Interlink Electronics, Inc.
is a technology company that specializes in manufacturing sensors that are used in electronic portable devices, such as smartphones, GPS systems, and in industrial computers and systems controls.
History
Interlink was founded on April 30, 1996,
and released the first
force-sensing resistor
A force-sensing resistor is a material whose Electrical resistance, resistance changes when a force, pressure or mechanical Stress (mechanics), stress is applied. They are also known as force-sensitive resistor and are sometimes referred to by ...
for commercial use in 1977.
In 2001, Interlink helped
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company, technology conglomerate headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Founded in 1975, the company became influential in the History of personal computers#The ear ...
design the
controller for the
Xbox
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.
Legal
Interlink Electronics filed a
patent-infringement lawsuit against
Nintendo
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto. It develops, publishes, and releases both video games and video game consoles.
The history of Nintendo began when craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi ...
in December 2006 over the pointing functionality of the
Wii Remote
The Wii Remote, colloquially known as the Wiimote, is the primary game controller for Nintendo's Wii home video game console. An essential capability of the Wii Remote is its motion sensing capability, which allows the user to interact with an ...
, claiming "loss of reasonable royalties, reduced sales and/or lost profits as a result of the
infringing activities" of Nintendo.
The lawsuit was dismissed by Interlink in March 2007.
References
External links
Interlink Electronics websiteFSR(tm)
Computer companies of the United States
Computer hardware companies
1984 establishments in California
Electronics companies established in 1984
Electronics companies of the United States
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