Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fingerprint sensor and method of driving the same
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Application No.: US15424130Application Date: 2017-02-03
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Publication No.: US10311275B2Publication Date: 2019-06-04
- Inventor: Seogwoo Hong , Dongkyun Kim
- Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si
- Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-si
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: KR10-2016-0107776 20160824
- Main IPC: G06K9/28
- IPC: G06K9/28 ; G06K9/00

Abstract:
Sensing sensitivity of a fingerprint sensor may be enhanced by grouping driving electrodes and driving groups. A processor of the fingerprint sensor may calculate mutual capacitance at each node on a touchpad from gross mutual capacitances in areas including a plurality of channels.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180060636A1 FINGERPRINT SENSOR AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2018-03-01
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