Self-capacitance touch detection circuit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016357288-A1
Application number	US-201615231211-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 8, 2016
Priority date	Jun 6, 2014
Publication date	Dec 8, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A self-capacitance touch detection circuit includes a signal generator, a first amplifier, a cancellation signal generator and an analog-to-digital converter. The signal generator generates a driving signal and then the driving signal is divided into a first output branch and a second output branch, the first output branch being connected to the cancellation signal generator, a signal passing through an offset circuit being output to a first input terminal of the amplifier, and the second output branch being respectively connected to a touch panel and a second input terminal of the amplifier; the amplifier outputs a signal to the analog-to-digital converter; and the analog-to-digital converter converts the signal into a digital signal and sends the digital signal to a main controller.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A self-capacitance touch detection circuit, comprising a signal generator, a first amplifier, a cancellation signal generator and an analog-to-digital converter,
wherein the signal generator is configured to generate a driving signal and then the driving signal is divided into a first output branch and a second output branch, the first output branch is connected to the cancellation signal generator, a signal passing through the cancellation signal generator is output to a first input terminal of the amplifier, and the second output branch is respectively connected to a touch panel and a second input terminal of the amplifier; the amplifier is configured to output a signal to the analog-to-digital converter; and the analog-to-digital converter is configured to convert the signal output by the amplifier into a digital signal and send the digital signal to a main controller.

2 . The self-capacitance touch detection circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the signal generator comprises a sinusoidal wave generator and a digital-to-analog converter, wherein the sinusoidal wave generator is configured to generate a sinusoidal wave signal, and the digital-to-analog converter is configured to convert the sinusoidal wave signal into an analog signal.

3 . The self-capacitance touch detection circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the cancellation signal generator comprises a first resistor, a second resistor and a first capacitor, wherein one terminal of the first resistor is connected to the first output branch and the other terminal of the first resistor is connected to the first input terminal of the amplifier, one terminal of the first capacitor is grounded and the other terminal of the first capacitor is connected to one terminal of the second resistor, and the other terminal of the second resistor is connected to the first input terminal of the amplifier.

4 . The self-capacitance touch detection circuit according to claim 3 , wherein the first resistor and the second resistor are variable resistors, and the first capacitor is a variable capacitor.

5 . The self-capacitance touch detection circuit according to claim 1 , wherein a second amplifier is further connected between the cancellation signal generator and the first input terminal of the amplifier.

6 . The self-capacitance touch detection circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising a filter, wherein the filter is connected between the first amplifier and the analog-to-digital converter.

7 . The self-capacitance touch detection circuit according to claim 6 , wherein the filter is an anti-aliasing filter.

8 . The self-capacitance touch detection circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising a third resistor, wherein the third resistor is connected between the signal generator and the second input terminal of the amplifier.

9 . The self-capacitance touch detection circuit according to claim 8 , wherein the third resistor is a variable resistor.

10 . The self-capacitance touch detection circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the amplifier is a programmable gain amplifier.

Assignees

• Shenzhen Huiding Technology Co

Inventors

• Chao Kuohao
• Yang Fuchiang
• Yang Mengta

Classifications

• G06F3/044 Primary

  by capacitive means · CPC title

• G06F3/0416 Primary

  Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers · CPC title

• H03K17/962

  Capacitive touch switches · CPC title

• G06F3/0418 Primary

  for error correction or compensation, e.g. based on parallax, calibration or alignment · CPC title

• H03K2217/960745

  Capacitive differential; e.g. comparison with reference capacitance · CPC title