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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2020
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
William Matthew Pender Paul, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christoph H. Krah, Cupertino, CA (US);
Bin Huang, San Jose, CA (US);
Stanley Bo-Ting Wang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
In some examples, a touch screen can include touch electrodes that can function as drive (Tx) electrodes and sense (Rx) electrodes during a touch sensing operation of the electronic device. The drive electrodes can include +Tx electrodes and −Tx electrodes that can receive drive signals that can have the same amplitude and frequency and opposite phases, for example. In some examples, the surface areas of the +Tx electrodes and the −Tx electrodes can be the same and the distances of the +Tx electrodes and −Tx electrodes from the Rx electrodes can be different. In some examples, the total charge coupled to a proximate or touching object can be zero, which can mitigate problems associated with ungrounded or poorly grounded objects in contact with the touch screen.