Sensor with pressure-induced varied capacitance
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1. A sensor, comprising:
- an active matrix area having a plurality of sensor pixel circuits arranged in matrix form; and
a plurality of scan lines and readout lines arranged in the active matrix area such that the scan lines and the readout lines respectively cross each other at one of the sensor pixel circuits,wherein each of the sensor pixel circuits includes a touch capacitor, a charge TFT for storing charge at the touch capacitor according to a previous scan line, and a readout TFT for reading out voltage across the touch capacitor according to a present scan line.
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Abstract
A sensor with pressure-induced varied capacitance is disclosed. Each sensor pixel circuit of the sensor includes a touch capacitor, a charge TFT for storing charge at the touch capacitor according to a previous scan line, and a readout TFT for reading out voltage across the touch capacitor according to a present scan line.
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1. A sensor, comprising:
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an active matrix area having a plurality of sensor pixel circuits arranged in matrix form; and a plurality of scan lines and readout lines arranged in the active matrix area such that the scan lines and the readout lines respectively cross each other at one of the sensor pixel circuits, wherein each of the sensor pixel circuits includes a touch capacitor, a charge TFT for storing charge at the touch capacitor according to a previous scan line, and a readout TFT for reading out voltage across the touch capacitor according to a present scan line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A sensing method, comprising:
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asserting a scan line of previous row; reaching a low voltage at a node of present row; asserting a scan line of present row; reading out voltage at the node of the present row; and integrating the readout voltage, thereby absence or presence of an object is distinguishable according to different integrated readout voltage due to different touch capacitance at the node. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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