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Touch sensor

US10444900B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 23, 2017
Grant dateOct 15, 2019
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Expiry dateAug 1, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2203/04112
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A touch sensor includes: a plurality of first sensor electrode columns disposed in a sensing area, the plurality of first sensor electrode columns each including one or more first sensor electrodes; a plurality of second sensor electrode columns alternately disposed with the first sensor electrode columns in the sensing area, the plurality of second sensor electrode columns each including a plurality of second sensor electrodes having a length defined by a longitudinal axis and a width extending in a direction across the length; a plurality of lines connected to the first sensor electrode columns and the second sensor electrode columns; and a pad unit including a plurality of pads connected to the lines, wherein at least some of the second sensor electrodes have a width that varies along the longitudinal axis of its respective second electrodes.

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