Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for sensing touch based on multi-channel
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Application No.: US17209838Application Date: 2021-03-23
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Publication No.: US11921953B2Publication Date: 2024-03-05
- Inventor: Yunrae Jo , Jinchul Lee , Sungyong Cho , Bumsoo Kim , Yoonkyung Choi
- Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si
- Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Gyeonggi-do
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Priority: KR 20200102056 2020.08.13
- Main IPC: G06F3/041
- IPC: G06F3/041 ; G06F3/0354 ; G06F3/044

Abstract:
An apparatus for sensing a touch includes: a sensor array including a plurality of sensor groups, each of the plurality of sensor groups including sensors adjacent to each other; a first switch circuit configured to connect each of the plurality of sensor groups to a first channel or a second channel according to a first control signal; and a second switch circuit configured to select one of the first channel and the second channel according to a second control signal, wherein the first channel includes first signal lines connected to respective sensors included in a first sensor group of the plurality of sensor groups by the first switch circuit, and the second channel includes a second signal line commonly connected to the sensors included in the first sensor group by the first switch circuit.
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