【中国触摸屏网】新思国际科技有限公司是一家专业的触控面板制造商。日前，RIM退出了触摸屏版的黑莓手机 BlackBerry Storm，而其触控面板的供货商则正是新思国际。详细信息，请阅读英文原文或者找个在线翻译工具帮助查看。谢谢。, p7 L4 N4 R$ y! J; B4 `" {. f( J* c
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BANGALORE (Reuters) - Synaptics Inc, a maker of touch-screen user interfaces, said Research In Motion is using its clearpad custom module for RIM's upcoming touch-screen phone BlackBerry Storm.
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5 J) f4 N8 F8 d! wSynaptics' clearpad custom module enables two-finger input on the Storm for functions such as copy and paste, a company spokeswoman said.
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. {% X7 L5 d4 |, \7 Y* JThe spokeswoman, however, declined to divulge revenue expectations from the deal.) T$ ~7 _4 U) g, p7 v3 J- s% {
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RIM, the latest player to enter the touch-screen phone market, said on Wednesday its Storm will be available later this fall, exclusively to Verizon Wireless customers in the United States and Vodafone customers in Europe, India, Australia and New Zealand.2 F1 ]' `' t3 b

/ Y. B1 e) y, j+ V( y1 ~# HThomas Weisel Partners analyst Heidi Poon said Synaptics' touch-screen products will help it offset recent weakness in its PC and consumer electronics segments in the fourth quarter.% w+ L; n  n+ Q. t6 X! e8 \  w" }! J
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"Next year there is going to be broader penetration with more touch-screen products coming up in the market," Poon said.. B* A0 ]* C# B% X1 m6 u# M

0 G& X0 e9 M( r; y/ `# {As handset makers compete to enhance user experience, the demand for touch-screen handsets is expected to grow significantly in the coming years.3 p6 {. v3 k/ P' }$ S
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The touch-screen phone market got a major boost in 2007 with the launch of Apple's iPhone.% m) g; n5 K: m- S

5 c1 R# e8 ^3 W% jThe iPhone success has inspired other big phone makers, such as Taiwan's HTC Corp, South Korea's LG Electronics, Sony Ericsson and Motorola, to jump on the bandwagon.
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Synaptics recently won a deal to provide touch-screen sensors and chips for the smartphone G1, which uses Google's Android software and is manufactured by HTC.& H& ~. @6 P8 C: T. E

1 o) F2 C6 A0 t1 }6 F( N"Historically Synaptics' biggest customers have been Samsung and LG, which are very active with their touch-screen phones in the Asian and European markets," Poon said.
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, D  z5 o  v/ ]  P( FShares of Synaptics, which also makes touch-screen user interfaces for laptops and media players, were trading up more than 12 percent in afternoon trade on Nasdaq. The stock had fallen about 29 percent in the past five days.

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