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Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015

Filed:

Nov. 03, 2011
Applicants:

Esat Yilmaz, Santa Cruz, CA (US);

Carl Carley, Basingstoke, GB;

Michael Thomas Morrione, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Esat Yilmaz, Santa Cruz, CA (US);

Carl Carley, Basingstoke, GB;

Michael Thomas Morrione, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Atmel Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 27/28 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04112 (2013.01);
Abstract

In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a touch sensor with one or more meshes of conductive material. Each of the meshes includes multiple mesh cells defined by multiple mesh segments. Each of the mesh cells includes a centroid and multiple vertices. The mesh segments are made of the conductive material, and the centroids or vertices of the mesh cells have a substantially random distribution within an area of the touch sensor. The apparatus also includes one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled to the touch sensor that embody logic that is configured when executed to control the touch sensor.


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