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Capacitive touch panel detection circuit and boost circuit thereof

US8493131B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 28, 2011
Grant dateJul 23, 2013
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Expiry dateMar 19, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/044
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention discloses a capacitive touch panel detection circuit and a boost circuit thereof, wherein the boost circuit comprises a plurality of charge pumps in series, a sequence circuit and a voltage-stabilizing circuit. The charge pump comprises a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, a fourth switch, a first capacitor and a second capacitor. The switches are controlled by the sequence circuit. During the first half of the working cycle of the charge pump, the first capacitor is charged. During the second half of the working cycle of the charge pump, the second capacitor is charged so that the voltage is two times of the power voltage, after the first capacitor is connected with the power supply in sequence. The boost circuit of the invention does not need an induction and a Schottky diode. All of the capacitors except a voltage-stabilizing capacitor can be integrated into a chip. Therefore, the number of off-chip ancillary components can be reduced. Furthermore, the problem of electromagnetic interference in an inductive boost circuit can be solved.

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