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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2024
Applicant:
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd., Atsugi, JP;
Inventors:
Hajime Kimura, Atsugi, JP;
Shunpei Yamazaki, Setagaya, JP;
Assignee:
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd., Atsugi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/13 (2006.01); G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G02F 1/13338 (2013.01); G06F 3/04164 (2019.05); G06F 3/0443 (2019.05); G06F 3/041662 (2019.05); G06F 3/04184 (2019.05); G06F 2203/04103 (2013.01);
Abstract
A novel input device that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. A novel input/output device that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. A semiconductor device is provided. The present inventors have reached an idea of a structure including a plurality of conductive films configured to be capacitively coupled to an approaching object, a driver circuit that selects a conductive film from a plurality of conductive films in a predetermined order, and a sensor circuit having a function of supplying a search signal and a sensing signal.