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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2017
Applicant:
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Rajagopal Narayanasamy, Bangalore, IN;
Mahadevan Krishnamurthy Narayana Swamy, Mysore, IN;
David G. Wright, Woodinville, WA (US);
Steve Kolokowsky, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cypress Semiconductor Coproration, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/24 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); H03K 17/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/2405 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/0443 (2019.05); G06F 3/0446 (2019.05); H03K 17/962 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04101 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04106 (2013.01); H03K 17/602 (2013.01); H03K 2017/9602 (2013.01); H03K 2217/960715 (2013.01); H03K 2217/960725 (2013.01); H03K 2217/960755 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system use logic circuitry arranged within an integrated circuit to: convert a self capacitance of a first sensor element arranged within the integrated circuit to a digital value, and apply a signal to an output pin of the integrated circuit based on the self capacitance.