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News & Analysis
30th August 2021
Synaptics snaps up DSP Group for $540 million

Synaptics has acquired DSP Group for $540 million. The combination is anticipated to generate annual run rate synergies of $30 million for the new entity within 12 months of the deal closing.

Displays
21st May 2021
Touch controller family for flexible and foldable OLED devices

Synaptics has announced Juneau, the first AI-enabled touch controller solution for the OLED smartphone market, delivering new levels of performance, features and power-efficiency for next-generation phones.

Latest
8th July 2020
Synaptics to acquire Broadcom’s wireless IoT connectivity business

Synaptics has announced the signing of definitive agreements under which Synaptics will acquire certain assets and manufacturing rights associated with the wireless IoT connectivity business of Broadcom for approximately $250m in an all-cash transaction. Under the terms of the agreements, Synaptics will acquire certain rights to Broadcom’s existing WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS/GNSS products and business in the IoT market as well as future r...

Displays
19th September 2016
A broader automotive portfolio with latest touch controllers

Synaptics announced three feature-rich touch controller solutions designed specifically for the quality and reliability requirements and lifetime needs of the automotive market. The new Synaptics ClearPad automotive solutions include S7880, S7881, and S7882 touchscreen controllers which address the rapidly advancing evolution of modern vehicle cockpits.

Displays
13th February 2013
Synaptics ClearPad Drives Windows 8 Touch Interface of the Award-Winning Razer Edge Pro Gaming System

Synaptics Inc today announced that its ClearPad 7300 single-chip premier solution drives the touch interface of the Razer Edge Pro Gaming System tablet. The Razer Edge tablet was officially announced at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and was awarded CNET's Best of CES 2013 honors in the Best Gaming, People’s Voice and coveted Best of Show categories for its innovative concept and design by bringing PC gaming capabilities t...

Displays
8th January 2013
Synaptics To Showcase Cutting-Edge TouchPad and ThinTouch Solutions at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show

Synaptics Inc today announced that the company will have its latest TouchPad and ThinTouch solutions for notebooks, and external devices for the PC and tablet markets on display at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. As an industry leader in human interface solutions, Synaptics continues to help drive the adoption of the fast and fluid “touch first” computing experience that new operating systems, like Windows 8, are now de...

Displays
5th November 2012
Synaptics Drives Windows 8 Adoption with TouchPad, Touchscreen and Custom Gesture Interface Solutions

Synaptics Inc today announced full support for Windows 8-driven Ultrabooks, notebook PCs, tablets and convertible configurations, as well as external TouchPads for desktop and All-in-One PCs. As a co-engineering partner with Microsoft, Synaptics is uniquely qualified to support the rich and immersive user experience in high-performance, thin and light notebook and PC designs that will drive the success of Windows 8.

Analysis
9th October 2012
Synaptics ClearPad Series 3 Drives the First Signature HTC Windows Phone 8 Smartphones

Synaptics Inc today announced that the signature HTC 8X and the HTC 8S Windows Phone 8 smartphones, which both feature high resolution screens in thin and light designs, are driven by Synaptics ClearPad Series 3 solutions.

Displays
18th September 2012
Nokia Lumia 820/920 features Advanced Touch Experience from Synaptics

Synaptics has today revealed that the new Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820 will be the first smartphones in the world to use a new advanced multi-touch experience based on the Synaptics ClearPad capacitive touchscreen sensing technology.

Analysis
25th July 2012
Synaptics and Chimei-Innolux (CMI) Announce Collaboration for Industry Leading Series 4 Smartphone In-Cell Touch Display

Synaptics Inc today announced a collaboration with CMI (Chimei Innolux), a leading TFT-LCD manufacturer, to bring Synaptics’ industry leading In-Cell ClearPad 4260 to market. Synaptics and CMI will leverage their industry leading core capabilities to deliver a cutting edge 4-inch WVGA In-Cell touch display to smartphone OEMs. Synaptics’ ClearPad 4260 integrated touch and display driver (TDDI) will be combined with CMI’s advanced LCD low-tem...

Displays
14th July 2011
Google Chromebooks Ship Exclusively with Latest Synaptics ClickPad

Synaptics today announced that the first commercially available Google Chromebooks are exclusively equipped with a Synaptics ClickPad. The ClickPad features the latest Image Sensing technology that provides full-time finger tracking capability, more accurate touch detection and multi-touch gestures.

