SAN JOSE, Calif., July 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Flex (NASDAQ:
FLEX), the leader in Sketch-to-Scale™ solutions, and Aito,
the leader haptic interface technology, have partnered to enhance
the automotive user experience by embedding touch sensors with
button-like tactile feedback into automotive applications such as
overhead consoles, steering wheel controls and other vehicle
interior applications.
Aito's proprietary piezo-based technology provides haptic
feedback to a user's fingertip, making smooth surfaces feel as if
they were embedded with physical buttons, knobs, shapes, edges or
textures. By eliminating the need for physical buttons, this
technology provides unparalleled design freedom, enabling tactile
controls to be seamlessly integrated with high quality materials
such as wood, leather or metal. Additionally, the technology
significantly reduces weight and space requirements in automotive
cabin design, reducing the required thickness of the sensor rack to
under 0.4 millimeters.
"We are looking forward to integrating Aito's breakthrough
technology into our next-generation automotive interior offerings,"
said Chris Obey, president of
automotive at Flex. "Our expertise in advanced technologies across
multiple industries allows us to apply the latest innovations to
automotive electronics, and now Aito's technology will allow us to
offer our customers the most innovative and intuitive user
interfaces as well – enabling the 'cockpit of the future' for
smart, connected cars, with more intuitive and versatile controls
that merge into the surface material itself."
"Flex's extensive global footprint and multi-industry
Sketch-to-Scale expertise makes them the ideal partner for
Aito," said Peter Kurstjens, Aito
CEO. "Integrating our proprietary technology with Flex's design,
engineering and manufacturing expertise will create new
applications for our solutions, while helping us gain entry to new
markets."
About Flex
Flextronics International Ltd. is a leading
Sketch-to-Scale™ solutions company that designs and builds
intelligent products for a connected world. With approximately
200,000 professionals across 30 countries and a promise to help the
world Live Smarter™, Flex provides innovative design,
engineering, manufacturing, real-time supply chain insight and
logistics services to companies of all sizes in various industries
and end-markets. For more information, visit
www.flextronics.com or follow us on Twitter @Flextronics.
About Aito
Aito gives new meaning to intuitive and
safe operation of electronic devices. The company offers a new
category of interface controls that combines touch functionality
with haptic feedback in the world's thinnest form factor. Based in
Amsterdam and Helsinki, Aito's breakthrough piezo sensing
technology is well on its way to change user interfaces of a wide
range of appliances, in mobile, home and automotive applications.
https://aito-touch.com
Paul Brunato
Flex Corporate Communications
(408) 576-7534
paul.brunato@flextronics.com
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