AZOTEQ
Sensor ICs, touch sensing and sensor-fusion solutions
About the manufacturer
Azoteq is a fabless semiconductor company specialising in sensing ICs and sensor-fusion technology. Its solutions combine capacitive, inductive and Hall-effect sensing with functions for touch interfaces, gesture recognition and haptic feedback.
The ProxSense and ProxFusion families support buttons, sliders, wheels, dials, touchpads and proximity sensors. Azoteq also develops technologies for trackpads, wearables, headphones, controllers and waterproof user interfaces.
A key design goal is to reduce system component count by integrating several sensing functions into a single IC. This simplifies compact HMI designs and supports low-power devices that require reliable touch or presence detection.
Applications
Azoteq solutions are well suited to applications where mechanical controls are replaced by modern touch, proximity or contactless interfaces.
- HMI interfaces – touch buttons, sliders, wheels and dials.
- Wearables – touch, wear detection and gesture sensing.
- Headphones and TWS devices – wear detection, touch controls and mute functions.
- Keyboards and pointing devices – multi-level keys, trackpads and scroll wheels.
- Automation and IoT – low-power touch and proximity interfaces.
- Waterproof devices – inductive interfaces without openings or moving contacts.
- Controllers and consumer electronics – dials, buttons and haptic feedback.
AZOTEQ products available from Maritex
The AZOTEQ range available from Maritex includes sensor ICs for modern user interfaces and detection systems.
Available product groups include:
- Capacitive touch and proximity sensing ICs.
- Sensor-fusion ICs combining multiple sensing technologies.
- Sensors for buttons, sliders and rotary controls.
- ICs for HMI and low-power devices.
- Solutions for presence detection and gesture-based interfaces.
Azoteq devices are intended for direct integration into electronic assemblies and can replace mechanical controls in many applications. Depending on the family, solutions differ in channel count, host interface and supported sensing technology.
Selection should account for the number of sensing channels, sensing method, host communication interface, power-consumption targets and environmental requirements of the user interface.
