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Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023

Filed:

Feb. 09, 2021
Applicants:

Stmicroelectronics SA, Montrouge, FR;

Stmicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) Sas, Grenoble, FR;

Stmicroelectronics (Rousset) Sas, Rousset, FR;

Inventors:

Laurent Beyly, Chasné sur illet, FR;

Olivier Richard, Saint-Sauveur, FR;

Kenichi Oku, Grasse, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 27/26 (2006.01); G01D 5/24 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/24 (2013.01); H03K 17/962 (2013.01); H03K 2217/9607 (2013.01);
Abstract

An embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method of detection of a touch contact by a sensor including a first step of comparison of a voltage with a first voltage threshold; and a second step of comparison of the voltage with a second voltage threshold, the second step being implemented if the first voltage threshold has been reached within a duration shorter than a first duration threshold, the second voltage threshold being higher than the first voltage threshold.


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