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Founded in 1935, TDK Corporation is the world leader in electronic solutions.
Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, TDK's innovation-driven offering includes passive components such as ceramic, aluminium electrolytic and film capacitors, as well as magnetic, high-frequency, piezo and protection devices. The product range also includes sensor systems such as temperature and pressure, magnetic and MEMS sensors. The company has numerous manufacturing sites and sales offices in Asia, Europe and North and South America.
Driven by innovation, TDK regularly designs innovative new products. This is the case with the new PowerHap piezoelectric actuators.
PowerHap™ actuators deliver incredibly fast haptic responses over high frequency bandwidth in a compact design. This is the perfect combination for crisp and sharp active haptic feedback. PowerHap offers an actuator for the most demanding and trending applications in automotive, ICT, and industrial sectors, such as infotainment displays, buttons, modules, virtual reality (VR), and stylus, among others.
The benefits of PowerHap™ technology
Powerful
The multilayer piezoceramic delivers an outstanding fast and precise displacement, ideal for creating sharp and crisp active haptics.
The stainless-steel bows (or cymbals) on both sides of the actuator work as displacement amplifiers.
Customizable
Its high frequency bandwidth enables endless vibrotactile and surface effects by adjusting the frequency, the signal, and the amplitude.
Low Cost
PowerHap can also work as a sensor: When applying pressure on the bows an electric charge is generated. This optimizes the system cost as no additional force sensing is required.
Technical features
Dedicated range and applications
PowerHap 6005 for automotive displays
o Enables cost-effective solutions as only a single actuator is needed to move displays up to 2 kg!
o Generates vibrotactile and surface haptics from the same actuator thanks to its high frequency bandwidth and configurability.
o Delivers homogeneous haptic feedback across the entire display and enables slim designs in a lateral configuration.
PowerHap 1313 and 1919 for buttons and modules (Medical)
o Recreates button-like feedback due to its fast and powerful responses in diverse applications like steering wheels, consoles, modules, etc.
o Enhances the user experience by delivering different tactile sensations according to the action or status of the device /system thanks to its high configurability in amplitude, frequency, and signal.
o Enables slim designs with insertion heights as low as 1.8 mm and compact size.
PowerHap 1204 for wearables, mobile, and VR
o Enables slim designs due to its compact size with insertion heights as low as 1.74 mm.
o Enhances reliability due to its robustness under overstress, humid environments, and resistance to misuse forces up to 80 N.
o Reproduces endless tactile effects from a single actuator thanks to its high frequency bandwidth.
PowerHap 0704 for stylus
o Creates a paper-like sensation to a stylus when writing or drawing on a tablet.
o Mimicks different textures in real-time – due to the high frequency bandwidth from a single actuator.
o Consumes minimal amounts of power due to its piezoelectric technology.
Sorelec has been an official TDK supplier for decades. For any further technical or commercial information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
For more information on this range, visit the page on the TDK manufacturer's website.
