公开(公告)号：US20200341585A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-29

申请号：US16924047

申请日：2020-07-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yingxuan LI ,  Weijun YAO ,  Vivek PANT ,  Martin Paul GRUNTHANER ,  Marduke YOUSEFPOR ,  Sumant RANGANATHAN

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0354

Abstract: A touch sensor panel is disclosed. In some examples, the touch sensor panel comprises a plurality of touch node electrodes. In some examples, the touch sensor panel comprises a touch controller configured to drive and sense the plurality of touch node electrodes in a fully bootstrapped configuration to obtain a fully bootstrapped touch image, drive and sense the plurality of touch node electrodes in a second configuration, different from the fully bootstrapped configuration, to obtain a second touch image, the second touch image including an effect of water on the touch sensor panel, and determine a final touch image based on the fully bootstrapped touch image and the second touch image, the final touch image not including the effect of the water on the touch sensor panel. In some examples, the second configuration comprises a mutual capacitance configuration. In some examples, the second configuration comprises a partially bootstrapped configuration.

公开(公告)号：US20190102010A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-04

申请号：US16146675

申请日：2018-09-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Brian H. KNABENSHUE ,  Albert LIN ,  Jason C. HU ,  Christian M. SAUER ,  Martin Paul GRUNTHANER

IPC: G06F3/044

Abstract: A touch sensor panel is disclosed. The touch sensor panel includes a first layer including a plurality of electrodes of a first type that are coupled to respective traces and are configured to operate as touch sensing electrodes during a first time period. The touch sensor panel also includes a second layer including a plurality of electrodes of a second type overlapping with the respective traces of the electrodes of the first type. The electrodes of the second type are configured to operate as guard electrodes for the respective traces of the electrodes of the first type during the first time period and operate as touch sensing electrodes during a second time period.

公开(公告)号：US20170013707A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-12

申请号：US15273110

申请日：2016-09-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin B. LYON ,  Shih-Chang CHANG ,  Martin Paul GRUNTHANER

IPC: H05K1/02 ,  G06F3/041

CPC classification number: H05K1/0242 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F2203/04108 ,  G09G3/2092 ,  H05K1/0265 ,  H05K2201/0784 ,  H05K2201/09272 ,  H05K2201/09727 ,  Y10T29/49155

Abstract: The border routing of conductive traces in devices, such as displays, touch sensor panels, and touch screens, to improve border area space usage, thereby reducing device size, and to reduce trace resistance, thereby improving device operation, is disclosed. The conductive traces can form a staggered stair-step configuration in the device border area, in which the average widths of the traces can be different from each other and each trace can have segments with different widths. The conductive traces can be coupled to an active area of the device to transmit signals to and from the active area in accordance with a device operation. The varying widths can help improve the border area space usage, reduce trace resistance, and reduce the differences in resistance between traces.

Abstract translation: 公开了诸如显示器，触摸传感器面板和触摸屏等设备中导电迹线的边界布线，以改善边界区域空间的使用，从而减少设备尺寸，并降低走线电阻，从而改善器件的操作。 导电迹线可以在器件边界区域中形成交错的阶梯结构，其中迹线的平均宽度可以彼此不同，并且每个迹线可以具有不同宽度的段。 导电迹线可以耦合到设备的有效区域，以根据设备操作向有源区域发送信号和从有源区域发送信号。 变化的宽度可以帮助改善边界区域空间的使用，减少走线电阻，并减少迹线之间的电阻差异。

公开(公告)号：US20170010722A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-12

申请号：US15273547

申请日：2016-09-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Martin Paul GRUNTHANER ,  Lili HUANG

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F2203/04102 ,  G06F2203/04103 ,  G06F2203/04107 ,  G06F2203/04113

Abstract: The formation of metal traces in the border areas of a touch sensor panel to provide improved reliability, better noise rejection, and lower manufacturing costs is disclosed. The metal traces can be coupled to rows on the touch sensor panel in an interleaved manner, so that any two successive rows can be coupled to metal traces in border areas on opposite sides of the touch sensor panel. In addition, by utilizing the full width available in the border areas in some embodiments, the metal traces can be formed from higher resistivity metal, which can reduce manufacturing costs and improve trace reliability. The wider traces can also provide better noise immunity from noise sources such as an LCD by providing a larger fixed-potential surface area and by more effectively coupling the drive lines to the fixed potential.

