Microchip elevates HMI design with e-field-based 3-D gesture-recognition chip

摘要

Microchip Technology Inc unveiled its GestIC gesture-based non-contact technology with the recent announcement of what it says is the first electrical-field-based 3-D gesture-controller IC, the MGC3130, enabling a new class of noncontact user interfaces. Based on technology acquired with Microchip's purchase earlier this year of Germany-based Ident Technology, the MGC3130 offers always-on gesture recognition with minimal power requirements, permitting its use in battery-powered mobile and portable designs.