Capacitive touch screen with noise suppression
US9823784B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 10, 2009 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04112
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A capacitive touch sensor wherein the touch sensitive panel has drive electrodes arranged on the lower side of a substrate and sense electrodes arranged on the upper side. The drive electrodes are shaped and dimensioned to substantially entirely cover the touch sensitive area with individual drive electrodes being separated from each other by small gaps, the gaps being so small as to be practically invisible. The near blanket coverage by the drive electrodes also serves to screen out interference from noise sources below the drive electrode layer, such as drive signals for an underlying display, thereby suppressing noise pick-up by the sense electrodes that are positioned above the drive electrodes.
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