Abstract:
A touch screen controller is provided. The touch screen controller includes: an offset cancellation circuit configured to cancel offset capacitance of a touch screen panel including a first channel and a second channel crossing the first channel, the offset cancellation circuit connected to the touch screen panel through a sensing node; a charge amplifier configured to generate a sensing voltage from a sensing signal output from the touch screen panel, the charge amplifier including an amplifier having a first input terminal connected to the sensing node and a second input terminal to which an input voltage is applied; and a channel driver configured to provide a driving voltage, which is equal to or greater than the input voltage, to the second channel in a self capacitance sensing mode for the first channel.
Abstract:
Provided are a fingerprint controller for driving a fingerprint sensing array in a touchscreen divided by at least a touch sensing region and a fingerprint sensing region, a method of operating the fingerprint controller, and a driver integrated circuit for driving the touchscreen including the fingerprint sensing array. The method includes: receiving a reference timing signal from an external module; generating a fingerprint sensing timing signal for driving the fingerprint sensing array in synchronization with the reference timing signal; and driving the fingerprint sensing array based on the fingerprint sensing timing signal.
Abstract:
In one embodiment, the touch screen controller includes a sensing circuit configured to generate touch data and force data by processing a single output signal from a touch panel. The touch data indicates whether a touch input is detected, and the force data indicates an amount of force of the touch input.
Abstract:
A method of processing a signal, the method including receiving first data, extracting a first parameter from the first data, calculating and outputting first output data with respect to the first data based on the first parameter, receiving second data, extracting a second parameter from the second data, calculating second output data with respect to the second data based on the second parameter, and alternately outputting the first and second output data at least once.
Abstract:
An operating method of an optical fingerprint sensor, an operating method of an electronic device including the optical fingerprint sensor, and a display device including the optical fingerprint sensor are disclosed. The method of operating a fingerprint sensor, wherein the fingerprint sensor senses a fingerprint image based on light reflected from a fingerprint, may include transmitting a first signal indicating a first request to turn on light emission, to a display driving circuit which drives a display panel disposed on the fingerprint sensor, scanning an object on the display panel, based on light irradiated from the display panel, and transmitting, to the display driving circuit, a second signal indicating a second request to turn off the light emission.
Abstract:
A method of segmenting multiple touches in a touch sensor system is disclosed. The method includes setting a point node by selecting a valid node of a touch sensor panel from among valid nodes having touch data equal to or greater than a threshold value of a touch sensor panel; determining one or more candidate labels for the point node by searching for adjacent nodes around the point node; and when there are two or more candidate labels for the point node, labeling the point node by selecting a label of a label group that has the highest group similarity with the point node and that is from among label groups of the two or more candidate labels, and by assigning the selected label to the point node.
Abstract:
A touch sensing device includes a touch screen panel including a touch sensor configured to generate a first electrical change corresponding to a touch and a touch controller configured to detect touch position data with respect to an area on the touch screen panel associated with the touch, based on the first electrical change of the touch sensor.
Abstract:
A touch screen panel is provided. The touch screen panel includes: a sensing area comprising a plurality of first electrodes arranged in a matrix form in first and second directions of a substrate and a plurality of second electrodes extending in the first direction, the plurality of second electrodes being arranged alternately with the plurality of first electrodes in the second direction; a channel wiring area including a plurality of channel wires configured to transmit signals of the plurality of first electrodes and signals of the plurality of second electrodes, the channel wiring area being disposed around the sensing area; and an electrode wiring area comprising a plurality of electrode wires connecting the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes to the plurality of channel wires, the electrode wiring area being in the sensing area, wherein at least two electrodes, from among the first electrodes, that are disposed in a same column are connected to different channel wires.