Synaptics wins deal for first Android phone

HELSINKI (Reuters) - U.S. technology company Synaptics (SYNA.O) has won a deal to provide touchscreen sensors and chips for the first phone model using Google's (GOOG.O) Android software, a Synaptics spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

T-Mobile (DTEGn.DE) and HTC Corp (2498.TW) on Tuesday unveiled the G1 phone, which has a touch-sensitive screen, a computer-like keyboard and Wi-Fi connections.

(Reporting by Tarmo Virki; editing by Carol Bishopric)