CONFIGURABLE ANALOG FRONT-END FOR MUTUAL CAPACITANCE SENSING AND SELF CAPACITANCE SENSING
    1.
    发明申请
    CONFIGURABLE ANALOG FRONT-END FOR MUTUAL CAPACITANCE SENSING AND SELF CAPACITANCE SENSING 有权
    可配置模拟前端用于电容传感和自检电感

    公开(公告)号:US20140078096A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-20

    申请号:US13717766

    申请日:2012-12-18

    IPC分类号: G06F3/044

    摘要: Capacitance sensing circuits and methods are provided. A dual mode capacitance sensing circuit includes a capacitance-to-voltage converter having an amplifier and an integration capacitance coupled between an output and an inverting input of the amplifier, and a dual mode switching circuit responsive to mutual mode control signals for a controlling signal supplied from a capacitive touch matrix to the capacitance-to-voltage converter in a mutual capacitance sensing mode and responsive to self mode control signals for controlling signals supplied from the capacitive touch matrix to the capacitance-to-voltage converter in a self capacitance sensing mode, wherein the capacitance sensing circuit is configurable for operation in the mutual capacitance sensing mode or the self capacitance sensing mode.

    摘要翻译: 提供电容感测电路和方法。 双模电容感测电路包括具有放大器和耦合在放大器的输出和反相输入端之间的积分电容器的电容 - 电压转换器,以及响应于所提供的控制信号的相互模式控制信号的双模式切换电路 在互电容感测模式中从电容式触摸矩阵到电容 - 电压转换器,并且响应用于在自电容感测模式下控制从电容式触摸矩阵提供给电容 - 电压转换器的信号的自发模式控制信号, 其中电容感测电路可配置为在互电容感测模式或自电容感测模式下操作。

    HIGH SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO CAPACITIVE SENSING ANALOG FRONT-END
    2.
    发明申请
    HIGH SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO CAPACITIVE SENSING ANALOG FRONT-END 审中-公开
    高信号噪声比电容式传感模拟前端

    公开(公告)号:US20140077823A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-20

    申请号:US13717780

    申请日:2012-12-18

    IPC分类号: G01R27/26

    摘要: Capacitance sensing circuits and methods are provided. The capacitance sensing circuit includes a capacitance-to-voltage converter configured to receive a signal from a capacitance to be sensed and to provide an output signal representative of the capacitance, an output chopper configured to convert the output signal of the capacitance-to-voltage converter to a sensed voltage representative of the capacitance to be sensed, an analog accumulator configured to accumulate sensed voltages during an accumulation period of NA sensing cycles and to provide an accumulated analog value, an amplifier configured to amplify the accumulated analog value, and an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the amplified accumulated analog value to a digital value representative of the capacitance to be sensed. The analog accumulator may include a low pass filter having a frequency response to filter wideband noise.

    摘要翻译: 提供电容感测电路和方法。 电容感测电路包括:电容 - 电压转换器,被配置为从要感测的电容接收信号并提供表示电容的输出信号;输出斩波器,被配置为转换电容 - 电压的输出信号 转换器到感测的电压,代表要感测的电容;模拟累加器,被配置为在NA感测周期的累积周期期间累积感测电压并提供累加的模拟值,被配置为放大所累积的模拟值的放大器和模拟 配置为将放大的累积模拟值转换为表示要感测的电容的数字值。 模拟累加器可以包括具有对滤波器宽带噪声的频率响应的低通滤波器。

    CAPACITIVE DISCHARGE CIRCUIT FOR TOUCH SENSITIVE SCREEN

    公开(公告)号:US20170344158A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-30

    申请号:US15679771

    申请日:2017-08-17

    IPC分类号: G06F3/044 G06F3/041

    摘要: 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.

    TEMPERATURE INSENSITIVE TRANSIENT CURRENT SOURCE
    4.
    发明申请
    TEMPERATURE INSENSITIVE TRANSIENT CURRENT SOURCE 有权
    温度敏感瞬态电流源

    公开(公告)号:US20150253799A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-09-10

    申请号:US14201590

    申请日:2014-03-07

    IPC分类号: G05F3/16

    CPC分类号: G05F3/16 G05F3/262

    摘要: A current source includes a first current path including a first current mirror transistor and an input current source coupled in series, a second current path including a second current minor transistor, wherein control terminals of the first and second current minor transistors are connected, a first circuit configured to provide a controlled auxiliary current in the second current path, and a second circuit configured to provide a controlled output current in the second current path when or after the auxiliary current has reached steady state. The current source may include one or more cascode transistors in the first current path and one or more cascode transistors in the second current path. The first circuit may be activated before the second circuit is activated.

    摘要翻译: 电流源包括包括串联耦合的第一电流镜晶体管和输入电流源的第一电流路径,包括第二电流次级晶体管的第二电流路径,其中连接第一和第二电流次级晶体管的控制端,第一 电路,被配置为在第二电流路径中提供受控的辅助电流;以及第二电路,被配置为在辅助电流达到稳定状态时或之后提供第二电流路径中的受控输出电流。 电流源可以包括第一电流路径中的一个或多个共源共栅晶体管和第二电流路径中的一个或多个共源共栅晶体管。 第一电路可以在第二电路被激活之前被激活。

    CONFIGURABLE ANALOG FRONT-END FOR MUTUAL CAPACITANCE SENSING AND SELF CAPACITANCE SENSING
    5.
    发明申请
    CONFIGURABLE ANALOG FRONT-END FOR MUTUAL CAPACITANCE SENSING AND SELF CAPACITANCE SENSING 有权
    可配置模拟前端用于电容传感和自检电感

    公开(公告)号:US20140312919A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-23

    申请号:US14322244

    申请日:2014-07-02

    IPC分类号: G01R27/26 G06F3/044

    摘要: Capacitance sensing circuits and methods are provided. A dual mode capacitance sensing circuit includes a capacitance-to-voltage converter having an amplifier and an integration capacitance coupled between an output and an inverting input of the amplifier, and a switching circuit responsive to mutual mode control signals for a controlling signal supplied from a capacitive touch matrix to the capacitive to voltage converter in a mutual capacitance sensing mode and responsive to self mode control signals for controlling signals supplied from the capacitive touch matrix to the capacitance-to-voltage converter in a self capacitance sensing mode, wherein the capacitance sensing circuit is configurable for operation in the mutual capacitance sensing mode or the self capacitance sensing mode.

    摘要翻译: 提供电容感测电路和方法。 双模电容感测电路包括具有放大器和耦合在放大器的输出和反相输入端之间的积分电容的电容 - 电压转换器,以及响应于从模拟信号提供的控制信号的相互模式控制信号的开关电路 电容式触摸矩阵到互电容感测模式中的电容到电压转换器,并且响应于用于在自电容感测模式中控制从电容式触摸矩阵提供给电容 - 电压转换器的信号的自模式控制信号,其中电容感测 电路可配置为在互电容感测模式或自身电容感测模式下工作。

    Capacitive discharge circuit for touch sensitive screen

    公开(公告)号:US10534489B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-14

    申请号:US15838675

    申请日:2017-12-12

    IPC分类号: G06F3/044 G06F3/041

    摘要: 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.

    Capacitive discharge circuit for touch sensitive screen

    公开(公告)号:US09870113B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-16

    申请号:US15679771

    申请日:2017-08-17

    IPC分类号: G06F3/044 G06F3/041

    摘要: 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.

    Capacitive discharge circuit for touch sensitive screen

    公开(公告)号:US09772726B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-26

    申请号:US14531631

    申请日:2014-11-03

    IPC分类号: G06F3/044 G06F3/041

    摘要: 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.