Capacitive-Sensing Solution Handles Liquids, Gels

Jan. 30, 2023

Infineon's CAPSENSE technology maintains low-power operation and a voltage range from 1.71 to 5.5 V. It provides a solution for liquid tolerance to prevent false touches in wet/moist environments.

Alix Paultre

Related To: Electronic Design

This video is part of our electronica 2022 coverage, and part of TechXchange: Advanced Display Technology.

Infineon's CAPSENSE technology, which features low-power operation and a voltage range from 1.71 to 5.5 V, also provides a solution for liquid tolerance to prevent false touches in wet/moist environments. CAPSENSE solutions can put capacitive touch-sensing functionality into designs using PSoC Creator’s CAPSENSE component, ModusToolbox CAPSENSE Middleware, or the company's Mechanical Button Replacement portfolio.

Alix Paultre | Editor-at-Large, Electronic Design

An Army veteran, Alix Paultre was a signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and eventually wound up helping launch and run a publication on consumer electronics for the US military stationed in Europe. Alix first began in this industry in 1998 at Electronic Products magazine, and since then has worked for a variety of publications in the embedded electronic engineering space. Alix currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Also check out his YouTube watch-collecting channel, Talking Timepieces.