Light emitting diode switch device and array

A light emitting diode switch device, comprising:

• at least one electroluminescent semiconductor element with a first polarity contact and a second polarity contact;
• a first polarity lead electrically connected to the first polarity contact;
• a second polarity lead electrically connected to the second polarity contact;
• a first touch sensor structure defined by a first touch sensor lead section, a first touch sensor contact section, and a first touch sensor lead frame section, an entire structural contiguity of the first touch sensor structure independently detecting a capacitive touch input and correlated with an independent capacitive touch sensor controller input;
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• a case encapsulating the electroluminescent semiconductor element, the first touch sensor contact section, and the first touch sensor lead frame section;
• wherein the entire structural contiguity of the first touch sensor lead frame section and the first touch sensor contact section is unexposed on an outer surface of the case, the first touch sensor contact section extending into the case and galvanic isolation being maintained while dielectric conduction is allowed.

A light emitting diode switch device, comprising:

• at least one electroluminescent semiconductor element with a first polarity contact and a second polarity contact;
• a first polarity lead electrically connected to the first polarity contact;
• a second polarity lead electrically connected to the second polarity contact;
• a first touch sensor structure defined by a first touch sensor lead section, a first touch sensor contact section, and a first touch sensor lead frame section, an entire structural contiguity of the first touch sensor structure independently detecting a capacitive touch input;
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• a second touch sensor structure defined by a second touch sensor lead section, a second touch sensor contact section, and a second touch sensor lead frame section, an entire structural contiguity of the second touch sensor structure independently detecting a capacitive touch input;
• a case encapsulating the electroluminescent semiconductor element, the first touch sensor contact section, the second touch sensor contact section, the first touch sensor lead frame section, and the second touch sensor lead frame section;
• wherein the first touch sensor lead frame section, the second touch sensor lead frame section, the first touch sensor contact section, and the second touch sensor contact section are unexposed on an outer surface of the case, the first touch sensor contact section and the second touch sensor contact section extending into the case and galvanic isolation being maintained while dielectric conduction is allowed.

A combination input and output device, comprising:

• a light emitting diode driver integrated circuit including a plurality of independent output lines;
• a capacitive touch input controller integrated circuit including a plurality of independent input lines;
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• an array of light emitting diode switch devices, each device including:
• at least one electroluminescent semiconductor element with a first polarity contact and a second polarity contact;
• a first polarity lead electrically connected to the first polarity contact;
• a second polarity lead electrically connected to the second polarity contact;
• a first touch sensor structure defined by a first touch sensor lead section, a first touch sensor contact section, and a first touch sensor lead frame section, an entire structural contiguity of the first touch sensor structure independently detecting a capacitive touch input and correlated with an independent capacitive touch sensor controller input;
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• a case encapsulating the electroluminescent semiconductor element, the first touch sensor contact section, and the first touch sensor lead frame section;
• wherein the first touch sensor structure detects capacitive touch input with a specific identification of a first-axis matrix coordinate position corresponding to the first touch sensor structure uniquely identifying a specific first-axis matrix coordinate position of the light emitting diode switch devices in the array.

A light emitting diode switch device, comprising:

• at least one electroluminescent semiconductor element with a first polarity contact and a second polarity contact;
• a first polarity lead electrically connected to the first polarity contact;
• a second polarity lead electrically connected to the second polarity contact;
• a first touch sensor structure defined by a first touch sensor lead section, a first touch sensor contact section, and a first touch sensor lead frame section, an entire structural contiguity of the first touch sensor structure independently detecting a capacitive touch input and correlated with an independent capacitive touch sensor controller input;
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• a case defining a through-hole package and encapsulating the electroluminescent semiconductor element, the first touch sensor contact section, and the first touch sensor lead frame section;
• wherein the entire structural contiguity of the first touch sensor lead frame section and the first touch sensor contact section is unexposed on an outer surface of the case, the first touch sensor contact section extending at least partially around a first subsection of an internal circumference of the case and galvanic isolation being maintained while dielectric conduction is allowed.