Development of Capacitive Transparent Touch Switch that realizes a Feather-touch Operational Feel

　　　　
　We are pleased to announce that we have developed and started taking orders for a capacitive transparent touch switch, which uses transparent film.
　Due to the popularization of smartphones and tablet PCs, a feather-touch operational feel for key input has become the norm and replaced previous mechanical switches for use in household electrical appliances etc. There has therefore been a greater tendency to employ input devices with a touch operational feel.
　This product achieves the simple input and feather-touch operational feel crucial for household electrical appliances. As a feature, the transparent touch switch is formed by printing organic conductive polymer on a PET film substrate. Productivity is higher than touch switches that use a transparent conductive film, such as ITO film, necessary for the patterning process, allowing manufacturing costs to be reduced.
　Further, using highly sensitive sensing IC means that the operational feel is not weakened even when thick cover panels are pasted together, enabling smooth input. For the cover panel, acrylic up to 3mm thick and glass up to 5mm thick can be pasted together.
　Supplied types include 1) 【touch switch and IC set】 or 2) 【touch switch and IC-attached board set】.
　While seeking to reduce costs further in the future, we will strive to create products that can widely support uses requiring heat resistance.