公开(公告)号：US09864468B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-09

申请号：US15177489

申请日：2016-06-09

Applicant: STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

Inventor： Jerry Kim ,  Tae-gil Kang ,  Glen Kang ,  Rooney Kim

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04104

Abstract: A method for multi-touch integrity sensing for a multi-touch capacitive touch screen is disclosed. By determining the integrity of touches, a distinction is identified between wanted touches, such as via a finger or stylus, and unwanted touches such as via foreign matter, errors, and the like.

公开(公告)号：US20170357371A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-14

申请号：US15177489

申请日：2016-06-09

Applicant: STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

Inventor： Jerry Kim ,  Tae-gil Kang ,  Glen Kang ,  Rooney Kim

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04104

Abstract: A method for multi-touch integrity sensing for a multi-touch capacitive touch screen is disclosed. By determining the integrity of touches, a distinction is identified between wanted touches, such as via a finger or stylus, and unwanted touches such as via foreign matter, errors, and the like.

公开(公告)号：US20170344158A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-30

申请号：US15679771

申请日：2017-08-17

Applicant: STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

Inventor： Chee Weng Cheong ,  Dianbo Guo ,  Kien Beng Tan ,  Yannick Guedon

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0418

Abstract: 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.

公开(公告)号：US09791985B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-17

申请号：US14803190

申请日：2015-07-20

Applicant: STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

Inventor： Praveesh Chandran ,  Ravi Bhatia

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  H05K1/02 ,  H05K1/09

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04111 ,  H05K1/0296 ,  H05K1/09

Abstract: In one implementation, a capacitive sensing structure comprises rows of first sensors electrically coupled together and columns of second sensors electrically coupled together, wherein the first sensors include: a first arm extending in a first direction and having a first plurality of finger structures extending therefrom, a second arm extending in the first direction and having a second plurality of finger structures extending therefrom, and an end portion connecting the arms, wherein the first sensors define open regions that are occupied by the second sensors. In a second implementation, a capacitive sensing structure comprises rows of first sensors and columns of second sensors, wherein each of the first sensors includes an elongated portion having finger structures extending therefrom, and wherein each of the second sensors includes a primary portion connected to secondary portions via arms, wherein the secondary portions occupy gaps defined by the finger structures of the first sensors.

公开(公告)号：US20170139501A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-18

申请号：US14944433

申请日：2015-11-18

Applicant: STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

Inventor： Leonard Liviu Dinu

IPC: G06F3/044

Abstract: A circuit includes a force driver configured to apply a force signal to a force node associated with a mutual capacitance to be sensed. A sensing circuit receives a sense signal from a sense node associated with said mutual capacitance to be sensed. The sensing circuit operates to generate an output signal indicative of the sensed mutual capacitance. A control circuit controls generation of the force signal to alternate between at least two different frequencies and generate said output signal for each half cycle of the force signal.

公开(公告)号：US20170131823A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-11

申请号：US14936166

申请日：2015-11-09

Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD

Inventor： Leonard Liviu Dinu ,  Chao Chao Zhang

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06K9/40 ,  G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0418

Abstract: An electronic device includes a touch screen controller. The touch screen controller is configured to asynchronously measure a capacitance between a sense line and a drive line of a sensing layer with respect to a horizontal sync signal of a display layer. In addition, the touch screen controller is also configured to disconnect from the sense line for a given period of time following a rising edge of the horizontal sync signal so as to reduce capacitive coupling of display noise from the horizontal sync signal to the sensing layer.

公开(公告)号：US20170060293A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-02

申请号：US14840556

申请日：2015-08-31

Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD

Inventor： Kusuma Adi NINGRAT ,  Lokesh Kumar KORAPATI ,  Jerry KIM

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0418

Abstract: An electronic device may include a touchscreen having sensing capacitors, and readout circuitry. The readout circuitry may be configured to accumulate a sample set from each sensing capacitor, divide the sample set into sample subsets, remove a given sample subset when the given sample subset exceeds a threshold, and process remaining sample subsets for touch input.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以包括具有感测电容器和读出电路的触摸屏。 读出电路可以被配置为从每个感测电容器累积采样集合，将采样集合划分为采样子集，当给定的采样子集超过阈值时移除给定的样本子集，并处理触摸输入的剩余采样子集。

公开(公告)号：US09561657B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-07

申请号：US15138997

申请日：2016-04-26

Applicant: STMicroelectronics, Inc. ,  STMicroelectronics S.r.l. ,  STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

Inventor： Simon Dodd ,  Joe Scheffelin ,  Dana Gruenbacher ,  Roberto Brioschi ,  Teck Khim Neo ,  Dave Hunt ,  Faiz Sherman

