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March 19, 2007, Osaka, Japan-Panasonic Electronic Devices Co., Ltd. has succeeded in commercializing the 60/40-type center space encoder with outer diameter of 60 mm and inner diameter of 40 mm as control devices used for automotive electronic applications, including temperature control of car air-conditioners and volume control of car audio systems.

Product name	60/40-type center space encoder
Type name	EVQ V0 type
Sample and mass-production prices	To be confirmed individually (depending on specifications and quantities)
Sample production	April 2007
Production start	September 2007
Production capability	50,000 pieces/month

Along with the improvement in safety and operability in the automotive electronic industry, larger diameter knobs on operational panels and centralized control-systems controlling temperatures etc. in one position have come into wider use. Under the situation, incremental encoders with large outer-diameter dimensions and such a center space of approx. 40 mm in inner diameter that other switches or LEDs are easily mounted, have been required from the market. To meet the market demand, Panasonic Electronic Devices Co., Ltd. has developed the 60/40 type center space encoder with outer diameter of 60 mm and inner diameter of 40 mm, and now is ready to supply samples.