Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080292044 | Signal Detection Circuit - A signal detection circuit comprising: a differential amplifier to which an output voltage of a detection coil of a magnetic sensor is to be applied; a comparator to output a digital signal being at one logic level in a period between two spike-shaped voltages adjacent to each other in the output voltage of the differential amplifier; and a count circuit to perform a count operation in a period during which the comparator outputs the digital signal of the one logic level, the count circuit including a first counter to count a first clock having a predetermined frequency, a second counter to count a second clock being equal in frequency to and different in phase from the first clock, the second counter having the same number of bits as the number of bits of the first counter, and an adder to add count values of the first and the second counter. | 11-27-2008 |
20100066390 | CAPACITANCE VARIATION DETECTION CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In a hybrid IC including, a semiconductor chip including a capacitance sensor and a semiconductor chip including a detection circuit for detecting a variation in capacitance, the number of bonding wires required between the chips is reduced. A rear surface of a sensor chip is connected to an electrode on a surface of a support substrate on which the sensor chip is mounted. A potential at one terminal of a capacitor of a sensor is set at a reference potential. A pad of another terminal is formed on a surface of the sensor chip. A detection circuit chip includes: a pad to serve as a connection terminal of the capacitor; a bias circuit connected to a terminal, for outputting a bias voltage to charge the capacitor; and a detection circuit connected to the terminal through a capacitor, for detecting a variation in potential of the terminal of the capacitor as an electrical signal. The chips are interconnected through a bonding wire between the pad of the terminal and the pad of the terminal. | 03-18-2010 |
20100171723 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE OF TOUCH PANEL - There is offered a signal processing device of touch panel using an electrostatic capacity, which realizes improvement in noise tolerance and linear detection. An excitation pad, a first touch pad and a second touch pad are disposed on a substrate in a way that the excitation pad is interposed between the first and second touch pads. On the other hand, an alternating current power supply that provides the excitation pad with an alternating voltage through a wiring is provided on a sensor IC side of the signal processing device of touch panel. Also, there is provided an electric charge amplifier. The first touch pad is connected to a non-inverting input terminal (+) of the electric charge amplifier through an wiring, while the second touch pad is connected to an inverting input terminal (−) of the electric charge amplifier through a wiring. | 07-08-2010 |
20100307840 | SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT FOR ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITOR TYPE TOUCH SENSOR - The invention realizes certainly detecting two or more positions on a touch panel that are touched at the same time. A drive circuit selects one from X lines, and supplies an alternating drive voltage to the selected line. A multiplexer selects a first sense line and a second sense line from Y lines that extend to cross the X lines. A charge amplifier outputs an output voltage corresponding to a difference between a first capacitance between the first sense line and the X line selected by the drive circuit and a second capacitance between the second sense line and the X line selected by the drive circuit. A touch position is then detected based on the output voltage of the charge amplifier. | 12-09-2010 |
20100309165 | SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT OF ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITY TYPE TOUCH PANEL - There is offered a signal processing circuit of the electrostatic capacity type touch panel which can eliminate duplication of components to reduce a cost of the components. A touch panel | 12-09-2010 |
20100315363 | SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT FOR ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITY TYPE TOUCH SENSOR - There is offered a signal processing circuit for an electrostatic capacity type touch sensor which can improve the noise tolerance and adjust an offset in the output voltage. The signal processing circuit for the touch sensor is structured to include an alternating current power supply providing an excitation pad with an alternating voltage, an electric charge amplifier generating an output voltage Vout corresponding to a difference between a capacitance of a first capacitor formed between a first touch pad and the excitation pad and a capacitance of a second capacitor formed between a second touch pad and the excitation pad, and an offset adjustment circuit to adjust an offset in the output voltage Vout of the electric charge amplifier. | 12-16-2010 |
20110012863 | SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT FOR ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITY TYPE TOUCH SENSOR - There is offered a signal processing circuit for an electrostatic capacity type touch sensor capable of detecting a larger number of locations with a smaller number of touch pads as well as improving noise immunity. A selection circuit selects either a signal from a combination of the first and second kinds of touch pads outputted through the first and second output terminals CO | 01-20-2011 |
20130269177 | SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT OF ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITY TYPE TOUCH PANEL - This invention offers a signal processing circuit of an electrostatic capacity type touch panel which is capable of switching between a differential input mode and a single input mode and has an extended adjustable range of an offset in the single input mode. The signal processing circuit of this invention includes a first sensor circuit of a differential input type, a second sensor circuit of a single input type, a third and fourth electrostatic capacitors that are variable capacitors for calibration to adjust the offset in an output voltage of the first sensor circuit, and a switching control circuit to control so as to put in operation one of the first and second sensor circuits. The switching control circuit also controls so that the third and fourth electrostatic capacitors for calibration, are connected in parallel to each other when the second sensor circuit is put in operation. | 10-17-2013 |