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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2017
Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Takayasu Otagaki, Ota, JP;
Kazuyoshi Ishikawa, Oizumi-machi, JP;
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present technology may comprise methods and apparatus for a touch sensor. The touch sensor may comprise an array of sensor cells, wherein each cell comprises two reception electrodes. Each reception electrode may comprise two portions arranged diagonally, wherein a first reception electrode is arranged along one diagonal and a second reception electrode is arranged along a second diagonal, such that the two reception electrodes overlap in a center portion of the cell. The touch sensor may further comprise a drive electrode arranged in a grid pattern throughout the array to surround each sensor cell.