HiWave targets home appliance market
18 Mayo 2012 - 3:00AM
RNS Non-Regulatory
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Hiwave Technologies PLC
18 May 2012
HiWave targets 300m-unit home appliance market with its position
specific haptic touch platform for printed control panels
Enables localised haptic response and programmable touch effects
to replicate feeling of mechanical key press on flat panels
Cambridge, UK, May 18, 2012: HiWave Technologies (LSE:HIW), the
provider of electronic devices that utilise innovative sound and
touch technologies to add outstanding user appeal to consumer
electronics, announces the launch of a touch feedback platform for
control panels for everyday household appliances. The platform will
enable manufacturers to simplify the production process by
replacing button controls with flat control panels that maintain
the feel of a mechanical key press, when touched.
HiWave will initially target the 300m-unit per annum home
appliance market with this innovative technology to enable the
faithful reproduction of the feel that a traditional mechanical
button, switch or keypad produces when pressed on microwaves,
fridge-freezers, hobs and ovens. The technology also brings
benefits to industrial, commercial and medical touch control
panels.
The Taptic(TM) demonstration platform uses HiWave 3(rd)
dimension haptics, and incorporates two HiWave HIHXC9C005-8 haptic
actuators, which attach to the back of a flat printed touch
interface panel, and a HiWave HiHS9002 haptic control integrated
circuit. It can work with both capacitive and resistive touch panel
technologies.
By using the company's patented Bending Wave technology, the
actuators precisely deliver waveforms across the panel to replicate
the feel of a mechanical keypad and, if desired, simultaneously
overlay audio cues. The key benefit of HiWave's patented Bending
Wave Haptics is that the panel can be firmly fixed, or integral in
the appliance. No physical movement is necessary as bending waves
create the tactile sensation locally in the touch panel. This
reduces cost, increases ruggedness and product lifetime, as well as
enabling the entire unit to be 'wipe clean'. Moreover, this is
achieved with a high level of mechanical efficiency by HiWave's
patented inertial exciters, resulting in crisp tactile sensation
with low power consumption.
The flexibility provided by HiWave's algorithms processed in its
haptic control chip enables haptic feedback responses to be
precisely selected and tuned by both the user and manufacturer to
replicate a wide range of button press sensations. The frequency of
operation delivers over an octave for true wideband haptics, and up
to 15kHz for audio playback. A range of audio feedbacks - from
simple pings and clicks to mp3 files containing spoken instructions
and music - can also be delivered without additional speakers by
using the touch panel as the sound emitter.
James Lewis, CEO of HiWave said:
"The home appliance market is evolving rapidly to adopt new
technologies that deliver user benefits, and we're seeing
significant interest from manufacturers seeking to implement our
innovative touch technologies for non-display applications. Unlike
mechanical buttons, printed panels can be easily cleaned so don't
harbour dirt and bacteria and are much more robust in a busy
kitchen environment. Moreover, they are inexpensive to develop and
produce, allowing white goods manufacturers to easily upgrade
features and update the aesthetics of their products."
HiWave has filed further patents to protect its recent haptics
breakthroughs, and will demonstrate the 'Taptics' reference
platform in June at the Eurohaptics 2012 conference, Finland.
HiWave's 'taptics' reference platform is available for
demonstration now and evaluation units will be available during Q2
of calendar year 2012. The HiHS9002 control IC and HIHX9C005-8
haptic exciters are also available immediately, in high volume
quantities, from HiWave and its distributors.
Definition: Taptics is HiWave's name for true haptics that
recreates the sensation of mechanical push buttons and switches in
a non-moving surface.
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For further information please contact:
HiWave Technologies plc +44 (0)1223 598 490
James Lewis
http://www.hiwave.com
Media enquiries
Publitek Limited
Bob Jones or Rob Ashwell
Email: hiwave@publitek.com +44 (0)1225 470000
FTI Consulting +44 (0)20 7831 3113
Sophie McMillan
Clare Thomas
About HiWave
HiWave Technologies PLC develops and sells electronic components
and sub-assemblies that enable designers of consumer electronic
devices to add outstanding user appeal to their products.
The company's expertise in human interface waveform technologies
delivers a wide range of audio and haptic touch devices for the
consumer and industrial applications. Its products are founded upon
a unique combination of intellectual property that spans control
electronics and physical components such as transducers.
Founded in late 2010, in the rebirth of NXT, the company is
headquartered in the UK and has offices in Hong Kong, California
and Japan. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE:HIW).
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