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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
May. 07, 2014
Stmicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, Singapre, SG;
STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A touch panel includes a plurality of drive lines, a plurality of orthogonal sense lines, and a plurality of sensors. A method of controlling the touch panel to detect touches includes simultaneously applying a drive signal to each of a group of drive lines of the touch panel. Each of the drive signals is applied to a corresponding drive line in the group during a time slot and all the applied drive signals having the same electrical characteristics over the time slot. The method includes sensing sense signals generated on the sense lines in response to the applied drive signals and processing the sense signals to detect touches of the touch panel.