FID-533 Datasheet, PDF (1/3 Pages) Fujitsu Component Limited. – Film-Film-Plastic Touch Panel

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FID-533 Series
Film-Film-Plastic Touch Panel
FID-533 Series
A film-film-plastic (FFP) touch panel is lightweight, has excellent impact resistance, and
can be designed in any shape. The impact resistance is dramatically improved and
higher reliability is realized in durability and environmental-resistance features by
removing glass from structural components.
Overview
Touch panels are used in a wide range of applications as simple
and reliable means to input directly to display screen. Especially,
4-wire^*1 resistive touch panels are most widely adopted because of
their simple structure and low product cost. They are now utilized
in various mobile devices such as digital video cameras, cellular
phones, portable data terminals (PDTs) and portable game
machines. It is expected that their application will further diversify
and lead to an expansion in the market scale.
As various use environments are considered especially for
PDTs and portable game machines, strict demands exist in
regard to writing endurance and environmental resistance as
well as impact resistance. For example, PDTs have been
introduced in various industries in recent years and suitable
performance is required in usage patterns for product control in
the freezer and transport industries over different areas. Because
of a variety of users, better durability than conventional levels is
essential since they may operate with a bigger input load or
other writing method such as a ballpoint pen. Furthermore, in
addition to safety, to keep original functions is required in
portable game machines even if it is handled roughly or throw
or strike them as they are likely to be used by children.
Conventional film-glass touch panels cannot support these
strict market demands; as such, touch panels with all-plastic
structures are coming to be needed. Film-film-plastic touch
panels (FFP touch panels) can be realized by just affixing a
film-film touch panel onto a plastic plateʕit s possible to
realize this technology with comparatively low cost. In this
way, Fujitsu Component Limited has commercialized the FFP
touch panel so as to satisfy market demands.
Photo 1 External View
Photo 2 Application Example
Photo courtesy of Intermec Technologies Corporation
2006 No.5 FIND Vol.24
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