C&K Combines Sensitive Touch and Tactile Technology

C&K Components has developed a 14-function navigation switch. Designated SensoNav, the switch combines sensitive touch and tactile functions while guaranteeing an extended life span of 1 million actuations per direction. Developed as alternative to touch pad technology, the SensoNav 14-function navigation switch enables standard 5-way center, up, down, left, and right directions with tactile feedback, free direction scrolling on sensitive level, as well as 2 scrolling directions with variable speeds and 4 scrolling directions with double speeds. Offering extended life span of 1 million actuations per direction, it is compatible with standard SMT lines and doesn't require power consumption. Typical pricing for the SensoNav switch starts at approximately $2.00. Engineering prototypes are available immediately, with full volume production beginning end of Q4.