Case Study: Jotron Phontech achieves automated, streamlined touch-sensor design with Altium Designer

Jotron Phontech - Customer Case Study

Jotron Phontech is a Norwegian maker of rugged audio systems for maritime and offshore use, with over 20 years’ experience supplying vessels and installations worldwide. The company faced recurring production and design challenges when moving from mechanical keys to capacitive touch sensors: complex PCB geometry (e.g., touch wheels), frequent rework for market-specific variations, and inconsistent performance in real-life conditions that made large-scale manufacture difficult.

The solution combined Atmel’s QTouch touch-sensor technology and a pattern generator that exports XML into Altium Designer’s unified design environment, automating sensor geometry, layout and parameter changes on the fly. That integration cut design time, reduced production errors and simplified last-minute front-panel changes; Jotron expanded from two to four Altium licenses and committed its 40 engineers to the platform, while Atmel, Altium and local distributor 4test sped broader adoption with development kits and built-in workflow support.

Jotron Phontech

Atle Christiansen

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