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Circuits, devices and methods having pipelined capacitance sensing

US9086439B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 23, 2012
Grant dateJul 21, 2015
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Expiry dateAug 23, 2033

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

Abstract

Capacitance sensing circuits, systems and method can include sample and hold (S/H) circuits that can retain analog values for one set of capacitance sensors, and sequentially convert such analog values into digital values while analog values for another set of capacitance sensors values are generated.

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