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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2015
Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Hua Zhong, Shenzhen, CN;
Jinchun Ye, Shenzhen, CN;
Shunzhan Li, Shenzhen, CN;
Jinhui Lin, Shenzhen, CN;
Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Abstract
Devices and methods are provided for recovering from latchup state in fingerprint sensor devices. For example, a disclosed device can be operated to perform operations that include, receiving, at a microcontroller of the fingerprint sensor device, raw sensor data from a sensor array in communication with the microcontroller, comparing the received raw sensor data against a predetermined threshold, and, based at least partly on the comparing, resetting power supplied to the fingerprint sensor device to recover from a latchup state.