Capacitance detection circuit, touch control chip and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11275428-B2
Application number	US-202017121754-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 15, 2020
Priority date	Dec 26, 2019
Publication date	Mar 15, 2022
Grant date	Mar 15, 2022

Abstract

The present application provides a capacitance detection circuit, which could reduce the influence of screen noise on capacitance detection. The capacitance detection circuit includes: an amplification circuit connected to the capacitor to be detected, and configured to convert a capacitance signal of the capacitor to be detected into a voltage signal, the voltage signal being associated with the capacitance of the capacitor to be detected; and a control circuit connected to the amplification circuit, and configured to control an amplification factor of the amplification circuit to be a first amplification factor in a first period, and to control the amplification factor of the amplification circuit to be a second amplification factor in a second period, where noise generated by the screen in the first period is less than noise generated by the screen in the second period, and the first amplification factor is greater than the second amplification factor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A capacitance detection circuit, configured to detect a capacitance of a capacitor to be detected, the capacitor to be detected being a capacitor for touch detection in a touch control layer of an electronic device, and the capacitance detection circuit comprising:
an amplification circuit, connected to the capacitor to be detected and configured to convert a capacitance signal of the capacitor to be detected into a voltage signal, the voltage signal being associated with the capacitance of the capacitor to be detected; and
a control circuit, connected to the amplification circuit and configured to control an amplification factor of the amplification circuit to be a first amplification factor in a first period, and to control the amplification factor of the amplification circuit to be a second amplification factor in a second period,
wherein noise generated by a display layer of the electronic device in the first period is less than noise generated by the display layer in the second period, and the first amplification factor is greater than the second amplification factor to improve a signal-to-noise ratio of capacitance detection circuit in the first period and avoid saturation of the amplification circuit in the second period;
wherein the first period and the second period are determined according to a scanning frequency of the display layer.

2. The capacitance detection circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the amplification circuit comprises an operational amplifier, and a first feedback resistor and a second feedback resistor connected between an input end and an output end of the operational amplifier, a resistance value of the first feedback resistor is greater than a resistance value of the second feedback resistor, and the control circuit is configured to:
control, in the first period, the first feedback resistor to be connected and the second feedback resistor to be disconnected, so that the amplification factor of the amplification circuit is the first amplification factor; and
control, in the second period, the second feedback resistor to be connected and the first feedback resistor to be disconnected, so that the amplification factor of the amplification circuit is the second amplification factor.

3. The capacitance detection circuit according to claim 2 , wherein the operational amplifier is a differential operational amplifier, and
one first feedback resistor and one second feedback resistor are connected between a first input end and a first output end of the differential operational amplifier; and
one first feedback resistor and one second feedback resistor are connected between a second input end and a second output end of the differential operational amplifier.

4. The capacitance detection circuit according to claim 2 , wherein the amplification circuit further comprises a switch connected in series to each feedback resistor, and the control circuit controls connection and disconnection of the each feedback resistor through the switch.

5. The capacitance detection circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the capacitance detection circuit further comprises:
a driving circuit connected to the capacitor to be detected, and configured to input a driving signal to the capacitor to be detected.

6. The capacitance detection circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the capacitance detection circuit further comprises:
a filter circuit connected to the amplification circuit, and configured to perform filtering processing on the voltage signal output by the amplification circuit.

7. The capacitance detection circuit according to claim 6 , wherein the capacitance detection circuit further comprises:
a sample circuit connected to the filter circuit, and configured to convert the filtered voltage signal into a digital signal.

8. A touch control chip, comprising a capacitance detection circuit, wherein the capacitance detection circuit is configured to detect a capacitance of a capacitor to be detected, the capacitor to be detected being a capacitor for touch detection in a touch control layer of an electronic device, and the capacitance detection circuit comprises:
an amplification circuit connected to the capacitor to be detected, and configured to convert a capacitance signal of the capacitor to be detected into a voltage signal, the voltage signal being associated with the capacitance of the capacitor to be detected; and
a control circuit connected to the amplification circuit, and configured to control an amplification factor of the amplification circuit to be a first amplification factor in a first period, and to control the amplification factor of the amplification circuit to be a second amplification factor in a second period, wherein noise generated by a display layer of the electronic device in the first period is less than noise generated by the display layer in the second period, and the first amplification factor is greater than the second amplification factor to improve a signal-to-noise ratio of capacitance detection circuit in the first period and avoid saturation of the amplification circuit in the second period;
wherein the first period and the second period are determined according to a scanning frequency of the display layer.

9. The touch control chip according to claim 8 , wherein the amplification circuit comprises an operational amplifier, and a first feedback resistor and a second feedback resistor connected between an input end and an output end of the operational amplifier, a resistance value of the first feedback resistor is greater than a resistance value of the second feedback resistor, and the control circuit is configured to:
control, in the first period, the first feedback resistor to be connected and the second feedback resistor to be disconnected, so that the amplification factor of the amplification circuit is the first amplification factor; and
control, in the second period, the second feedback resistor to be connected and the first feedback resistor to be disconnected, so that the amplification factor of the amplification circuit is the second amplification factor.

10. The touch control chip according to claim 9 , wherein the operational amplifier is a differential operational amplifier, and
one first feedback resistor and one second feedback resistor are connected between a first input end and a first output end of the differential operational amplifier; and
one first feedback resistor and one second feedback resistor are connected between a second input end and a second output end of the differential operational amplifier.

11. The touch control chip according to claim 9 , wherein the amplification circuit further comprises a switch connected in series to each feedback resistor, and the control circuit controls connection and disconnection of the each feedback resistor through the switch.

12. The touch control chip according to claim 8 , wherein the capacitance detection circuit further comprises:
a driving circuit connected to the capacitor to be detected, and configured to input a driving signal to the capacitor to be detected.

13. The touch control chip according to claim 8 , wherein the capacitance detection circuit further comprises:
a filter circuit connected to the amplification circuit, and configured to perform filtering processing on the voltage signal output by the amplification circuit.

14. The touch control chip according to claim 13 , wherein the capacitance detection circuit further comprises:
a sample circuit connected to the filter circuit, and configured to convert the filtered voltage signal into a digital signal.

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Assignees

• Shenzhen Goodix Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yuan Guangkai
• Li Guopao
• Yao Zhi
• Liao Guanliang

Classifications

• G06F3/04182 Primary

  Filtering of noise external to the device and not generated by digitiser components · CPC title

• G06F3/0443

  using a single layer of sensing electrodes · CPC title

• H03F3/45475

  using IC blocks as the active amplifying circuit · CPC title

• G06F3/04166

  Details of scanning methods, e.g. sampling time, grouping of sub areas or time sharing with display driving (Synchronisation with the driving of the display or the backlighting unit to avoid interferences generated internally G06F3/04184) · CPC title

• H03F2203/45522

  the FBC comprising one or more potentiometers · CPC title