Abstract translation: 公开了在触摸传感器面板的边界区域中形成金属迹线以提供更好的可靠性，更好的噪声抑制和更低的制造成本。 金属迹线可以以交错方式耦合到触摸传感器面板上的行，使得任何两个连续的行可以耦合到触摸传感器面板的相对侧上的边界区域中的金属迹线。 此外，通过在一些实施例中利用在边界区域中可用的全宽度，金属迹线可以由较高电阻率的金属形成，这可以降低制造成本并提高迹线可靠性。 更宽的迹线还可以通过提供更大的固定电位表面积以及通过更有效地将驱动线耦合到固定电位，来提供诸如LCD等噪声源的更好的抗噪声能力。

公开(公告)号：US20160162102A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-09

申请号：US14869982

申请日：2015-09-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Shahrooz SHAHPARNIA ,  Christopher Tenzin MULLENS ,  Martin Paul GRUNTHANER ,  Adam GEBOFF

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F1/3215 ,  G06F1/3262 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F2203/04101

Abstract: Power consumption of touch sensing operations for touch sensitive devices can be reduced by implementing a coarse scan (e.g., banked common mode scan) to coarsely detect the presence or absence of an object touching or proximate to a touch sensor panel and the results of the coarse scan can be used to dynamically adjust the operation of the touch sensitive device to perform or not perform a fine scan (e.g., targeted active mode scan). In some examples, the results of the coarse scan can be used to program a touch controller for the next touch sensing frame to idle when no touch event is detected or to perform a fine scan when one or more touch events are detected. In some examples, the results of the coarse scan can be used to abort a scheduled fine scan during the current touch sensing frame when no touch event is detected.

Abstract translation: 可以通过实施粗略扫描（例如，共享共模扫描）来粗略地检测触摸或接近触摸传感器面板的物体的存在或不存在，并且粗略地检测触摸感测装置的触摸感测操作的结果 扫描可用于动态调整触敏设备的操作以执行或不执行精细扫描（例如，目标主动模式扫描）。 在一些示例中，当没有检测到触摸事件时，可以使用粗略扫描的结果来编程用于下一触摸感测帧的触摸控制器空闲，或者当检测到一个或多个触摸事件时执行精细扫描。 在一些示例中，当没有检测到触摸事件时，粗略扫描的结果可以用于在当前触摸感测帧期间中止预定的精细扫描。

公开(公告)号：US20140139763A1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-22

申请号：US14163899

申请日：2014-01-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Martin Paul GRUNTHANER ,  Lili HUANG

IPC: G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F2203/04102 ,  G06F2203/04103 ,  G06F2203/04107 ,  G06F2203/04113

Abstract: The formation of metal traces in the border areas of a touch sensor panel to provide improved reliability, better noise rejection, and lower manufacturing costs is disclosed. The metal traces can be coupled to rows on the touch sensor panel in an interleaved manner, so that any two successive rows can be coupled to metal traces in border areas on opposite sides of the touch sensor panel. In addition, by utilizing the full width available in the border areas in some embodiments, the metal traces can be formed from higher resistivity metal, which can reduce manufacturing costs and improve trace reliability. The wider traces can also provide better noise immunity from noise sources such as an LCD by providing a larger fixed-potential surface area and by more effectively coupling the drive lines to the fixed potential.

Abstract translation: 公开了在触摸传感器面板的边界区域中形成金属迹线以提供更好的可靠性，更好的噪声抑制和更低的制造成本。 金属迹线可以以交错方式耦合到触摸传感器面板上的行，使得任何两个连续的行可以耦合到触摸传感器面板的相对侧上的边界区域中的金属迹线。 此外，通过在一些实施例中利用在边界区域中可用的全宽度，金属迹线可以由较高电阻率的金属形成，这可以降低制造成本并提高迹线可靠性。 更宽的迹线还可以通过提供更大的固定电位表面积以及通过更有效地将驱动线耦合到固定电位来提供诸如LCD等噪声源的更好的抗噪声能力。