phone companies of the flagship model, launched in 2016 is expected to pick up the technology, however, research institutions believe that Google will be in the new Android operating system in the primary support, is the key to expand the technology's popularity.
Analysis and marketing agency director of IHS study Calvin hsieh, 2015 years to build a touch pressure measuring function of hui type mobile phones account for only about 24% of the smartphone market, apple iPhone 6 S and the vast majority, the Android smartphone is relatively small, the reason for this is that Android has no native support touch stress measurement, so whatever cell phone manufacturers or application (APP) developers must spend a lot of heart development related application software, and the application software can only support a particular model is used, such as huawei on their Mate S smartphone use touch objects weighing applications of pressure measurement technologies, which is by the development of application for this kind of software implementation.
Calvin hsieh believes that once the new version of the Android operating system native support touch stress measuring technique, will sweep hardware manufacturers and software development industry of investment, the technology of the application of blossoming in touch stress test.
Therefore, Google in May 2016 I/O conference, whether announced that the next generation of Android operating system support touch stress measuring technique, is the important observation index.
Xie said generali, the Android native support touch stress measuring technique, provides a standardized application programming interface (API) and software development kit (SDK), so as to attract more chips and handset makers into the technology, and software developers can quickly developed the touch stress measurement of related applications, strengthen the Android smartphone ecosystem's ability to support the technology, and eliminate the market should use software to touch stress measured meager.
The Android smartphone ecosystem to establish a good touch after stress test applications, the next step must consider how to reduce the cost of the problem. Calvin hsieh, according to the touch stress test implementation cost substantially more expensive than a touch sensor. 5 inch smartphone screen, for example, contain a touch of the function and contains no pressure test touch panel module, spreads are roughly $8 to 10, thus to further popularize the technology, cost reduction will be another important level.
Calvin hsieh, points out that the implementation cost to reduce the touch stress measured can begin from three directions, the first is to develop new material technology, the second is from touch the design structure of pressure measuring modules, such as adjust the position of the touch stress measuring electrode layer is finally by mass production to achieve economies of scale and market competition.
Have learned, in touch touch crystal film stress measuring technique on the implementation of plays an important role, mobile phone factory to built the function, will contact touch crystal film first, and crystal film and toughening in vitro, in addition to providing chip will advise touch stress measuring electrode design, in order to make the best matching efficiency. Chamber of commerce and the mobile phone and then touch chip factory, sensing electrode joint factory mutual coordination, complete the touch stress measurement function.
Now phase, including the stmicroelectronics (ST), Thailand (FocalTech) in London, new international (Synaptics), by Hydis all have touch stress test plan, but think the science and technology and send top (Goodix) and so on other touchscreen chip providers are also expected to join the market situation this year. After more and more into touch crystal film, Calvin hsieh estimates, 2016 touch pressure measurement technology in the smartphone market carrying rate can reach up to about thirty percent.
