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CAP1298
  • CAP1298
  • CAP1298

CAP1298

In Production

The CAP1298 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 CAP1298 Product Info

16 April 2026 0

Parameters

Product Type

Proximity/Keys/Slider

Input Channels

8

Number of Keys Max

8

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

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

Description

The CAP1298 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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