高通收购以色列超声波技术厂商EPOS资产

11月16日，高通旗下高通科技宣布，已经收购了以色列公司EPOS Development的部分资产。EPOS开发低成本的数字超声波定位技术，用于数字笔、触摸笔和手势识别等输入系统。 EPOS在其网站上表示：“EPOS的技术基于超声波在两个或多个设备之间利用发射器和基于软件的接收器的传播。发射器被嵌入在输入设备中，能发送持续的声波信号。而基于软件的接收器能使用这些信号来确定输入设备的距离和位置。” 高通表示，这一收购的资产将被应用在骁龙处理器中。目前，许多Android和Windows Phone手机及平板电脑使用了高通骁龙处理器。这将使骁龙处理器更强大，具有更多的差异点，并给智能手机、平板电脑和电子阅读器带来强大的下一代用户体验。 高通同时表示，EPOS的技术支持在屏幕表面，以及离开屏幕使用，并支持在三维空间中使用。这意味着，未来的移动设备将支持非接触式的用户界面，在触控操作以外创造出更多的操作方式。高通表示，将提供数字笔和触摸笔的参考设计，以加速EPOS超声波技术在消费类、企业和教育市场的推广。因此很明显，高通并不仅仅关注基于手势的输入方式。 在这笔收购之后，EPOS的部分员工将加入高通，成为高通以色列研发团队的一部分。这一团队将开发新的移动设备和移动服务功能。 本文授权编译自EE Times，版权所有，谢绝转载 参考英文原文：Qualcomm buys assets of Israeli ultrasound technology firm, by Dylan McGrath

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{pagination} Qualcomm buys assets of Israeli ultrasound technology firm Dylan McGrath SAN FRANCISCO—Chip vendor Qualcomm Inc. said Friday (Nov. 16) it acquired certain assets of EPOS Development Ltd., a developer of ultrasound technologies for input solutions, including pen, stylus and gesture recognition. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. EPOS (Hod Hasharon, Israel) has developed digital positioning technology that enables device manufacturers to integrate advanced user input capabilities into a wide range of consumer devices, according to Qualcomm (San Diego). The EPOS technology is based on the digital transmission of ultrasonic waves, enabling precise tracking by a receiver to enable multiple applications, according to Qualcomm. The firm said it intends to provide digital pen/stylus reference designs to help accelerate adoption of this technology in the consumer, enterprise and education markets. "As computing evolves beyond the PC, consumers are looking for intuitive new ways to interact with their mobile devices," said Raj Talluri, senior vice president for product management at Qualcomm Technologies Inc., the Qualcomm subsidiary responsible for the company's R&D activities. Talluri said EPOS' technology goes beyond the PC-era mouse and keyboard to enable touch-free gesture and pen interactions as user input mechanisms. "Enabling this technology on Qualcomm's Snapdragon processor will allow devices that accommodate a more mobile and multimedia-centric lifestyle," Talluri said. EPOS employees who are joining Qualcomm will be integrated into Qualcomm Israel's R&D team and will be focused on delivering new mobile device and service capabilities, Qualcomm said. The firm did not say how many of EPOS' employees would be joining Qualcomm. EPOS' ultrasound technology works on screen and off screen, as well as in three dimensions, Qualcomm said.