UniPixel Cites ‘Positive Results’ of Tests on Flexible-Display Touch Sensors

UniPixel got “positive results” from the in-house testing of its XTouch touch-screen sensors for use in future flexible and foldable display devices such as smartphones, tablets and wearables, it said in a Tuesday announcement. In the tests, the XTouch sensors were folded and opened and closed more than 200,000 times at a 2 mm radius at the fold, with no damage to the sensors themselves “and no degradation to their performance capabilities,” it said. “Flexible displays will also need to have a thin and pliable cover lens that will bend consistently without damage,” and UniPixel's Diamond Guard cover lens technology fits the bill, the company said. UniPixel demonstrated the XTouch sensors and cover lens technology to a major OEM, it said. “While foldable displays are in early consideration by OEMs, our products now meet the early specifications OEMs have targeted to create devices that work effectively with the necessary durability for broad market acceptance."