Force and location sensor with piezo haptic driver integrated on a single die using a single piezo transducer to perform all functions
Force and location sensor with piezo haptic driver integrated on a single die using a single piezo transducer to perform all functions
Project
One of the primary human-machine interfaces (HMI) is the button. They can be found everywhere, from your car to your phone to medical equipment. This project aims to create a sensor that resolves most of the challenges associated with traditional buttons. The proposed sensor will combine information about the force and location of a finger and will have the ability to generate haptics in order to become a key component of any new HMI. It will provide a simple yet efficient way to access the rapidly increasing amount of functionality available in a single device (ex, car: radio, GPS, call, etc.) and meet the OEM pain points when trying to combine traditional buttons with novel HMI.
"Our piezo haptic technology is crucial for Canada's semiconductor sector because we're establishing IP leadership in next-generation human-machine interfaces. We're creating a new category that transforms how people interact with devices. This positions Canada at the forefront of touch interface evolution, creating high-value engineering jobs and intellectual property that will benefit our entire tech ecosystem."
— Boréas Technologies
Boréas Technologies
Boréas Technologies Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company founded in 2016 in Bromont, Quebec. The company develops innovative piezo haptic drivers that transform how users interact with electronic devices, offering more intuitive control while consuming less power than traditional solutions.
Boréas Technologies creates piezo haptic drivers that offer a completely new way to control your devices. We transform any surface on phones, headphones, trackpads, and displays into intelligent, multi-function controls. One area can seamlessly become a swipe gesture, scroll wheel, zoom control, or multi-level click button – all delivering instant, realistic feedback that feels natural and responsive. Our breakthrough technology gives users far more intuitive and versatile device control while consuming significantly less battery power than traditional solutions.
Project Metrics
"The FABrIC funding enables us to pursue our product roadmap at the right velocity to keep global market leadership while enabling us to have the necessary fund to maintain our international commercialization effort. Without the FABrIC funding, we would need to choose and it would threathen the long term leadership of the canadian ecosystem in that space."
— Boréas Technologies
Boréas Technologies
Force and location sensor with piezo haptic driver integrated on a single die using a single piezo transducer to perform all functions
Targeted Industry/ies:
Automotive, Digital Technologies & Telecommunications
Product Development
Round 1
Quebec, Bromont
$925,000
