Qeexo and STMicroelectronics (ST) announced a collaboration to further accelerate OEM integration of Qeexo's FingerSense technology.

Quickso's FingerSense platform can distinguish between subtle touches from fingertips, knuckles, fingernails, and styluses, and has already been deployed on over 100 million devices worldwide. FingerSense enables simple gestures to perform tasks such as superior screen capture, enhanced live screen recording tools, and quick application launches using text gesture input.

FingerSense's proprietary machine learning algorithms, which leverage sensor data from ST's FingerTip multi-touch screen controller and MEMS sensor products, significantly enhance the user experience of mobile products. The two companies are also exploring other opportunities to integrate Quickso's machine learning technology with ST's industry-leading MEMS sensors and touch control technology.

“ST’s sensors provide advanced data that enables our machine learning algorithms to make accurate predictions, and our collaboration with ST makes it easier for OEMs to integrate Qeexo’s FingerSense technology into their smartphones,” said Lee Sang-won, CEO of Qeexo. “Together with ST, we expect to be able to use cutting-edge AI to solve all of our customers’ data challenges.”

“Qeexo’s selection of ST as a preferred supplier of touch-screen controllers and MEMS sensors for FingerSense validates our role in enabling the development of innovative applications that shape the way people interact with technology,” said Benedetto Vigna, President of ST’s Analog, MEMS and Sensors Group. “The combination of ST’s latest touch controllers and MEMS sensors with Qeexo’s machine-learning algorithms will provide mobile users with new and enhanced features and an enhanced user experience.”

ST recently launched a new family of touch-screen controllers for next-generation smartphones featuring flexible 19.5:9 AMOLED screens. These products offer exceptional performance while supporting specialized features such as dedicated edge interaction, force touch sensing, underwater multi-touch sensing, and ultra-low power operation. ST's FingerTip technology provides the optimal combination of low power, small size, and multi-touch functionality in a single-chip controller. It also uses a state-of-the-art, high-performance touch sensing engine that can navigate, classify, and track with a fast response time even when 10 fingers are touched at once.

ST's inertial MEMS sensors, featuring the QuickSo solution, include an ultra-low-power, ultra-precision 3-axis digital accelerometer and a 6-axis inertial module with a built-in 3-axis accelerometer and 3-axis gyroscope. These modules, with their embedded digital functionality and ultra-low power consumption, have been well-received by Android phone manufacturers.