STMPE821/STMPE321 Touch Key Controllers
8-Channel or 3-Channel Capacitive Touch Key Controllers from STMicroelectronics
Two new touch key controllers in STMicroelectronics' portfolio offer a GPIO port expander and multiple PWM controllers (STMPE821) or simple 3-channel capacitive sensing for low system cost (STMPE321). Both devices are capable of interfacing with the host controller via two-line bidirectional bus (I2C). High tolerance to environmental changes (temperature, water film and drops, specific media material, scratching and breakage of overlay panel, PCB and assembly variations, RF and noise tolerance) is achieved with the highly innovative automatic calibration method and time integration noise removal algorithm.
- STMPE321QTR 3-channel capacitive touch key controller operates from 1.65 V to 1.95 V and is supplied in a QFN12 package
- STMPE821QTR 8-channel capacitive touch key controller with quad PWM operates from 2.7 V to 3.6 V and is supplied in a QFN16L package
- Mobile phones and smartphones
- Portable media players
- Game consoles