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Apparatus and method for sensing touch based on multi-channel

US11921953B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 23, 2021
Grant dateMar 5, 2024
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Expiry dateDec 15, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0446
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for sensing a touch includes: a sensor array including a plurality of sensor groups, each of the plurality of sensor groups including sensors adjacent to each other; a first switch circuit configured to connect each of the plurality of sensor groups to a first channel or a second channel according to a first control signal; and a second switch circuit configured to select one of the first channel and the second channel according to a second control signal, wherein the first channel includes first signal lines connected to respective sensors included in a first sensor group of the plurality of sensor groups by the first switch circuit, and the second channel includes a second signal line commonly connected to the sensors included in the first sensor group by the first switch circuit.

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