Interlink Electronics
Template:Multiple issues Template:Infobox company Interlink Electronics, Inc.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> 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,<ref name=":0" /> and released the first force-sensing resistor for commercial use in 1977.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2001, Interlink helped Microsoft design the controller for the Xbox.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Legal
Interlink Electronics filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Nintendo in December 2006 over the pointing functionality of the Wii Remote, claiming "loss of reasonable royalties, reduced sales and/or lost profits as a result of the infringing activities" of Nintendo.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="gov.uscourts.ded.37438">Template:Cite book</ref> The lawsuit was dismissed by Interlink in March 2007.<ref name="gov.uscourts.ded.37438"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>