Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Capacitive discharge circuit for touch sensitive screen
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Application No.: US15838675Application Date: 2017-12-12
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Publication No.: US10534489B2Publication Date: 2020-01-14
- Inventor: Chee Weng Cheong , Dianbo Guo , Kien Beng Tan , Yannick Guedon
- Applicant: STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
- Applicant Address: SG Singapore
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
- Current Assignee Address: SG Singapore
- Agency: Crowe & Dunlevy
- Main IPC: G06F3/044
- IPC: G06F3/044 ; G06F3/041

Abstract:
A capacitive discharge circuit includes a line having a capacitance, a switched capacitor circuit including a capacitor, a switched circuit coupled to the line, and a voltage regulator coupled between the switched capacitor circuit and the switched circuit. A controller operates the switched capacitor circuit and switched circuit to in a first phase, charge the capacitor by coupling the capacitor between a common mode and a power supply, and in a second phase, discharge the capacitor by coupling the voltage regulator in series with the capacitor between the power supply node a ground. The controller is also configured to in a third phase, charge the capacitor by coupling the capacitor between the common mode and the power supply, and in a fourth phase, share charge between the line and the capacitor by coupling the voltage regulator and the capacitor in series between the line and the ground.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180101264A1 CAPACITIVE DISCHARGE CIRCUIT FOR TOUCH SENSITIVE SCREEN Public/Granted day:2018-04-12
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