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US 2017/0364176 A1Published application
Touch sensor and electronic device including the touch sensor
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsDongkyun KIM, Seogwoo HONG, Byungkyu LEE, Seokwhan CHUNG
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Abstract
A touch sensor includes a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes, and a capacitance measurer configured to measure mutual capacitances between the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes. Each of the first electrodes includes a plurality of loop patterns.
Claims26
A touch sensor comprising:
- a plurality of first electrodes extending in a first direction and arranged in parallel to each other;
- a plurality of second electrodes extending in a second direction and arranged in parallel to each other to cross the plurality of first electrodes;
- and
- a capacitance measurer configured to obtain mutual capacitances between the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes,
- wherein at least one of the plurality of first electrodes comprises:
- a plurality of first linear patterns provided along the first direction;
- and
- a plurality of loop patterns between the plurality of first linear patterns.
5 more elements
An electronic device comprising:
- a display panel;
- a touch sensor provided on the display panel, the touch sensor comprising:
- a plurality of first electrodes extending in a first direction and arranged in parallel to each other;
- a plurality of second electrodes extending in a second direction and arranged in parallel to each other to cross the first electrodes;
- and
- a capacitance measurer configured to obtain mutual capacitances between the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes;
- and
- a processor configured to obtain at least one of a location of touch and a fingerprint pattern of a finger that performs the touch based on the obtained mutual capacitances,
- wherein at least one of the plurality of first electrodes comprises:
- a plurality of first linear patterns provided along the first direction;
- and
- a plurality of loop patterns between the plurality of first linear patterns.
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A touch sensor configured to detect a touch, the touch sensor comprising:
- first electrodes and second electrodes arranged in rows and columns;
- a capacitance measurer configured to, in response to the touch, obtain a variation of a mutual capacitance between a first electrode of the first electrodes and a second electrode of the second electrodes,
- wherein one of the first electrode and the second electrode comprises a pattern that forms a void therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.