IPC: B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/16 ,  B05B15/00 ,  B05B1/14 ,  H01L23/00 ,  H05K3/30 ,  H01L41/113 ,  H05K1/02 ,  H05K1/09 ,  B05B11/00 ,  H05K1/18

CPC classification number: B41J2/1623 ,  B05B1/14 ,  B05B11/0054 ,  B05B15/40 ,  B41J2/14024 ,  B41J2/14145 ,  B41J2/1433 ,  B41J2/162 ,  H01L24/27 ,  H01L24/29 ,  H01L24/32 ,  H01L24/48 ,  H01L24/83 ,  H01L24/85 ,  H01L24/97 ,  H01L41/1132 ,  H01L2224/2732 ,  H01L2224/29011 ,  H01L2224/29013 ,  H01L2224/2919 ,  H01L2224/32225 ,  H01L2224/48096 ,  H01L2224/48097 ,  H01L2224/48106 ,  H01L2224/48227 ,  H01L2224/73265 ,  H01L2224/83192 ,  H01L2224/838 ,  H01L2224/83862 ,  H01L2224/83874 ,  H01L2224/92247 ,  H01L2224/97 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2924/19106 ,  H05K1/0272 ,  H05K1/09 ,  H05K1/181 ,  H05K3/305 ,  H05K2201/10083 ,  H05K2201/10515 ,  H05K2201/10545 ,  Y02P70/613 ,  Y10T156/1089 ,  H01L2224/83 ,  H01L2224/85 ,  H01L2224/45099 ,  H01L2924/00

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to microfluidic refill cartridges and methods of assembling same. The microfluidic refill cartridges include a microfluidic delivery member that includes a filter for filtering fluid passed therethrough. The filter may be configured to block particles above a threshold size to prevent blockage in the nozzles. For instance, particles having a dimension that is larger than the diameter of the nozzles can block or reduce fluid flow through the nozzle.

Abstract translation: 实施例涉及微流体补充盒及其组装方法。 微流体补充盒包括微流体递送构件，其包括用于过滤通过其中的流体的过滤器。 过滤器可以被配置为阻挡高于阈值尺寸的颗粒以防止喷嘴中的堵塞。 例如，具有大于喷嘴直径的尺寸的颗粒可以阻挡或减少通过喷嘴的流体流动。

公开(公告)号：US09530417B2

公开(公告)日：2016-12-27

申请号：US13854134

申请日：2013-04-01

Applicant: STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.

Inventor： Evelyn Kurniawati ,  Sapna George

IPC: G10L17/02 ,  G10L17/04 ,  G10L15/06 ,  G10L15/14 ,  G10L17/06

CPC classification number: G10L17/04 ,  G10L15/063 ,  G10L15/144 ,  G10L17/02 ,  G10L17/06

Abstract: Methods and systems of text independent speaker recognition provide a complexity comparable to text dependent speaker recognition system. These methods and systems exploit the fact that speech is a quasi-stationary signal and simplify the recognition process based on this theory. The speaker modeling allows a speaker profile to be updated progressively with new speech samples that are acquired during usage over time by the speaker.

Abstract translation: 文本独立说话人识别的方法和系统提供了与文本相关的扬声器识别系统相当的复杂性。 这些方法和系统利用语音是准稳态信号，并且基于这个理论简化识别过程。 扬声器建模允许使用由扬声器随着时间的使用获取的新语音样本来逐渐更新扬声器简档。

公开(公告)号：US20160313823A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-27

申请号：US14693211

申请日：2015-04-22

Applicant: STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

Inventor： Kien Beng Tan

IPC: G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0416

Abstract: A capacitive sensing system includes a capacitive sensing panel with drive lines and sense lines. Each drive line includes a drive circuit. A code generator operates to generate modulation codes. A drive controller generates drive signals wherein each drive signal is modulated by one of the modulation codes. The generated drive signals are applied to the drive lines through the drive circuits. The drive controller operates to simultaneously generate the drive signals for application to a corresponding group of drive lines during a drive period. Separate groups of drive lines are sequentially driven with the same drive signals during drive periods that only partially overlap.

Abstract translation: 电容感测系统包括具有驱动线和感测线的电容式感测面板。 每个驱动线包括驱动电路。 码发生器用于产生调制码。 驱动器控制器产生驱动信号，其中每个驱动信号由调制码之一调制。 所产生的驱动信号通过驱动电路施加到驱动线。 驱动控制器操作以在驱动周期期间同时产生用于施加到相应组的驱动线的驱动信号。 在仅部分重叠的驱动周期期间，用相同的驱动信号依次驱动单独的驱动线组。