Unique Industrial Design: OEMs can create sleek and attractive form factors, eliminating both mechanical buttons and LEDs that are constantly illuminated. Synaptics offers a variety of illumination options for visual feedback on button areas. Peripherals such as monitors, remote controls, photo frames, and input devices such as keyboards are an ideal application for Proximity Sensing.

Improved Usability: A discoverable interface using Proximity Sensing makes a device easy and satisfying to use. Users can identify the general location of controls before activating them. This solution also solves usability challenges for remote controls by enabling clearly lit buttons in the dark when the user approaches the device.

Design Flexibility: The solution is highly customizable, offering OEMs endless design opportunity. OEMs can adjust the distance at which the sensor detects the users' presence, whether it is four to six centimeters away from the device.

Efficient: Proximity Sensing can intelligently adjust LED back lighting for standby (power saving) and active modes depending on whether the user is within close range. This power-saving feature prolongs the battery life of the device.