- Synaptics
Infobox Company
company_name =Synaptics
company_
company_type = Public (nasdaq|SYNA)
foundation =California (1986 )
location = Santa Clara,California , USA
key_people =Federico Faggin , Co-founder
Carver Mead , Co-founder
Francis Lee, CEO
Russ Knittel, CFO
industry =Computer hardware
products = TouchPad, TouchStyk, ScrollWheel, SpeakerPad
revenue = profit 208 million USD (2005)
num_employees = 250 (2006)
homepage = [http://www.synaptics.com/ www.synaptics.com]Synaptics nasdaq|SYNA is a
touchpad original equipment manufacturer (OEM) provider for most major computer and laptop companies, such asAsus , Acer,Dell , HP,Sony ,Toshiba , Gateway,IBM ,Lenovo ,Samsung ,Packard Bell and several others. Synaptics is located in Santa Clara,California and was founded in 1986 byFederico Faggin who askedCarver Mead to join him as co-founder.Synaptics Incorporated engages in the development and supply of user interface products, such as
touchpads , which are used to interact with a variety of mobile computing, communications, entertainment, and other electronic devices. The company provides an array of technologies, including ASICs, firmware, software, and pattern recognition and touch sensing technologies.The company had found success in interface products for MP3 players in some versions of the
iPod andiPod mini and the touchpads found on laterCreative Zen devices, including the new Synaptics' touch screen concept Onyx phone device [http://news.com.com/1606-12994_3-6150132.html?tag=ne.video.6150150] which is not unlike the AppleiPhone .Products
Synaptics touchpads are found on many notebooks and third-party keyboards. Their driver software can be used to customise many features in the product, including:
*ability to map different areas (edges and corners) of the touchpad to different soft functions,
*adjust the size of the areas for scrolling, and taps,
*record macros to be played back by one of the soft areas or hard buttons, and
*control various mouse features of several mice on the same system independently.External links
* [http://www.synaptics.com Synaptics home page]
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