TOUCH SENSING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF
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1. A touch sensing device, comprising:
- a plurality of sensing circuit units measuring capacitance variations from a plurality of sensing electrodes;
at least one TDC circuit connected with the plurality of sensing circuit units to convert the capacitance variations into digital signals;
a calculating unit judging a touch from the digital signals; and
a delay circuit sequentially receiving the capacitance variations from the plurality of sensing circuit units.
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Abstract
There are provided a touch sensing device and a method thereof. The touch sensing device, including: a plurality of sensing circuit units measuring capacitance variations from a plurality of sensing electrodes; at least one TDC circuit connected with the plurality of sensing circuit units to convert the capacitance variations into digital signals; a calculating unit judging a touch from the digital signals; and a delay circuit sequentially receiving the capacitance variations from the plurality of sensing circuit units.
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1. A touch sensing device, comprising:
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a plurality of sensing circuit units measuring capacitance variations from a plurality of sensing electrodes; at least one TDC circuit connected with the plurality of sensing circuit units to convert the capacitance variations into digital signals; a calculating unit judging a touch from the digital signals; and a delay circuit sequentially receiving the capacitance variations from the plurality of sensing circuit units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A touch sensing device, comprising:
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a plurality of sensing circuit units measuring capacitance variations; at least one signal converting unit connected with the plurality of sensing circuit units to generate digital signals from the capacitance variations; a calculating unit judging a touch from the digital signals; and a delay circuit setting different delay times for the plurality of individual sensing circuit units connected with the signal converting unit, in order to sequentially receive the capacitance variations, wherein the delay times are set based on a time required for the signal converting unit to generate the digital signals and characteristics of the capacitance variations. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A touch sensing method, comprising:
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measuring a plurality of capacitance variations from a plurality of sensing electrodes; generating digital signals by sequentially receiving the plurality of capacitance variations; and judging a touch based on the digital signals, wherein, in the generating of the digital signals, the plurality of capacitance variations are sequentially received based on times required to generate the digital signals and characteristics of the plurality of capacitance variations. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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