CAPACITIVE SENSING DEVICE COMPRISING CROSS-SHAPED SENSING ELEMENTS
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1. A capacitive sensing device, comprising:
- first electrodes in which a plurality of first sensing elements are arranged in rows and columns; and
second electrodes in which a plurality of second sensing elements are arranged in rows and columns,wherein each of the first sensing elements has an iron cross shape,wherein each of the second sensing elements has a double-cross shape in which a first cross and a second cross overlap each other at a shared center point and the second cross is rotated with respect to the first cross, andwherein capacitances are formed between the first sensing elements and the second sensing elements.
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A capacitive sensing device comprises first electrodes in which a plurality of first sensing elements are arranged in rows and columns, and second electrodes in which a plurality of second sensing elements are arranged in rows and columns. Each of the first sensing elements has an iron cross shape, and each of the second sensing elements has a double-cross shape in which a first cross and a second cross overlap each at a shared center point and the second cross is rotated with respect to the first cross. Capacitances are formed between the first sensing elements and the second sensing elements.
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1. A capacitive sensing device, comprising:
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first electrodes in which a plurality of first sensing elements are arranged in rows and columns; and second electrodes in which a plurality of second sensing elements are arranged in rows and columns, wherein each of the first sensing elements has an iron cross shape, wherein each of the second sensing elements has a double-cross shape in which a first cross and a second cross overlap each other at a shared center point and the second cross is rotated with respect to the first cross, and wherein capacitances are formed between the first sensing elements and the second sensing elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A capacitive sensing device comprising:
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first electrodes in which a plurality of first sensing elements are arranged in rows and columns; and second electrodes in which a plurality of second sensing elements are arranged in rows and columns, wherein each of the second sensing elements has a shape comprising a cross having four arms, and additional crosses formed by lines perpendicular to the four arms, and wherein the first sensing elements are separated from the second sensing elements to form capacitors, and are symmetrically formed to fill remaining spaces in which the second sensing elements are not formed. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A capacitive sensing device comprising:
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first electrodes in which a plurality of first sensing elements are arranged in rows and columns; and second electrodes in which a plurality of second sensing elements are arranged in rows and columns, wherein each of second sensing elements has an x shape in which additional crosses are formed by adding lines perpendicular to each of four arms of the x shape, and wherein the first sensing elements are separated from the second sensing elements to form capacitors, and are symmetrically formed to fill remaining spaces in which the second sensing elements are not formed. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A capacitive sensing system, comprising:
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at least one touch panel; first electrodes arranged under the touch panel in rows and columns that are electrically a connected to each other; second electrodes arranged in rows and columns that are electrically connected to each other, wherein the first electrodes and the second electrodes are formed in one layer, wherein the second electrodes have a double-cross shape in which a first cross and a second cross overlap each other at a shared center point and the second cross is rotated with respect to the first cross, and wherein, where a user touches the touch panel, a touch event is detected for at least one point where a row or column of the first electrodes crosses a row or column of the second electrodes; and a shielding layer formed under the one layer in which the first electrodes and the second electrodes are formed. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of manufacturing a capacitive sensing device, comprising:
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forming first electrodes in which a plurality of first sensing elements are arranged in rows and columns; forming second electrodes in which a plurality of second sensing elements are arranged in rows and columns; and forming capacitances between the first sensing elements and the second sensing elements, wherein each of the first sensing elements has an iron cross shape, and wherein each of the second sensing elements has a double-cross shape in which a first cross and a second cross overlap each other at a shared center point and the second cross is rotated with respect to the first cross. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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