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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2016
Applicant:
Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Takayasu Otagaki, Gifu, JP;
Kensuke Goto, Ashikaga, JP;
Assignee:
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/045 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04101 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04108 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present technology may comprise methods and apparatus for a 3-dimensional capacitive sensor. The method and apparatus may comprise a sensing element formed along multiple planes to create a sensing field. The capacitive sensor comprises at least two parallel sensing planes. Each sensing plane may comprise two electrodes, where one electrode of each sensing plane be configured to operate as a transmission electrode and a reception electrode.