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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2019
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Wei-Yan Shih, Plano, TX (US);
Steve Kummerl, Carrollton, TX (US);
Mark Stephen Toth, Murphy, TX (US);
Alok Lohia, Dallas, TX (US);
Terry Lee Sculley, Lewisville, TX (US);
Seung Bae Lee, Dallas, TX (US);
Scott Robert Summerfelt, Garland, TX (US);
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
An integrated force sensing element includes a piezoelectric sensor formed in an integrated circuit (IC) chip and a strain gauge at least partially overlying the piezoelectric sensor, where the piezoelectric sensor is able to flex. A human-machine interface using the integrated force sensing element is also disclosed and may include a conditioning circuit, temperature gauge, FRAM and a processor core.