What is Swept Frequency Capacitive Sensing?
Swept Frequency Capacitive Sensing (SFCS) can infuse gesture sensitivity and touch into a variety of analogue and digital objects. It has the ability to detect touch events and also recognize complex configurations of the hands and body. SFCS has wide range of applications from conventional touchscreens to unique contexts and materials, including the human body and liquids. Devices involving Swept Frequency Capacitive Sensing are safe, less expensive, consume low power and are compact in size. These devices can be easily embedded or attached anywhere touch and gesture sensitivity is desired.
What are the applications of Swept Frequency Capacitive Sensing?
Swept Frequency Capacitive Sensing has wide range of applications in Smartphones, Laptops, Tablets, Wearable Devices, Interactive Monitors, Touch Based Human Machine Interface, Digital Signage and others. Swept frequency capacitive sensing has been widely used in almost all the smartphones. A large number of laptops have touch functions along with the hard keyboard keys. The automotive sector has also started employing touch interface for driver’s safety. It has been employed in many of their models with the aid of haptic technology. Based on the requirement, swept frequency capacitive sensing is applied to different applications like finger print detection and drivers’ safety.
Market Research and Market Trends of Swept Frequency Capacitive Sensing:
- Safety is one of the major concerns while driving. Many companies are focusing on developing a smart steering wheel that uses swept frequency capacity sensing technique for drowsiness detection, driving technique improvements, and for customization of the driving settings. Hence, the demand for SFCS in automotive industry is continuously rising.
- Several women experience sexual violence around the world. In order to bring down the number, companies are manufacturing new devices for women safety. The latest trend is the manufacturing of miniaturized, portable and user friendly devices along with the use of swept frequency capacity sensing technique. This technology will be of great use to safeguard the women as it can distinguish the intruder’s touch of forceful grab from the normal sense of touch.
- SFCS has a wide scope in healthcare as the demand for sensor based wearable devices is rising. Companies are trying to incorporate SFCS in devices such as wristband and chest patch to monitor skin hydration and other health parameters. This noninvasive, low‐cost, wearable, and wireless system has potentials to help detect dehydration among athletes, military personnel and the elderly people. This provides insight into athletic performance and other physiological parameters, assist the cosmetic scientists for the development of moisturizers, and benefit the diagnosis of skin diseases.
Who are the Major Players in Swept Frequency Capacitive Sensing Market?
The companies referred in the market research report are Analog Devices, Inc. (U.S.), Cirque Corporation (U.S.), Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (U.S.), Infineon Technologies AG (Germany), STMicroelectronics N.V. (Switzerland) and 10 other companies.
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The report incorporates in-depth assessment of the competitive landscape, product market sizing, product benchmarking, market trends, product developments, financial analysis, strategic analysis and so on to gauge the impact forces and potential opportunities of the market. Apart from this the report also includes a study of major developments in the market such as product launches, agreements, acquisitions, collaborations, mergers and so on to comprehend the prevailing market dynamics at present and its impact during the forecast period 2020-2025.
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