Editing Atmel (section)

===Touchscreen===
[[File:Atmel-XSense touchsensor-film.jpg|thumb|Atmel XSense is a flexible touchscreen film that uses a copper mesh instead of indium tin oxide (ITO).]]
Atmel makes both touchscreen controller ICs and its XSense flexible touchscreen.<ref name="XSense" /> The company makes sensor hubs that manage accelerometers, gyroscopes, [[inertial measurement unit]]s and magnetometers.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2024-05-16 |date=2013-10-30 |title=Atmel Sensor Hub Solution Drives Lower Power for the KMX61G Micro-Amp Magnetic Gyro |publisher=magneticsmag.com |url=https://magneticsmag.com/atmel-sensor-hub-solution-drives-lower-power-for-the-kmx61g-micro-amp-magnetic-gyro/}}</ref> These sensors give consumer products and embedded systems [[context awareness]]. The sensor hub offloads the main application processor and allows product functionality without the need to power the main processor. Atmel also makes simple touch controller chips for buttons, sliders, and wheels used on industrial and consumer products.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2024-05-16 |date= |title=Atmel Releases New 6-channel Touch Controller with Integral LED Driver |publisher=futurlec.com |url=https://www.futurlec.com/News/Atmel/Touch_Controller.shtml}}</ref> To support the application of its touch controller chips, Atmel provides a free QTouch library of software routines.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2024-05-16 |date=2010-09-08 |title=Atmel QTouch Studio 4.3 Software Tool Eases Touch Designs |publisher=prnewswire.com |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/atmel-qtouch-studio-43-software-tool-eases-touch-designs-102424664.html}}</ref>