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GS-III :
  • 27 December, 2023

  • 2 Min Read

A Touchscreen

Between 2007 and 2013, capacitive touchscreens overtook resistive touchscreens in the consumer electronics market.

Invention – The 1st touch screen was invented in 1965 by E.A. Johnson of U.K, a capacitive device.

Function – It is a surface that combines 2 functions

    • To receive inputs for a computer (say, tapping on an app)
    • To display the output (launching the app).
  • Working – It consists of 3 main components

A touch sensor – It has an electrical current going through it and touching the screen causes a voltage or signal changes which are used to determine the location of the touch.

Main technology used in sensors are

    • Resistive
    • Capacitive
    • Surface Acoustic Wave(SAW)
    • Infrared LED or Optical

A controller – It takes information’s from the touch sensor and translates it into information the PC can understand.

A software Driver – It allows the touch screen and computers to work together.

Applications – Smartphones, ATM machines, TVs, refrigerators, e-readers, billing systems, and electronic voting machines (EVMs).

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GS-III :
  • 23 December, 2023

  • 2 Min Read

A Touchscreen

Between 2007 and 2013, capacitive touchscreens overtook resistive touchscreens in the consumer electronics market.

  • Invention – The 1st touch screen was invented in 1965 by E.A. Johnson of U.K, a capacitive device.
  • Function – It is a surface that combines 2 functions
    • To receive inputs for a computer (say, tapping on an app)
    • To display the output (launching the app).
  • Working – It consists of 3 main components
  • A touch sensor – It has an electrical current going through it and touching the screen causes a voltage or signal changes which are used to determine the location of the touch.
  • Main technology used in sensors are
    • Resistive
    • Capacitive
    • Surface Acoustic Wave(SAW)
    • Infrared LED or Optical
  • A controller – It takes information’s from the touch sensor and translates it into information the PC can understand.
  • A software Driver – It allows the touch screen and computers to work together.
  • Applications – Smartphones, ATM machines, TVs, refrigerators, e-readers, billing systems, and electronic voting machines (EVMs).

Source:


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