CHARGE TRANSFER CIRCUIT FOR CAPACITIVE SENSING AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING FINGERPRINT HAVING THEREOF

• US 20170323134A1
• Filed: 11/02/2015
• Published: 11/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SenVis Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: SenVis Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: YEO, Hyeop Goo, JUNG, Seung Min
• Granted Patent: US 10,068,122 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 5/24 by varying capacitance
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 27/2605 Measuring capacitance capacitive sensors G01D5/24
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04107 Shielding in digitiser, i.e. guard or shielding arrangements, mostly for capacitive touchscreens, e.g. driven shields, driven grounds
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04166 Details of scanning methods, e.g. sampling time, grouping of sub areas or time sharing with display driving Synchronisation with the driving of the display or the backlighting unit to avoid interferences generated internally G06F3/04184
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0443 using a single layer of sensing electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1306 non-optical, e.g. ultrasonic or capacitive sensing
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1359 Extracting features related to ridge properties; Determining the fingerprint type, e.g. whorl or loop

Abstract

A charge transfer circuit for capacitive sensing according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a variable capacitor defined through a sensor plate connected to one end of a drive line and one end of an X-drive line, an X-drive part disposed between a voltage input terminal and another end of the X-drive line opposing the variable capacitor, a switched capacitor integrator disposed between a voltage output terminal and another end of the drive line of which the one end is connected to the variable capacitor, and a shielding plate connected to a first input terminal of the switched capacitor integrator, wherein the first input terminal is connected to the other end of the drive line.

Claims

1. A charge transfer circuit for capacitive sensing, the charge transfer circuit comprising:

a variable capacitor defined through a sensor plate connected to one end of a drive line and one end of an X-drive line;

an X-drive part disposed between a voltage input terminal and another end of the X-drive line opposing the variable capacitor;

a shielding plate disposed under the sensor plate to block a noise generated by a circuit under the sensor plate;

a buffer circuit unit configured to feed an output terminal of an operational amplifier back to an inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier; and

an active output voltage feedback unit comprising the buffer circuit unit and disposed between a voltage output terminal and another end of the drive line of which the one end is connected to the variable capacitor,

wherein one end of the shielding plate is connected to an output terminal of the active output voltage feedback unit to which an output terminal of the buffer circuit unit is connected in order to remove a parasitic capacitor generated between the sensor plate and the shielding plate,

wherein the output terminal of the active output voltage feedback unit opposing the one end of the drive line is connected to the other end of the drive line.

2. The charge transfer circuit of claim 1, wherein the active output voltage feedback unit comprises:

a third switch and a fourth switch connected in parallel to the other end of the drive line;

a storage capacitor of which one terminal is connected between one terminal of the third switch and an input terminal of the buffer circuit unit and of which another terminal is grounded; and

a reset switch of which one terminal is connected to the one terminal of the third switch, the input terminal of the buffer circuit unit, and the storage capacitor and of which another terminal is grounded,

wherein the output terminal of the buffer circuit unit opposing the third switch is connected to the other end of the drive line,

wherein the buffer circuit unit comprises the operational amplifier,

wherein a non-inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier is connected to the one terminal of the third switch opposing the drive line and the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier is connected between the output terminal of the operational amplifier and the fourth switch.

3. The charge transfer circuit of claim 2,

wherein the third switch is turned off by a first clock signal and turned on by a second clock signal, and

wherein the fourth switch is turned on by the first clock signal and turned off by the second clock signal.

4. The charge transfer circuit of claim 2,

wherein the third switch is turned off by a second clock bar signal and turned on by a first clock bar signal, and

wherein the fourth switch is turned on by the second clock bar signal and turned off by the first clock bar signal.

5. The charge transfer circuit of claim 1, wherein the X-drive part comprises:

a first switch configured to be turned on by a first clock signal or a second clock bar signal and turned off by a second clock signal or a first clock bar signal; and

a second switch configured to be turned on by the second clock signal or the first clock bar signal and turned off by the first clock signal or the second clock bar signal,

wherein the first clock signal and the second clock signal do not overlap each other.

