Apple Force-Sensing Prompts Others, IHS Reports
Companies are responding to Apple’s use of Force Touch technology in the Apple Watch and 3D Touch in the iPhone 6 with force-sensing for high-end and mid-range smartphones, IHS reported. In 2016, worldwide force-sensing module shipments are expected to grow…
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317 percent to reach 461 million units, and 24 percent of new smartphones shipped will include the technology, IHS said Thursday. Some manufacturers are “aggressively expanding production of in-cell and on-cell touch displays to further improve touch interfaces for smartphone users,” said analyst Calvin Hsieh.