Neonode Optical Touch NN1001 Unveiled

Neonode, an optical touch innovator is introducing the world's first ultra-low power single-chip optical touch controller, the NN1001.

Developed in cooperation with Texas Instruments, and specifically designed to reduce costs and increase performance and functionality of smartphones, tablets, e-readers and automotive applications, the device has a scanning speed of 1,000 Hz (latency down to one millisecond) and consumes less than 1mW at 100Hz. It will also track any high-speed multi-touch gesture with any object (including a finger, gloved finger and passive pens).

The NN1001 will work in single or multiple configurations to support screen sizes up to 20 inches, but there's no clear view as to what products are lined up to receive it.  Optical touch technology is used on a number of larger-format devices currently such as SMART Technologies DViT SMARTBoards, and HP Touchsmart all-in-one PCs. Neonode will provice an early look of an automotive application at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), with wider release later on this year.