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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2024
Stmicroelectronics International N.v., Geneva, CH;
STMicroelectronics International N.V., Geneva, CH;
Abstract
According to an embodiment, a method for determining the folding angle of a foldable device is proposed. The device includes a touch controller, a display layer, and a touch-sensing layer. The device is foldable along a folding axis. A first portion is in contact with a second portion of the display layer in a fully closed position of the device. The method includes activating a mutual-capacitance sensing mechanism by configuring one or more channels of the touch-sensing layer parallel to the folding axis on the first portion of the display layer as transmit channels, and configuring one or more channels of the touch-sensing layer parallel to the folding axis on the second portion of the display layer as receive channels; collecting mutual-capacitance raw data measurements; determining the folding angle based on the mutual-capacitance raw data measurements; and activating a function or an application based on the folding angle.