Analysis
14th July 2011
Synaptics Announces Groundbreaking InterTouch TouchPad Interface

Synaptics unveiled InterTouch at Computex. InterTouch is an open high speed interface standard that expands the capabilities of Image Sensing technology inside TouchPad and ClickPad equipped notebook PCs by enabling more sophisticated multi-touch gestures and highly accurate, multi-finger touch tracking, as well as providing enhanced suppression of inadvertent touch activations.

Analysis
14th April 2011
Cambrios and Synaptics Enter Agreement to Accelerate Use of ClearOhm Conductive Film in Commercial Products

Cambrios Technologies Corporation and Synaptics Incorporated, (NASDAQ: SYNA), a leading developer of human interface solutions for mobile computing, communications, and entertainment devices, today announced that they have entered into a Reference Design Partner Agreement.

Pending
14th April 2011
Cambrios ClearOhm Film Used in Smart Phone

Cambrios Technologies Corporation announced today that its ClearOhm transparent conductive film has been incorporated into the touch sensor of a leading smart phone. The touch sensor and touch module solution were developed by Nissha Printing Co., Ltd. of Japan and Synaptics Incorporated (NASDAQ: SYNA), respectively, and mark the first commercial implementation of Cambrios ClearOhm in place of indium tin oxide (ITO).

Analysis
14th April 2011
Huawei Chooses Synaptics ClearPad 7010 to Power Multi-Touch on IDEOS S7 Slim Tablet

Synaptics Incorporated (NASDAQ: SYNA), a leading developer of human interface solutions for mobile computing, communications, and entertainment devices today announced that Huawei has selected its ClearPad™ 7010 single-chip solution for the IDEOS S7 Slim tablet. The Huawei IDEOS S7 Slim features a 7” capacitive touchscreen, giving users an intuitive touch interface that is extremely responsive and accurate.

Analysis
14th April 2011
Synaptics ClearPad 3000 Enables Premium Touch Experience on Meizu M9 Smartphone

Synaptics Incorporated (NASDAQ: SYNA), a leading developer of human interface solutions for mobile computing, communications, and entertainment devices today announced that Meizu has implemented its ClearPad 3000 capacitive sensing solution for the recently released Meizu M9 smartphone. The M9 is the first smartphone on the Chinese market to feature the ClearPad 3000, offering users a premium touch experience with full 10-finger reporting and int...

Displays
16th February 2011
Synaptics - Capacitive Touchscreen Solutions with Latest ClearPad Innovations

Synaptics announced the expansion of its touchscreen technology portfolio, unveiling two new ClearPad™ solutions, the stylus-enabled ClearPad 3200, and the single-chip tablet solution ClearPad 7020. Synaptics’ ClearPad portfolio is already the industry’s broadest offering of capacitive touchscreen solutions on the market today spanning mass-market phones to premium tablets.

Displays
16th February 2011
Synaptics - Capacitive Multi-Touch Interface Solutions for use with Integrated Displays in Mobile Devices

Synaptics announced today the world’s first line of capacitive multi-touch interface solutions for use with integrated displays, the ClearPad™ Series 3 and Series 4. With on-cell and in-cell integrated displays, Synaptics makes it possible to seamlessly enable capacitive multi-touch sensing in mobile devices. Both ClearPad Series 3 and Series 4 are on-cell and in-cell display ready.

Analysis
21st January 2011
Synaptics’ PC Customers Win Top Honors at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show

Synaptics today announced that its TouchPad and ClickPad technologies are featured in four award-winning PC notebooks. The industry accolades were awarded at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

Analysis
4th January 2011
Synaptics Licenses Touch Sensor Patent to Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.

Synaptics Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNA), a leading developer of human interface solutions for mobile computing, communications, and entertainment devices, today announced that it has licensed U.S. Patent 7,439,962 “Touch Pad with Flexible Substrate” to Nissha Printing Co., Ltd. of Japan. The license agreement enables Nissha, one of the world’s largest touch panel manufacturers, to manufacture touch-based sensor solutions using Synaptics’ patented t...

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