公开(公告)号：US20250103163A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-27

申请号：US18830448

申请日：2024-09-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Karan S. JAIN ,  Nandita VENUGOPAL ,  Santosh POKHREL

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044

Abstract: A touch sensor panel operable within small form factor devices utilizes a plurality of discrete column electrodes arranged in a plurality of columns, and a plurality of continuous row electrodes arranged in a plurality of rows. Each column is divided into a plurality of regions, with each region formed from a plurality of electrically connected discrete column electrodes within that column. A scan plan includes a series of mutual capacitance scans wherein discrete column electrode(s) in all regions in all columns are sequentially stimulated, and AC signals indicative of mutual capacitance at certain the continuous row electrode(s) is measured. The scan plan includes a series of projection self-capacitance scans, wherein AC signals indicative of self-capacitance at a plurality of continuous row electrodes is measured for all rows, and AC signals indicative of self-capacitance at the discrete column electrodes in each region of all columns is measured.

公开(公告)号：US20240004500A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-04

申请号：US18326743

申请日：2023-05-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Santosh POKHREL ,  Nandita VENUGOPAL ,  Supratik DATTA

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/04186 ,  G06F3/04164 ,  G06F3/0443 ,  G06F3/0446 ,  G06F2203/04107

Abstract: Touch sensor panels/screens can include negative temperature coefficient materials in the stack-up and routing traces with expanded areas to reduce thermal drift and minimize the detection of false touches. In some examples, the touch sensor panels/screens can include a plurality of touch electrodes in a first layer. In some examples, the sensor panels/screens can include one or more dielectric materials in a second layer, the one or more dielectric materials including a negative temperature coefficient material. In some examples, the touch sensor panels/screens can include a plurality of routing traces in a third layer, the plurality of routing traces routing the plurality of touch electrodes to a touch controller chip.

公开(公告)号：US20240393909A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-28

申请号：US18791964

申请日：2024-08-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Karan S. JAIN ,  Santosh POKHREL

IPC: G06F3/044

Abstract: Touch electrode architectures for reducing the occurrence of negative pixels in mutual capacitance touch sensor panels that are caused by poorly grounded objects are disclosed. A touch electrode architecture can utilize mutual capacitance unit cells, each of which include a drive electrode, a sense electrode, and one or more ground bars. The one or more ground bars can provide an increased capacitive path to ground for a poorly grounded finger, which can result in a larger reduction in mutual capacitance between the drive and sense electrodes, improving touch detection. In addition, the increased capacitive coupling between the object and ground reduces the amount of charge that couples back onto nearby sense electrodes, which can reduce the negative pixel that can occur at those electrodes and reduce the number of touch detection errors. The one or more ground bars can be formed in the same layer as the drive electrode.

公开(公告)号：US20240094853A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US18446835

申请日：2023-08-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Karan S. JAIN ,  Santosh POKHREL

IPC: G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/0443

Abstract: Touch electrode architectures for reducing the occurrence of negative pixels in mutual capacitance touch sensor panels that are caused by poorly grounded objects are disclosed. A touch electrode architecture can utilize mutual capacitance unit cells, each of which include a drive electrode, a sense electrode, and one or more ground bars. The one or more ground bars can provide an increased capacitive path to ground for a poorly grounded finger, which can result in a larger reduction in mutual capacitance between the drive and sense electrodes, improving touch detection. In addition, the increased capacitive coupling between the object and ground reduces the amount of charge that couples back onto nearby sense electrodes, which can reduce the negative pixel that can occur at those electrodes and reduce the number of touch detection errors. The one or more ground bars can be formed in the same layer as the drive electrode.