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Designing Capacitive Sensing Interfaces for Home Appliances

The end of the switch as we know it?

Published in issue 376, April 2008

Designing Capacitive Sensing Interfaces for Home Appliances
Significant improvements in sensing algorithms and control circuitry have expanded the suite of applications in which capacitive sensing technology can be implemented. Designers are seeing the value of capacitive sensing as a mechanical button and membrane switch replacement as well as discovering new, exciting applications such as touchscreens and proximity sensors.

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