6. A fingerprint recognition device comprising:

a charge transfer circuit for capacitive sensing; and

a bezel;

wherein the charge transfer circuit comprises;

a variable capacitor defined through a sensor plate connected to one end of a drive line and one end of an X-drive line;

an X-drive part disposed between a voltage input terminal and another end of the X-drive line opposing the variable capacitor;

a buffer circuit unit in which an inverting input terminal and an output terminal of an operational amplifier are connected to each other;

an active output voltage feedback unit comprising the buffer circuit unit and disposed between a voltage output terminal and another end of the drive line of which the one end is connected to the variable capacitor; and

a shielding plate disposed under the sensor plate to block a noise generated by a circuit under the sensor plate,

wherein one end of the shielding plate is connected to an output terminal of the active output voltage feedback unit to which an output terminal of the buffer circuit unit is connected in order to remove a parasitic capacitor generated between the sensor plate and the shielding plate,

wherein the output terminal of the active output voltage feedback unit opposing the one end of the drive line is connected to the other end of the drive line,

wherein one end of the bezel is connected to the one end of the X-drive line and another end of the bezel is directly contactable by a finger.

9. The fingerprint recognition device of claim 6, wherein the X-drive part comprises:

a first switch configured to be turned on by a first clock signal or a second clock bar signal and turned off by a second clock signal or a first clock bar signal; and

a second switch configured to be turned on by the second clock signal or the first clock bar signal and turned off by the first clock signal or the second clock bar signal,

wherein the first clock signal and the second clock signal do not overlap each other.

10. The fingerprint recognition device of claim 6, wherein the active output voltage feedback unit comprises:

a third switch and a fourth switch connected in parallel to the other end of the drive line;

a storage capacitor of which one terminal is connected between one terminal of the third switch and an input terminal of the buffer circuit unit and of which another terminal is grounded; and

a reset switch of which one terminal is connected to the one terminal of the third switch, the input terminal of the buffer circuit unit, and the storage capacitor and of which another terminal is grounded,

wherein the output terminal of the buffer circuit unit opposing the third switch is connected to the other end of the drive line,

wherein the buffer circuit unit comprises the operational amplifier,

wherein a non-inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier is connected to the one terminal of the third switch opposing the drive line and the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier is connected between the output terminal of the operational amplifier and the fourth switch.

11. The fingerprint recognition device of claim 10,

wherein the third switch is turned off by a first clock signal or a second clock bar signal and is turned on by a second clock signal or a first clock bar signal,

wherein the fourth switch is turned on by the first clock signal or the second clock bar signal and is turned off by the second clock signal or the first clock bar signal,

wherein the first clock signal and the second clock signal do not overlap each other.

7. A fingerprint recognition device comprising:

a charge transfer circuit for capacitive sensing; and

a top metal,

wherein the charge transfer circuit comprises;

a variable capacitor defined through a sensor plate connected to one end of a drive line and one end of an X-drive line;

an X-drive part disposed between a voltage input terminal and another end of the X-drive line opposing the variable capacitor;

a switched capacitor integrator disposed between a voltage output terminal and another end of the drive line of which the one end is connected to the variable capacitor; and

a shielding plate connected to a first input terminal of the switched capacitor integrator,

wherein the first input terminal is connected to the other end of the drive line,

wherein the top metal is disposed under a passivation layer and connects a finger to the X-drive line through the passivation layer,

wherein the top metal comprises a Tx plate of which one end is connected to the one end of the X-drive line and of which another end is connected to the passivation layer so as to transfer a driving signal of the X-drive line to the finger through the passivation layer,

wherein the Tx plate is spaced apart from the sensor plate by a predetermined distance.

8. A fingerprint recognition device comprising:

a charge transfer circuit for capacitive sensing; and

a top metal,

wherein the charge transfer circuit comprises;

a variable capacitor defined through a sensor plate connected to one end of a drive line and one end of an X-drive line;

an X-drive part disposed between a voltage input terminal and another end of the X-drive line opposing the variable capacitor;

a buffer circuit unit in which an inverting input terminal and an output terminal of an operational amplifier are connected to each other;

an active output voltage feedback unit comprising the buffer circuit unit and disposed between a voltage output terminal and another end of the drive line of which the one end is connected to the variable capacitor; and

a shielding plate connected to an output terminal of the active output voltage feedback unit,

wherein the output terminal of the active output voltage feedback unit opposing the one end of the drive line is connected to the other end of the drive line,

wherein the top metal is disposed under a passivation layer and connects a finger to the X-drive line through the passivation layer,

wherein the top metal comprises a Tx plate of which one end is connected to the one end of the X-drive line and of which another end is connected to the passivation layer so as to transfer a driving signal of the X-drive line to the finger through the passivation layer,

wherein the Tx plate is spaced apart from the sensor plate by a predetermined distance.