Touch circuit, touch sensing device, and touch sensing method
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1. A touch circuit comprising:
- a preamplifier electrically connected to a touch screen panel supplied with a touch driving pulse, having an inverting input terminal, a non-inverting input terminal, and an output terminal; and
a charge control circuit comprising;
a first terminal connectable to the inverting input terminal of the preamplifier and a second terminal to which a charge control pulse is applied,wherein, the first terminal of the charge control circuit is a shared terminal, which can be commonly connected to the inverting input terminal of two or more preamplifiers among the M or more preamplifiers when the touch circuit has M (M≥
2) or more preamplifiers,a charge control capacitor, anda control switch circuit configured to control current flow between a first terminal of the charge control capacitor and the inverting input terminal of the preamplifier,wherein the control switch circuit comprises,a first P-type transistor and a first N-type transistor, which are connected to the inverting input terminal of the preamplifier;
a second P-type transistor connecting the first P-type transistor and the first terminal of the charge control capacitor and a second N-type transistor connecting the first N-type transistor and the first terminal of the charge control capacitor,wherein a gate node of the first P-type transistor and a gate node of the second P-type transistor are connected to each other, and a gate node of the first N-type transistor and a gate node of the second N-type transistor are connected to each other,a first switch configured to perform control as to whether to connect a point where the first N-type transistor and the second N-type transistor are connected and a point where the gate node of the first N-type transistor and the gate node of the second N-type transistor are connected, and a second switch configured to perform control as to whether to connect a point where the first P-type transistor and the second P-type transistor are connected and a point where the gate node of the first P-type transistor and the gate node of the second P-type transistor are connected; and
a third switch configured to perform control as to whether to connect the second P-type transistor and the first terminal of the charge control capacitor, and a fourth switch configured to perform control as to whether to connect the second N-type transistor and the first terminal of the charge control capacitor.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a touch circuit, a touch sensing device, and a touch sensing method. According to the present disclosure, it is possible to obtain an accurate touch sensing result (the presence or absence of a touch and/or a touch position) by compensating for the unintentional change in the quantity of the charge corresponding to a signal obtained by driving a touch screen panel, so as to obtain sensing data in which the influence of the parasitic capacitance generated inside or outside the touch screen panel is reduced or eliminated, thereby improving capacitance-based touch sensing performance.
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1. A touch circuit comprising:
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a preamplifier electrically connected to a touch screen panel supplied with a touch driving pulse, having an inverting input terminal, a non-inverting input terminal, and an output terminal; and a charge control circuit comprising; a first terminal connectable to the inverting input terminal of the preamplifier and a second terminal to which a charge control pulse is applied, wherein, the first terminal of the charge control circuit is a shared terminal, which can be commonly connected to the inverting input terminal of two or more preamplifiers among the M or more preamplifiers when the touch circuit has M (M≥
2) or more preamplifiers,a charge control capacitor, and a control switch circuit configured to control current flow between a first terminal of the charge control capacitor and the inverting input terminal of the preamplifier, wherein the control switch circuit comprises, a first P-type transistor and a first N-type transistor, which are connected to the inverting input terminal of the preamplifier; a second P-type transistor connecting the first P-type transistor and the first terminal of the charge control capacitor and a second N-type transistor connecting the first N-type transistor and the first terminal of the charge control capacitor, wherein a gate node of the first P-type transistor and a gate node of the second P-type transistor are connected to each other, and a gate node of the first N-type transistor and a gate node of the second N-type transistor are connected to each other, a first switch configured to perform control as to whether to connect a point where the first N-type transistor and the second N-type transistor are connected and a point where the gate node of the first N-type transistor and the gate node of the second N-type transistor are connected, and a second switch configured to perform control as to whether to connect a point where the first P-type transistor and the second P-type transistor are connected and a point where the gate node of the first P-type transistor and the gate node of the second P-type transistor are connected; and a third switch configured to perform control as to whether to connect the second P-type transistor and the first terminal of the charge control capacitor, and a fourth switch configured to perform control as to whether to connect the second N-type transistor and the first terminal of the charge control capacitor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A touch sensing device comprising:
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a touch screen panel having a plurality of touch electrodes disposed thereon; and a touch circuit supplying a touch driving pulse to the plurality of touch electrodes and receiving a signal, wherein the touch circuit comprises; a preamplifier having an inverting input terminal electrically connectable to a touch screen panel, a non-inverting input terminal configured to receive an input of a touch driving pulse to be supplied to the touch screen panel, and an output terminal for outputting a signal; and a charge control circuit comprising, a first terminal connectable to the inverting input terminal of the preamplifier, a second terminal to which a charge control pulse is applied, wherein the first terminal of the charge control circuit is a shared terminal, which can be commonly connected to the inverting input terminals of the two or more preamplifiers among the M or more preamplifiers when the touch circuit has M (M≥
2) or more preamplifiers, anda control switch circuit configured to control current flow between the first terminal of the charge control circuit and the inverting input terminal of the M (M≥
2) or more preamplifiers,wherein the control switch circuit comprises, a first P-type transistor and a first N-type transistor, which are connected to the inverting input terminal of the preamplifier; a second P-type transistor connecting the first P-type transistor and the first terminal of the charge control capacitor and a second N-type transistor connecting the first N-type transistor and the first terminal of the charge control capacitor, wherein a gate node of the first P-type transistor and a gate node of the second P-type transistor are connected to each other, and a gate node of the first N-type transistor and a gate node of the second N-type transistor are connected to each other, a first switch configured to perform control as to whether to connect a point where the first N-type transistor and the second N-type transistor are connected and a point where the gate node of the first N-type transistor and the gate node of the second N-type transistor are connected, and a second switch configured to perform control as to whether to connect a point where the first P-type transistor and the second P-type transistor are connected and a point where the gate node of the first P-type transistor and the gate node of the second P-type transistor are connected; and a third switch configured to perform control as to whether to connect the second P-type transistor and the first terminal of the charge control capacitor, and a fourth switch configured to perform control as to whether to connect the second N-type transistor and the first terminal of the charge control capacitor.
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24. A touch sensing method comprising:
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supplying a touch driving pulse to a touch screen panel; receiving a signal from the touch screen panel; adjusting the received signal; generating a sensing value through performing signal processing of the adjusted signal; and acquiring touch information based on the sensing value, wherein the touch screen panel includes a charge control circuit including a charge control capacitor, and a control switch circuit configured to control current flow between a first terminal of the charge control capacitor and an inverting input terminal of a preamplifier, wherein the control switch circuit comprises, a first P-type transistor and a first N-type transistor, which are connected to the inverting input terminal of the preamplifier; a second P-type transistor connecting the first P-type transistor and the first terminal of the charge control capacitor and a second N-type transistor connecting the first N-type transistor and the first terminal of the charge control capacitor, wherein a gate node of the first P-type transistor and a gate node of the second P-type transistor are connected to each other, and a gate node of the first N-type transistor and a gate node of the second N-type transistor are connected to each other, a first switch configured to perform control as to whether to connect a point where the first N-type transistor and the second N-type transistor are connected and a point where the gate node of the first N-type transistor and the gate node of the second N-type transistor are connected, and a second switch configured to perform control as to whether to connect a point where the first P-type transistor and the second P-type transistor are connected and a point where the gate node of the first P-type transistor and the gate node of the second P-type transistor are connected; and a third switch configured to perform control as to whether to connect the second P-type transistor and the first terminal of the charge control capacitor, and a fourth switch configured to perform control as to whether to connect the second N-type transistor and the first terminal of the charge control capacitor.
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