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Finger Navigation System Outfits Portables

Jan. 13, 2010
Avagos’s miniature optical finger navigation (OFN) input system is suitable for use in a variety of mobile and consumer electronics such as cell phones, MP3 players, miniature PCs, game pads, digital cameras, and keyboards
The company’s miniature optical finger navigation (OFN) input system is suitable for use in a variety of mobile and consumer electronics such as cell phones, MP3 players, miniature PCs, game pads, digital cameras, and keyboards. The device features a low-power architecture and power-management modes and is capable of high-speed motion detection at rates up to 15 ips. Its on-chip oscillator and LED minimize external components and precise optical alignment is not required, enabling high volume assembly. Other features include a self-adjusting frame rate, motion-detect-pin output, internal oscillator, selectable 250-, 500-, 750-, 1,000-, and 1,250-cpi resolution or auto, dual 2.8V/1.8V or single 2.8V supply options, and a selectable I/O voltage at 2.8V or 1.8V nominal. AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES, San Jose, CA. (800) 235-0312.
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