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PIEZO HAPTICS . Apr 16, 2020

How to Select the Right Haptic Piezo Driver and Actuator Combination

Selecting the proper hardware is crucial in a piezo haptic solution. The solution is composed of a piezo actuator and a piezo haptic driver (amplifier). Both are deeply connected and rely on each other to deliver the best tactile feedback. Therefore, selecting the right components is very important...

PIEZO HAPTICS . Apr 03, 2020

Piezo Haptic Button Mechanical Integration Basics

Piezo haptics offers unparalleled levels of flexibility when it comes to integrating high definition tactile feedback in your next device. With our CapDriveTM piezo haptic drivers and off-the-shelf piezo actuators, like TDK Corporation’s PowerHapTM line-up, you can easily integrate better haptics...

Mechanical Integration . Mar 12, 2020

Mechanical Fundamentals of Piezo Haptic Actuators

We’ve talked a lot about the fact that piezo actuators offer better performance than eccentric rotating mass (ERM) and linear resonant actuators (LRA). If you are interested in learning more on how each technology differentiates itself, please read these three articles we have written:

Piezo Haptics Driver . Feb 20, 2020

Can Haptics Recreate Complex Textures On a Glass Touchscreen?

We’re used to feel haptic feedback in basic use cases in our electronic devices. Your smartphone is probably the device with which you receive the most tactile notifications since it vibrates every time you receive a phone call, a text message or an email.

Automotive Haptics . Jan 29, 2020

Last Decade Haptics in Automotive: New Haptic HMI in Seats, Pedals and Touchscreens

Just like the mobile device and personal computer industries, the automotive market saw the touchscreen adoption rate meteoric rise in the last ten years. Almost all new vehicles now come with infotainment using touchscreen as their main human-machine interface (HMI).