In Apple's lead, touch pressure sensing (force sensing technology quick market attention, many mobile phone manufacturers had been expected in 2016 launched flagship models equipped with the technology, however, the agencies believe. If Google will in a new version of the Android operating system built support for, is to promote the technology to expand the popularity of the key.
Analysis of the market research agency IHS research director Xie Zhongli, intelligent mobile phone 2015 built-in touch pressure sensing function accounted for only about 24% of the overall mobile phone market intelligence, including Apple's iPhone 6S and the majority of intelligent mobile phone, Android system is relatively small, the reason is that the Android system does not support built-in touch pressure sensor, so whether mobile phone manufacturers or application application developers must take heart development related application software greatly, and these applications can only be used to support specific models, such as HUAWEI in its Mate S intelligent mobile phone by the touch pressure sensing technology display objects weighing applications, which is evident by the exclusive application software for the development of the aircraft.
Xie Zhongli believes that once the version of the Android operating system built-in support touch pressure sensing technology, will sweep away the hardware manufacturers and software development industry the doubts of inputs, which contributed to the touch pressure sensing applications everywhere.
Therefore, I/O in May 2016 Google conference, whether to announce the next generation Android operating system to support the touch pressure sensing technology, will be particularly attractive.
Xie Zhongli said, Android support touch pressure sensing technology can provide a standardized application programming interface (API) and software development kit (SDK), in order to attract more chip and mobile phone manufacturers into the technology, and software developers can also quickly develop a touch pressure sense of related applications, Android smartphone ecosystem on the technical support ability enhancement, and eliminate the market doubts about the touch pressure sensing applications software poor.
The next step is to think about how to reduce the cost of the Android smart phone ecosystem to create a good sense of touch pressure sensing application environment. Xie Zhongli said, at present, the actual cost of the touch pressure sensor is much more expensive than the touch sensing. With 5-inch smartphone screens, for example, containing touch pressure sensing function with and without the function of touch panel module, the price difference of about 8 to 10 dollars, so the technology to further popularity, cost reduction will be another important level.
Xie Zhongli pointed out that to reduce the touch pressure sensing implementation costs can be from three directions proceed. The first is to develop new materials technology, the second is to proceed from the design of the structure of the touch pressure sensing module, such as adjusting the positions of the touch pressure sensing electrode layer, and finally is borrowed from production economies of scale and market competition to achieve.
It is understood, touch chip makers in implementation of touch pressure sensing technology plays an important role, the mobile phone factory, if the built-in function, will likely be the first to touch chip makers approached, and chip makers in addition to providing chip and firmware, will provide advice touch pressure sensing electrode patterns, to enable them to achieve the best matching efficiency. Then, the touch control chip chamber of Commerce and mobile phone factory, sensing electrode fitting factory mutual coordination and cooperation, to complete the touch pressure sensing function.
At this stage, including meaning law semiconductor (st), Duntai FocalTech, Si International (Synaptics), hydis all have touch pressure sensing system, and Li Si micro and Department of top technology (Goodix) and other touch chip industry this year is expected to join the market situation of the war. In more and more touch chip business investment, Xie Zhongli estimates, 2016 touch pressure sensing technology in the smart phone market with a rate of up to three percent.