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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Synaptics Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Yi-Yun Chang, Tapei, TW;
Assignee:
Synaptics Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/045 (2006.01); G06F 3/047 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/047 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor substrate for use with an input device of an electronic system includes a plurality of sensor electrodes disposed on the sensor substrate; a first segment for use with a touch pad area of the input device; and a second segment for use with a button area of the input device; wherein the touch pad area and the button area do not overlap, and further wherein the first and second segments comprise a single, contiguous sheet of material.