Immersion Corporation, the leading developer and licensor of touch feedback technology, today announced that Pantech Co., Ltd. has signed a worldwide license agreement to use Immersion haptics (touch feedback) technology in several of its handsets.

“Immersion’s haptics technology has quickly become a requirement for the best user experience for electronic devices,” said Craig Vachon, senior vice president and general manager of its Touch line of business. “Touch feedback expands human capabilities, and Immersion has made it very easy for companies wanting to excel in competitive markets to exploit this powerful advantage.”

Pantech, one of Korea’s top mobile phone manufacturers, combines advanced technology and design innovation to deliver products that are tailored to customers’ diverse lifestyles. Widely recognized as a design leader, Pantech pioneered the dual-sliding, double-keyboard handset in North America with the Pantech Duo and Matrix, and has introduced other popular products including Slate, the world’s thinnest mobile phone with a QWERTY keyboard, and the Pantech Breeze. In addition to manufacturing handsets for AT&T and other U.S. carriers, Pantech delivers trendsetting phones for network operators worldwide.

“We believe that Immersion’s haptics system will provide Pantech expanded possibilities for creating an even better user experience with mobile phones and content for our customers,” said Yong -Joon Lee, vice president, Pantech. “Incorporating haptics technology in our products is a meaningful step forward in today’s exciting marketplace.”

Immersion’s touch feedback, in combination with sight and sound cues on mobile handsets, has been shown to improve user productivity (speed and accuracy). It also makes operation more intuitive and content more realistic and fun, improving the user experience in a number of ways: