Touchscreen controllers enable portable payment terminals

Atmel Corp. reports that Ingenico is using the company's maXTouch touchscreen controllers for its iWL200 series of portable wireless payment terminals with touch capability.

The Ingenico terminals are said to be the most compact touchscreen-based systems on the market, delivering audio and video functionality for retail, catering, transportation, gaming and home delivery merchants.

The Ingenico iWL280, the newest model terminal, uses Atmel's maXTouch mXT224 MCU, a configurable, 224-node, single-chip solution that delivers accurate multitouch performance, along with passive stylus support for accurate signature capture.

Ingenico's iWL200 line of products, including the iWL280, is shipping in production volumes.