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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Atmel Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Esat Yilmaz, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Peter Sleeman, Waterlooville, GB;
Samuel Brunet, Cowes, GB;
Matthew Trend, Fareham, GB;
Harald Philipp, Zug, CH;
Assignee:
Atmel Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/045 (2006.01); G01B 7/00 (2006.01); G01D 5/24 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/003 (2013.01); G01D 5/2405 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); H03K 17/9622 (2013.01); G01B 2210/58 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04112 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a sensor includes a plurality of drive electrodes running generally in a first direction. The sensor also includes a plurality of sense electrodes running generally in a second direction. The sense electrodes have branches running generally in the first direction. End portions of the adjacent branches of adjacent sense electrodes extend beyond one another to define respective coextensive portions of the branches.