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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2019
Synaptics Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
David Hoch, Hickory, NC (US);
Adam L. Schwartz, Redwood City, CA (US);
Joseph Kurth Reynolds, San Jose, CA (US);
SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A capacitive sensing array includes a first transmitter electrode, a plurality of first receiver electrodes, a second transmitter electrode, and a plurality of second receiver electrodes disposed in a first row of the array. The first transmitter electrode is disposed in a first column of the array and is coupled to a first transmitter channel. The first receiver electrodes are disposed in a second column of the array, adjacent the first transmitter electrode, and are coupled to a respective one of a plurality of first receiver channels. The second transmitter electrode is disposed in a third column of the array and is coupled to a second transmitter channel. The second receiver electrodes are disposed in a fourth column of the array, adjacent the second transmitter electrode, and are coupled to a respective one of the first receiver channels.