Dialog Semiconductor display-based keypad IC selected by Samsung

The transparent keypad based on e-ink electronic paper display technology, automatically adapts to portrait or landscape mode, depending on the function required; key legends are displayed in portrait mode for phone dialing, and in landscape mode for sending emails, text or web browsing.

“This is our first design win at Samsung - a top tier mobile phone supplier and represents an important success for Dialog to be adding Samsung as a new customer”, said Dr Jalal Bagherli, CEO of Dialog Semiconductor. “Smartphones are the current growth sector for the cellular market and has been a focus for Dialog.”