IDENT Technology AG, based in Gilching, Germany, develops scalable, patented electrical near-field (Z-Sense) sensor technology and semiconductor solutions for consumer electronics. Its proximity technology is already in production and the company offers a software suite covering features from 1D touch to 3D gesture recognition. IDENT plans to launch its own GestIC chip for the growing three-dimensional gesture-control market in 2012, targeting mobile devices and displays. The GestIC chip is described as enabling real-time tracking of free-space hand and finger movements and providing signals ranging from simple touch detection to sophisticated 3D gesture recognition and dynamic positional data. The company highlights detection range, high resolution, robustness, and very low power consumption as key technology advantages. IDENT presents itself as an award-winning provider of intellectual property and semiconductor solutions with global customers.

Total raised

$10M

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Sep 2011