Methods and systems for integrated force touch solutions
AssigneeMaxLinear, Inc.
InventorCurtis Ling
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for integrated force touch solutions. An integrated force touch chip may be implemented on a single integrated circuit die, and may comprise a sensor circuit configured for generating sensory analog signals in response to application of force against an area associated with the integrated force touch chip, and one or more circuits configured for processing signals and/or data corresponding to the sensory analog signals generated via the sensor circuit. A plurality of integrated force touch chips may be configured for use in a device or a system. One integrated force touch chip from the plurality of chips may be configured as to operate as a master with one or more other chips being configured to operate as slave(s).
Claims21
An integrated force touch chip, comprising:
- a sensor circuit configured to generate sensory analog signals in response to application of force against an area associated with the integrated force touch chip;
- one or more analog signal processing circuits configured to apply one or more signal processing functions to analog signals;
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- one or more digital signal processing circuits configured to apply one or more digital signal processing functions;
- wherein the integrated force touch chip is implemented on a single integrated circuit die.
A system comprising:
- one or more integrated force touch chips, wherein each integrated force touch chip is implemented on a single integrated circuit die and comprises:
- a sensor circuit configured to generate sensory analog signals in response to application of force against an area associated with the integrated force touch chip;
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- one or more signal processing circuits configured to apply one or more signal processing functions to signals corresponding to the sensory analog signals generated via the sensor circuit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.