Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Two layer capacitive sensor
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Application No.: US14993754Application Date: 2016-01-12
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Publication No.: US10048815B2Publication Date: 2018-08-14
- Inventor: Tai-Wei Yau , Yeh-Cheng Tan
- Applicant: Synaptics Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta PC
- Main IPC: G01R27/26
- IPC: G01R27/26 ; G06F3/044 ; H03K17/96

Abstract:
The embodiments described herein provide improved sensor devices and methods that facilitate improved sensor devices. Specifically, the devices and methods provide capacitive image sensors that require only two layers of conductive elements formed on a single substrate. The ability to provide an image sensor using only a single substrate with two layers of conductive elements may substantially reduce the cost and complexity of the capacitive image sensor. In one embodiment, an input device is provided that comprises a first substrate having a first and second side. Each of the second array of second sensor electrodes comprises a plurality of isolated components disposed on the first side and a plurality of connectors disposed on the second side. The connectors and isolated components of the second sensor electrodes are arranged such that adjacent pairs of connectors along the first direction are separated by a distance substantially greater than the first pitch.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160202803A1 TWO LAYER CAPACITIVE SENSOR Public/Granted day:2016-07-14
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