Renesas Brings Pro-Cap In-House

Earlier this week, ID roving reporter Geoff Walker posted here about the shifting relationship between display makers and touch module makers (“The Battle between the Display Makers and the Touch-Module Makers Intensifies.”) In short, many display makers are becoming touch-module makers as well, bringing the process of adding touch capability to their products in-house.

A case in point is Renesas Electronics America, which introduced an extensive line of pro-cap-enabled modules at this year’s Display Week. This is the first time that Renesas has offered in-house pro-cap, for which it performs its own optical bonding and develops its own sensors. The company’s customers, with applications including medical, industrial, kiosk, and in-flight, have been asking for this capability, according to Renesas representatives, and there’s an obvious financial benefit to the do-it-yourself approach. – Jenny Donelan