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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2016
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Vosgueritchian, Cupertino, CA (US);
James E. Pedder, Cupertino, CA (US);
John Stephen Smith, Cupertino, CA (US);
Xiaonan Wen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); H01L 27/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0414 (2013.01); G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); H01L 27/1218 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04103 (2013.01); Y10S 977/762 (2013.01);
Abstract
One or more transparent transistor force sensitive structures can be included in an electronic device. The transistor force sensitive structures(s) is used to detect a force that is applied to the electronic device, to a component in the electronic device, and/or to an input region of the electronic device. As one example, the one or more transparent transistor force sensitive structures may be included in a display stack of a display in an electronic device.