As the mobile game market, especially the e-sports market, is poised for explosive growth, several semiconductor companies are racing to introduce the latest technologies to improve the player experience.
With growing demand for digital entertainment, especially smartphone gaming, Boréas Technologies, a pioneer in ultra-low-power high-definition (HD) piezo haptic semiconductors, has released the BOS0614, a quad-channel piezo haptic driver with integrated sensing based on Boréas The patented CapDriveTM technology brings high-definition haptic feedback and integrated force sensing to the smallest devices, while reducing power consumption.
The BOS0614 gives mobile gamers a competitive edge with ultra-low latency, a technology that incorporates customizable haptic and force sensing capabilities that translate into a more immersive gaming experience
It is expected that the mobile game market will reach US$64 billion by 2026, and BOS0614's entry into the market is just in time. Meanwhile, the global esports market is expected to reach $3.5 billion by 2027, with a CAGR of 21.3%. This rapid growth has many major players in the market, including semiconductor giant Qualcomm, developing new technologies to enable immersive mobile gaming experiences.
Simon Chaput, CEO of Boréas Technologies, the first innovator to combine haptic and sensing technologies, said: "We have seen significant growth in the esports market over the past few years, and mobile phone OEMs are looking for ways to to improve the gaming experience of smartphones. Our latest technology product, BOS0614, allows OEMs to add game operation buttons to enhance the player's operation performance. It supports touch sampling rates up to 10 kHz, which can be used in less than 100 μs Transmits the player's operational awareness to the game, improving input latency by more than 20 times. In addition, the BOS0614 provides low-latency, customizable haptic feedback for each button to create the most immersive mobile gaming experience. The BOS0614 is capable of Bringing a gaming experience to your smartphone that was previously only possible with the PlayStation 5 game controller."
BOS0614 features include:
•Quad 60 V CapDriveTM Piezo Driver
• High resolution force sensing
• 10 kSps force sampling rate
• 100 μs detection delay
• Zero-power detection for wake-up
• I3C/I2C digital communication interface
• Deep First In First Out (FIFO)
• Waveform Synthesizer (WFS)
• Small footprint solution
