Touchscreens are now used in multiple consumer and industrial applications. They offer a great level of freedom for UI design. While touchscreens are great, they lack the tactile feedback from buttons, sliders and knobs that people were using before.
That's where haptic technologies can help you create a better user experience. Learn how next-gen piezo HD haptics can help you create the ultimate tactile user experience and help your product differentiate itself on the market.
2. About Boréas Technolgies
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Boréas Technologies Inc. is a fabless semiconductor
company commercializing product-differentiating
integrated circuits for haptic applications in consumer
and industrial markets.
Its proprietary piezoelectric actuator driver technology
platform, CapDrive, enables the rapid design of low-
power HD haptic feedback in wearables, smartphones,
game controllers and other devices.
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Lack of tactile feedback:
• Unnatural
• Frustrating
• Dangerous
People are used to physical buttons
6. You Can’t Ignore TactileFeedback Anymore
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Audi MMI Touch Response infotainment review
Audi sets the gold standard for in-car tech.
- Digital Trends
Haptic feedback is the most important smartphone feature no one talks about
Tactile feedback is just as important as visual feedback when you're touching a flat sheet of
glass.
- Android Central
Demand good vibrations from your next Android phone
The LG V30's secret best feature.
- The Verge
+ 18%
Quality
Perception*
* source: Immersion - How touch triggers emotions study
Good Vibrations: How Apple Dominates the Touch Feedback Game
Why Feedback Matters for the Future
- iFixit
7. ERM& LRA HapticHardware
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• Cost Effective
• Rumble and Basic Haptics
• No localized haptic feedback
• No feedback customization
• Big Actuators
• Large Footprint
• High Power Consumption
13. Boréas Technologies PiezoHapticDrivers
• Most Advanced Piezo Driver Architecture
• Patented CapDrive Technology
• Very Low Power Consumption
• Exclusive Force Sensing Feature
• Miniature Solution Footprint
• Fast Response Time
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BOS1901 QFN
4 x 4 mm
Bipolar, 190 V pk-
pk
BOS1901
WLCSP
2,1 x 2,2 mm
Bipolar, 190 V pk-
pk
BOS1211 QFN
4 x 4 mm
Unipolar, 120 V
Automotive & Big Displays:
Mobile & Wearables:
Under
Development
14. Boréas Technologies CapDrive
See Boréas Technologies website for more details.
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Up to
10x
Power
Savings*
15. Boréas Technologies CapDrive
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Integrated Force
Sensing
No Additional Hardware
Required
Smallest Footprint
Only 32,5 mm2 in WLCSP
Fastest Response Time
Under 300 µs
16. The Best Solution:Next-GenPiezo Haptics
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*with 100g mass. Acceleration is related to feedback strength. Higher number = Stronger feedback
17. Piezo HapticsDemos
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SmartClik Piezo Phone
Piezo Display Haptics
Piezo Frame Buttons
Piezo Computer Trackpad
Piezo Haptic Click
Piezo Force Sensing
Tactai Piezo Haptic Stylus
Replicate Paper Writing
Feeling
Demos are available to rent at: www.boreas.ca/demos
18. Start YourNext-GenPiezoHaptics Project
Download all the documentation to start your piezo haptic project at:
www.boreas.ca/piezo-project
• Support for your entire team:
• BOS1901 Datasheet
• Piezo Actuator Datasheets
• Mechanical Integration CAD files
• Technical Video Content
• Field Application Engineers Support
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19. Thank You!
Please visit www.boreas.ca for more information
Please send your questions to nduchesnelaforest@boreas.ca