When Apple launched the iPhone 6s in 2015, it brought “3D Touch” technology as a standard feature to Apple fans. (Photo/Bloomberg)
When Apple launched the iPhone 6s in 2015, it brought the standard function of “3D Touch” technology to apple fans, which can sense the strength of the finger touch on the screen, and make corresponding control responses (such as preview messages), It is very popular among users. However, when the iPhone XR was released in 2018, 3D Touch was replaced with “Haptic Touch” haptic feedback touch technology.
With the recent announcement by the US Trademark Office of a new patent approved by Apple, the content of the technical documents shows that it is related to force sensing technology and can be applied to various mobile devices, which is interpreted by the outside world as an upgraded version of “3D Touch”. 2.0”, which has received particular attention.
According to foreign media “Patently Apple”, the new generation of force sensor technology, the operating principle is quite similar to 3D Touch, which can replace the traditional physical buttons through the pressure sensing control method, and at the same time has a more economical body The volume of the internal space, the more accurate sensitivity of force sensing and the more durable advantages.
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This new technology mainly uses a microelectromechanical fluid pressure sensing system (microelectromechanical, MEMS), which allows multiple micro modules to be combined, and the volume is also reduced to a smaller size, which is more suitable for wearable devices or small On electronic devices, such as Apple Watch, AirPods, etc.
Taking the Apple Watch as an example, judging from the schematic diagram of the exposed patent document, it means that the new force sensing technology can be set at the position of the physical button below the digital crown, allowing users to make touches with different strengths. In addition, some force sensor modules can be embedded in the smart watch strap to detect the user’s heart rate, pulse and other health-related application data.
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As for how it will be applied on the iPhone, the patent document does not specify. It can only be known that the new generation of force sensors combined with multiple micro modules can increase the area of touch sensing by placing them in an array.
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