Shenzhen New Degree Leads the New Wave of Smartphone Technology With Pressure Sensors.
Smartphones take the lead when it comes to advancements in computing, the most recent being the use of paper-thin flexible sensors.
Hardware parts are slowly becoming a thing of the past if the current trends in computing is anything to go by. From computers and video game consoles adopting touch panels, physical power switches and physical keyboards on handsets being replaced with touch screens.
Smartphones take the lead when it comes to advancements in computing, the most recent being the use of paper-thin flexible sensors. The tech is already used in Google’s Pixel phones, Vivo Nex 3 and Xiaomi’s soon-to-be launched Mix Alpha with no physical buttons at all. All this is a technological brainchild of Hao Li, founder of Shenzhen New Degree Technology. The sensors can detect over 1000 levels of pressure, simply put the difference between a light tap or a hard press, and can be embedded underneath plastic glass or metal surfaces.
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During his time at Motorola as an engineer, Hao Li envisioned sensors that can detect varying degrees of pressure. With that, and a PhD in material science, Hao Li managed to create full analogue sensitivity where the tiny resistors in the sensors detect pressure, measure it and output a voltage proportional to the force applied. Li first gained recognition for his technology at CES in Las Vegas back in 2013, when Shenzhen New Degree Technology’s sensors won the Innovation Award.
The company has ventured into other sectors, particularly in e-cigarettes with a pressure sensitive control switch to regulate the vapor output, and hopes to penetrate the other markets where the sensors can be used for lift doors and more.
The sleek all touch, full screen, no-button model dominates the current smartphone scene, clearly indicating that the demand for high-quality pressure sensor technology is sure to increase.
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