Touchscreens are now used in multiple consumer and industrial applications. They offer a great level of freedom for UI design. While touchscreens are great, they lack the tactile feedback from buttons, sliders and knobs that people were using before. That's where haptic technologies can help you create a better user experience. Learn how next-gen piezo HD haptics can help you create the ultimate tactile user experience and help your product differentiate itself on the market.

1. Improving Displays With
Piezo Haptics
Better User Experience with Tactile Feedback

2. About Boréas Technolgies
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Boréas Technologies Inc. is a fabless semiconductor
company commercializing product-differentiating
integrated circuits for haptic applications in consumer
and industrial markets.
Its proprietary piezoelectric actuator driver technology
platform, CapDrive, enables the rapid design of low-
power HD haptic feedback in wearables, smartphones,
game controllers and other devices.

3. Presenter
Nicolas Duchesne-Laforest
Marketing Manager
nduchesnelaforest@boreas.ca
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4. Touchscreens Are Everywhere
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Wearables Smartphones Tablets/Computers Automotive Home Appliances

5. Touchscreens Have Great UI But… Poor UX
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Lack of tactile feedback:
• Unnatural
• Frustrating
• Dangerous
People are used to physical buttons

6. You Can’t Ignore TactileFeedback Anymore
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Audi MMI Touch Response infotainment review
Audi sets the gold standard for in-car tech.
- Digital Trends
Haptic feedback is the most important smartphone feature no one talks about
Tactile feedback is just as important as visual feedback when you're touching a flat sheet of
glass.
- Android Central
Demand good vibrations from your next Android phone
The LG V30's secret best feature.
- The Verge
+ 18%
Quality
Perception*
* source: Immersion - How touch triggers emotions study
Good Vibrations: How Apple Dominates the Touch Feedback Game
Why Feedback Matters for the Future
- iFixit

7. ERM& LRA HapticHardware
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• Cost Effective
• Rumble and Basic Haptics
• No localized haptic feedback
• No feedback customization
• Big Actuators
• Large Footprint
• High Power Consumption

8. ERM& LRA Shortfalls
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Narrow
Frequency
Bandwidth
Limited
Haptic
Effects
Library
Limited
Feedback
Strength

9. Introducing Next-GenPiezoHD Haptics
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• HD Haptic Effects
• Strong Feedback
• Fast Rise Time (Very Crisp Feedback)
• Custom waveform haptic effects
• Customizable Form Factor
• Small Footprint
• Force Sensing
• Reversible piezoelectric effect

10. Next-GenPiezoHD HapticsAdvantages
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Wide
Frequency
Bandwidth
Rich
Haptic
Effects
Library
Powerful
Feedback
Strength

11. What HDPiezo Haptics Feels Like
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Wearables
Stronger Feedback
Customizable Haptic Effects
Localized Display Button
Click
Longer Battery Life
Smartphones
Localized Display Button
Click
Localized Frame Button
Click
Customizable Haptic Effects
Stronger Feedback
Tablets/Computers
Localized Display Button
Click
Localized Frame Button
Click
Customizable Haptic Effects
Automotive
Powerful Display Feedback
Customizable Haptic Effects
Impressive Click/Scroll
Feeling

12. But piezo actuators need
high-voltage to operate!

13. Boréas Technologies PiezoHapticDrivers
• Most Advanced Piezo Driver Architecture
• Patented CapDrive Technology
• Very Low Power Consumption
• Exclusive Force Sensing Feature
• Miniature Solution Footprint
• Fast Response Time
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BOS1901 QFN
4 x 4 mm
Bipolar, 190 V pk-
pk
BOS1901
WLCSP
2,1 x 2,2 mm
Bipolar, 190 V pk-
pk
BOS1211 QFN
4 x 4 mm
Unipolar, 120 V
Automotive & Big Displays:
Mobile & Wearables:
Under
Development

14. Boréas Technologies CapDrive
See Boréas Technologies website for more details.
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Up to
10x
Power
Savings*

15. Boréas Technologies CapDrive
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Integrated Force
Sensing
No Additional Hardware
Required
Smallest Footprint
Only 32,5 mm2 in WLCSP
Fastest Response Time
Under 300 µs

16. The Best Solution:Next-GenPiezo Haptics
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*with 100g mass. Acceleration is related to feedback strength. Higher number = Stronger feedback

17. Piezo HapticsDemos
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SmartClik Piezo Phone
Piezo Display Haptics
Piezo Frame Buttons
Piezo Computer Trackpad
Piezo Haptic Click
Piezo Force Sensing
Tactai Piezo Haptic Stylus
Replicate Paper Writing
Feeling
Demos are available to rent at: www.boreas.ca/demos

18. Start YourNext-GenPiezoHaptics Project
Download all the documentation to start your piezo haptic project at:
www.boreas.ca/piezo-project
• Support for your entire team:
• BOS1901 Datasheet
• Piezo Actuator Datasheets
• Mechanical Integration CAD files
• Technical Video Content
• Field Application Engineers Support
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19. Thank You!
Please visit www.boreas.ca for more information
Please send your questions to nduchesnelaforest@boreas.ca