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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2018
Applicant:
Peratech Holdco Ltd, Richmond, GB;
Inventor:
Themistoklis Afentakis, Camas, WA (US);
Assignee:
PERATECH HOLDCO LIMITED, North Yorkshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/045 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0414 (2013.01); G06F 3/045 (2013.01); H03K 17/9647 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for detecting a mechanical interaction has a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of output lines. An intersection between each scan line and output line provides a connection to a plurality of sensing elements. Each of the sensing elements comprises a variable resistance element and a voltage amplifier. The apparatus includes an output processor which determines a voltage output in parallel at each output line from the plurality of sensing elements on activation of one of the scan lines from a driving processor.