# US 10,372,284 B2 · Capacitance variation detection circuit, touch screen and touch detection method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,372,284 B2 - Document ID: US10372284B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/879,760 - Filed: 2018-01-25 - Published: 2018-05-31 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2016-10-26 - Assignees: Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Shuo Fan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10372284B2 ## CPC - G06F 3/0418: {for error correction or compensation, e.g. based on parallax, calibration or alignment} - G06F 3/0412: {Digitisers structurally integrated in a display} - G06F 3/044: by capacitive means - G06V 40/1306: {non-optical, e.g. ultrasonic or capacitive sensing} - G06V 40/1365: {Matching; Classification} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING ## Abstract The present disclosure relates to a capacitance variation detection circuit, a touch screen and a touch detection method. The method includes: connecting one terminal of a detection capacitor and one terminal of a denoising capacitor to a first power simultaneously, and connecting the other terminal of the detection capacitor and the other terminal of a denoising capacitor to a reference ground simultaneously; disconnecting the detection capacitor from the first power source and connecting it to the negative input terminal of the operation amplifier, switching the one terminal of the denosing capacitor from being connected to the first power source to being connected to the reference ground, and connecting the other terminal of the denoising capacitor to the negative input terminal of the operational amplifier; and acquiring an output result of the operational amplifier, and judging whether there is a touch operation according to the output result. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A capacitance variation detection circuit, configured to detect a capacitance variation of a detection capacitor, comprising: a denoising capacitor, wherein one terminal of the denoising capacitor is connected to a first terminal of the detection capacitor via a second switch and to a reference ground via a third switch, the first terminal of the detection capacitor is connected to a first power source, a second terminal of the detection capacitor is connected to the reference ground, and the other terminal of the denoising capacitor is connected to the first power source via a fourth switch and to the reference ground via a fifth switch; an operational amplifier, wherein a positive input terminal of the operational amplifier is connected to a second power source, and a negative input terminal of the operational amplifier is connected to the first terminal of the detection capacitor via a first switch; and an integrating capacitor, wherein two terminals of the integrating capacitor are connected via a sixth switch, and are connected between the negative input terminal of the operational amplifier and an output terminal of the operational amplifier. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The capacitance variation detection circuit according to claim 1, wherein the first power source is a driving voltage source or a driving current source. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The capacitance variation detection circuit according to claim 1, wherein the denoising capacitor is a capacitance-adjustable capacitor. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The capacitance variation detection circuit according to claim 1, wherein a first resistor is connected between the second switch and the negative input terminal of the operation amplifier. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The capacitance variation detection circuit according to claim 4, wherein the first resistor is connected between the first switch and the negative input terminal of the operation amplifier. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The capacitance variation detection circuit according to claim 4, wherein a second resistor is connected between the second power source and the positive input terminal of the operation amplifier. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The capacitance variation detection circuit according to claim 1, further comprising a seventh switch, wherein the seventh switch is connected between the first power source and the detection capacitor. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The capacitance variation detection circuit according to claim 7, wherein at a sampling stage of the capacitance variation detection circuit: the third switch, the fourth switch and the seventh switch are turned on; the first switch, the second switch, the fifth switch are turned off; and the sixth switch is turned on or turned off; and at an integrating stage of the capacitance variation detection circuit: the third switch, the fourth switch, the sixth switch and the seventh switch are turned off; and the first switch, the second switch, the fifth switch are turned on. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The capacitance variation detection circuit according to claim 1, wherein the detection capacitor and the denoising capacitor are connected to the first power simultaneously at a first stage; and the detection capacitor is connected to the negative input terminal of the operation amplifier at a second stage, while the one terminal of the denosing capacitor is connected to the reference ground and the other terminal of the denosing capacitor is connected to the negative input terminal of the operation amplifier. ### Claim 10 A touch screen, comprising: a detection capacitor, wherein a first terminal of the detection capacitor is connected to a first power source via a seventh switch, a second terminal of the detection capacitor is connected to the reference ground; and a capacitance variation detection circuit, configured to detect a capacitance variation of the detection capacitor, wherein the capacitance variation detection circuit comprises: a denoising capacitor, wherein one terminal of the denoising capacitor is connected to the first terminal of the detection capacitor via a second switch and to a reference ground via a third switch, and the other terminal of the denoising capacitor is connected to the first power source via a fourth switch and to the reference ground via a fifth switch; an operational amplifier, wherein a positive input terminal of the operational amplifier is connected to a second power source, and a negative input terminal of the operational amplifier is connected to the first terminal of the detection capacitor via a first switch; and an integrating capacitor, wherein two terminals of the integrating capacitor are connected via a sixth switch, and are connected between the negative input terminal of the operational amplifier and an output terminal of the operational amplifier. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The touch screen according to claim 10, wherein the first power source is a driving voltage source or a driving current source. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The touch screen according to claim 10, wherein the denoising capacitor is a capacitance-adjustable capacitor. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The touch screen according to claim 10, wherein a first resistor is connected between the second switch and the negative input terminal of the operation amplifier. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The touch screen according to claim 13, wherein the first resistor is connected between the first switch and the negative input terminal of the operation amplifier. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The capacitance variation detection circuit according to claim 14, wherein a second resistor is connected between the second power source and the positive input terminal of the operation amplifier. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The touch screen according to claim 10, wherein at a sampling stage of the capacitance variation detection circuit: the third switch, the fourth switch and the seventh switch are turned on; the first switch, the second switch, the fifth switch are turned off; and the sixth switch is turned on or turned off; and at an integrating stage of the capacitance variation detection circuit: the third switch, the fourth switch, the sixth switch and the seventh switch are turned off; and the first switch, the second switch, the fifth switch are turned on. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The touch screen according to claim 10, wherein the detection capacitor and the denoising capacitor are connected to the first power simultaneously at a first stage; and the detection capacitor is connected to the negative input terminal of the operation amplifier at a second stage, while the one terminal of the denosing capacitor is connected to the reference ground and the other terminal of the denosing capacitor is connected to the negative input terminal of the operation amplifier. ### Claim 18 A touch detection method, applied to a touch screen, wherein the method comprises: at a first stage, connecting one terminal of a detection capacitor and one terminal of a denoising capacitor to a first power simultaneously, and connecting the other terminal of the detection capacitor and the other terminal of a denoising capacitor to a reference ground simultaneously; at a second stage, disconnecting the detection capacitor from the first power source, connecting the detection capacitor to the negative input terminal of the operation amplifier, switching the one terminal of the denosing capacitor from being connected to the first power source at the first stage to being connected to the reference ground, and connecting the other terminal of the denoising capacitor to the negative input terminal of the operational amplifier; and acquiring an output result of the operational amplifier, and judging whether there is a touch operation according to the output result. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method according to claim 18, wherein the acquiring an output result of the operational amplifier comprises: repeatedly performing the first stage and the second stage according to a predetermined execution count to obtain the output result. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method according to claim 19, wherein the predetermined execution count varies with different detection capacitors.