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Force enhanced input device with shielded electrodes

US9785296B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12References

16Claims

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Assignee

Synaptics Incorporated · US

Inventors

Wei-Lung Lee · Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE
Pei-Che Chiu · Taipei, TW

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 31, 2015
Grant date	Oct 10, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 13, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2203/04108
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An input device includes an input surface and a first substrate mechanically coupled to the input surface. The first substrate includes a first plurality of sensor electrodes configured to detect an input force applied by an input object to the input surface. The input device further includes a conductive material disposed between the input surface and the first plurality of sensor electrodes. The conductive material shields the first plurality of sensor electrodes from effects of the input object in a sensing region of the input device. The input device further includes a second substrate mechanically coupled to the first substrate. The second substrate includes a second plurality of sensor electrodes configured to detect a location of an input object at the input surface.

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