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Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016

Filed:

Oct. 29, 2014
Applicant:

Synaptics Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Marshall J Bell, Dripping Springs, TX (US);

Jeffrey Small, Rochester, NY (US);

Assignee:

Synaptics Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/955 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G05F 3/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G05F 3/262 (2013.01); H03K 17/955 (2013.01);
Abstract

A processing system for an input device includes a receiver module and a charge distributor. The receiver module includes a first charge integrator coupled to a first sensor electrode and configured to integrate a charge on the first sensor electrode. The charge distributor includes a current conveyor and a plurality of output stages coupled to the current conveyor, wherein a first output stage of the plurality of output stages comprises a plurality of current mirrors and is configured to output a first scaled mirrored charge to offset the charge integrated by the first charge integrator, wherein the first scaled mirrored charge is based on a charge signal provided via the current conveyor.


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