Motorola Corporation

Motorola Mobility LLC

Google Technology Holdings LLC

Eric V Tashakkor

Mitul R Patel

David B Cranfill

Michael Olley

Daniel Harley Wagner

Daniel J Sadler

Francis X Kuzhiyil

Sajid I Dalvi

Michael F Olley

A circuit () for controlling at least one piezoelectric actuator () includes a piezoelectric drive circuit () that generates unidirectional voltage drive signal, also referred to as V, at node (). The piezoelectric actuator drive circuit () includes a boost switcher circuit or charging circuit (), a buck switcher circuit or pulsed current sink discharge circuit () and a control signal generating circuit () that receives an input control signal () from, for example, a keyboard processor or other suitable processor () indicating that the device has requested generation of haptic feedback utilizing the piezoelectric actuator (). The control signal generating circuit () provides at least two pulse-with-modulated control signals, one to control the charging circuit and one to control the discharging circuit to produce the unidirectional voltage drive signal, that in one example is a raised cosine drive signal ().

Electronic device and circuit for providing tactile feedback

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Waukegan, IL, United States of America

Eric V Tashakkor