The single chip reduces power consumption by about 20% during both communication and stand-by, as well as decreases the production cost for mobile devices.

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While competing solutions require either two sensors or multiple chips to support pen and multi-touch, N-trig is the first company to offer both on a single chip and a single sensor, providing device manufacturers with a compact, low-power solution and paving the way for N-trig to enter the handheld market.

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The Z600 line of low-power single-core chips released a year ago were said by Intel to be the fastest smartphone chip at the time and capable of 1080p video.

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