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CAP1296
  • CAP1296
  • CAP1296

CAP1296

In Production

The CAP1296 is a turnkey capacitive touch controller providing a wide variety of  button and proximity functionality, and making it easy for designers to add  aesthetically pleasing, low-cost and robust touch interfaces. It also offers improved proximity detection with its Signal Guard option.  

Microchip Technology CAP1296 Product Info

16 April 2026 0

Parameters

Product Type

Proximity/Keys/Slider

Input Channels

6

Number of Keys Max

6

Proximity detection

Yes

Output Channels

0

Measurement Principle

Self Capacitance

Report Rate (pps)

0

Number of Touches

0

Power Modes

3

Interface

I2C

I/O, LED Drivers

0

Other Features

Signal Guard/Driven Shield

Temp Range

0°C to 85°C

Voltage Min. (V)

3.00

Voltage Max. (V)

5.50

Features

    • 6 Capacitive Touch Sensor inputs
    • Programmable sensitivity
    • Automatic recalibration
    • Combo Mode: Key and Proximity
    • Press and Hold feature for Volume-like Applications
    • Power Button support
    • Signal Guard
    • Low Power operations
    • 8kV protection
    • I²C™ and SMBus
    • 3.0V to 5.5V
    • 10-pin 3x3 DFN, 14-pin SOIC

Description

The CAP1296 is a turnkey capacitive touch controller providing a wide variety of  button and proximity functionality, and making it easy for designers to add 
aesthetically pleasing, low-cost and robust touch interfaces. It also offers improved proximity detection with its Signal Guard option.  

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