Boréas Successfully Completes AEC-Q100 Grade 2 Automotive Qualification for BOS1211 Piezo Haptic Driver
May 15 2024 - 6:48AM
Business Wire
--Third-generation haptics offer crisp tactile feedback to
drivers, enhancing safety
Boréas Technologies — a pioneer in third-generation, piezo-based
haptics for automotive, consumer and mobile applications — has
completed AEC-Q100 Grade 2 qualification for the BOS1211, its
powerful piezo haptic driver IC designed for the automotive
market.
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Boréas has successfully completed
AEC-Q100 Grade 2 automotive qualification for its BOS1211 piezo
haptic driver. The BOS1211 lets automotive OEMs and Tier 1
suppliers add highly responsive, customizable tactile feedback to
the buttons and sliders in the car’s central display and steering
wheel--enriching touch interactions. (Photo: Business Wire)
The BOS1211 lets automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers add highly
responsive, customizable tactile feedback to the buttons and
sliders in the car’s central display and steering wheel — offering
much faster response time and localized feedback, as well as
extended frequency range — to touch interactions. This is a
dramatic improvement over older haptic technologies, such as linear
resonant actuators (LRAs), which have much slower startup and
ramp-down time as well as a very limited frequency range. Gated by
their larger size and inherent performance problems, LRAs deliver a
“mushy” feel to the touch because the LRA isn’t localized to the
actual button that’s pressed. In contrast, piezo haptic buttons and
sliders deliver “crisp” effects that can be customized to mimic the
feel of mechanical buttons because they can be located under a
specific button.
Reducing Distracted Driving
The BOS1211 capitalizes on the automotive industry’s interest in
more sensitive, intuitive tactile experiences. As automotive
designers increasingly move routine controls such as shift, drive,
park, headlights, wipers, and volume to the car’s central screen or
the center of the steering wheel, they’re creating more opportunity
for distracted driving by forcing the driver’s eyes off the road. A
2022 Swedish study, for example, tested how long it took a driver
to perform four tasks — such as adjusting temperature and volume
controls — while driving at 68 mph.i Performing the tasks on the
2005 Volvo V70, the only car without a touchscreen, took just 10
seconds. Executing the same tasks on the MG Marvel R required 44.9
seconds, and the Tesla Model 3 clocked the tasks at 23.5 seconds.
See the results.
“Piezo haptic buttons in automotive cabins offer drivers the
best of both worlds. Whether embedded in the steering wheel or in
the car’s central display, they provide the same reassuring tactile
feedback as older mechanical buttons in a more sophisticated,
versatile user interface,” said Simon Chaput, founder and
president, Boréas Technologies. “They’re also advantageous to
designers because they’re a fraction of the size and 10x to 13x
more power-efficient than LRAs.”
About the BOS1211
The BOS1211 is a small, but powerful piezo driver IC based on
Boréas CapDrive® Technology, a patented, scalable ultra-low-power
architecture that promotes responsive localized haptic feedback and
integrated force sensing in a wide range of applications. For more
information, visit:
https://www.boreas.ca/products/bos1211-piezo-haptic-driver
Availability
The BOS1211 is currently available in low-volume quantities from
DigiKey: the BOS1211 driver IC and the BOS1211 Premium Development
Kit. Please direct high-volume inquiries to Boréas at:
https://www.boreas.ca/pages/contact
About Boréas Technologies
Boréas Technologies Inc. is an award-winning fabless
semiconductor company commercializing ultra-low-power piezo IC
platforms in consumer and industrial markets. With origins in
research conducted at Harvard University, Boréas is based in
Bromont, Québec and is supported by a global distribution network.
The company’s CapDrive ICs are ideal for resource-constrained
devices such as PC trackpads, smartwatches and fitness trackers,
smartphones and gaming phones, VR game controllers and peripherals,
and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Connect with Boréas on
LinkedIn or email: info@boreas.ca.
The Boréas logo and CapDrive are registered trademarks of Boréas
Technologies Inc. All other product and company names are
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
holders.
iF. D. Vikstr�m, “Physical buttons outperform touchscreens in
new cars, test finds.” ViBilägare, October 18, 2022.
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