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Circuit for fingerprint sensing and electronic device comprising the circuit

US10423286B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 9, 2018
Grant dateSep 24, 2019
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Expiry dateMar 25, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2358/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A circuit for fingerprint detection is disclosed. The circuit includes a transistor and a capacitor. The transistor includes a gate configured to, in response to a touch event of an object, sense a capacitance associated with the object. The capacitor, coupled between a first node and a second node, is configured to establish a voltage across the first node and the second node in response to a first control signal, and establish a compensation voltage at the first node in response to a second control signal. The transistor is configured to flow a current therethrough in response to a third control signal. The current has a magnitude independent of the threshold voltage of the transistor due to the compensation voltage.

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