Electronic Device with an Integrated Touch Sensing and Force Sensing Device

The method of claim 29, wherein:

• detecting the force input comprises:
• processing the force input by a force processing channel to produce a force signal;
• and
• determining that the force signal equals or exceeds a threshold value;
• and
• enabling the touch-sensing operation in response to detecting the force input comprises:
• enabling the touch-sensing operation when the force signal equals or exceeds the threshold value.

An electronic device, comprising:

• an integrated touch sensing and force sensing device, comprising:
• an input surface;
• a force-sensitive layer attached to the input surface;
• a first electrode layer attached to a first surface of the force sensitive layer;
• and
• a second electrode layer attached to a second surface of the force-sensitive layer;
• and
• an analog front end (AFE) processing channel operably connected to the integrated touch sensing and force sensing device, the AFE processing channel comprising:
• a touch processing channel configured to process a touch signal that is based on a change in an electrical property between the first and second electrode layers;
• and
• a touch power management channel configured to detect a force applied to the force-sensitive layer and, in response, enable a touch-sensing operation of the integrated touch sensing and force sensing device.