-- 10+ touches;
-- fingers and stylus input;
-- finger-pressure detection;
-- low power consumption; and
-- native Windows 7 support, with no driver required.
The two companies will co-design multi-touch modules based on the joint
expertise of Stantum's seven years of pioneering, proven multi-touch
experience and Gunze USA's leading manufacturing of touch-panels solutions,
its workforce and its know-how.
"We are very pleased to work with Gunze USA," said Francois Jeanneau,
Stantum's sales & business development director, North America. "Their
superior quality of touch sensor solutions and their advanced manufacturing
capabilities will enable North American customers to integrate multi-touch
functionality into their products."
Commented Aparna Sharma, president of Gunze USA: "We are excited to expand
our product line and to include true multi-touch products in our portfolio.
Stantum's pioneering position in the industry now enables us to offer
state-of-the-art multi-touch solutions to our existing and future
customers."
Gunze USA will provide these custom multi-touch modules to the North
American market for use in industrial, automotive, defense, aerospace,
medical, kiosk/point-of-sales, and other professional applications.
Unlike capacitive multi-touch, Stantum's technology is particularly well
suited to these professional markets, thanks to its:
-- immunity to EMI issues, via easy coexistence with Wi-Fi or Bluetooth
antennas around the screen;
-- stylus input and high precision, enabling handwriting recognition; and
-- ability to work flawlessly with gloves.
With this agreement, Gunze joins Stantum's growing network of qualified
touch-solutions partners and will benefit from the multi-touch pioneer's
dedicated support and design services.
About Gunze
Gunze (www.gunzeusa.com) is a world leader in resistive touch panel
manufacturing. Gunze Ltd. Japan established Gunze USA in 1988 to better
serve the needs of the North American market. Gunze works with OEMs and
system integrators to design the most effective touch panel solutions.
Gunze touch panels include polarizer and anti-reflective configurations
with polycarbonate and glass substrates. Gunze designs and manufactures
4-wire, 5-wire and 8-wire touch sensors in their state-of-the-art
facilities in North America and Asia for consumer electronics, industrial,
automotive, medical, mobile, and POS/kiosk applications.
About Stantum
Stantum (www.stantum.com) has been the pioneering company in multi-touch
technology since 2002, and in 2005 was the first company to market
commercial products using a truly reliable multi-touch user interface.
Today, Stantum's patented and breakthrough multi-touch technology portfolio
is available under license of IP bricks and associated engineering and
design services. Stantum is headquartered in Bordeaux, France.
Contact Information: Editorial Contact Neal Leavitt Leavitt Communications 760-639-2900 or 760-212-9112