Touch sensor conductor routing
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a sensing area bounded by a plurality of edges;
a sensor matrix located in the sensing area;
a plurality of conductors located in the sensing area and configured to couple each sensor of the sensor matrix to a sensing module, wherein not one of the plurality of conductors is routed between any two columns of sensors of the sensor matrix;
a first sensor, wherein the first sensor is in a first column of sensors and in a first row of sensors of the sensor matrix, wherein the sensors in the first row of sensors are coupled to one another, within the sensing area, through a first row electrode of the sensor matrix;
a second sensor, wherein the second sensor is in the first column of sensors and in a second row of sensors of the sensor matrix, wherein the sensors in the second row of sensors are coupled to one another, within the sensing area, through a second row electrode of the sensor matrix;
a first conductor, of the plurality of conductors, the first conductor coupled to the first sensor and configured to be coupled to the sensing module; and
a second conductor, of the plurality of conductors, the second conductor coupled to the second sensor and configured to be coupled to the sensing module,wherein the first sensor consumes a first area, the second sensor and a length of the first conductor reside within a second area that is smaller than or equal to the first area consumed by the first sensor, and wherein the length of the first conductor is routed between an edge of the sensing area and the second sensor.
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Abstract
An example apparatus includes a sensing area including a sensor matrix, a first conductor and a second conductor. The first conductor is coupled to a first sensor of the sensor matrix and is configured to be coupled to a sensing module. The second conductor is coupled to a second sensor of the sensor matrix and is configured to be coupled to the sensing module. In embodiments, the first sensor consumes a first area, the second sensor and a length of the first conductor reside within a second area that is smaller than or equal to the first area consumed by the first sensor, and the length of the first conductor is routed between an edge of the sensing area and the second sensor.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a sensing area bounded by a plurality of edges; a sensor matrix located in the sensing area; a plurality of conductors located in the sensing area and configured to couple each sensor of the sensor matrix to a sensing module, wherein not one of the plurality of conductors is routed between any two columns of sensors of the sensor matrix; a first sensor, wherein the first sensor is in a first column of sensors and in a first row of sensors of the sensor matrix, wherein the sensors in the first row of sensors are coupled to one another, within the sensing area, through a first row electrode of the sensor matrix; a second sensor, wherein the second sensor is in the first column of sensors and in a second row of sensors of the sensor matrix, wherein the sensors in the second row of sensors are coupled to one another, within the sensing area, through a second row electrode of the sensor matrix; a first conductor, of the plurality of conductors, the first conductor coupled to the first sensor and configured to be coupled to the sensing module; and a second conductor, of the plurality of conductors, the second conductor coupled to the second sensor and configured to be coupled to the sensing module, wherein the first sensor consumes a first area, the second sensor and a length of the first conductor reside within a second area that is smaller than or equal to the first area consumed by the first sensor, and wherein the length of the first conductor is routed between an edge of the sensing area and the second sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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a sensing area bounded by a plurality of edges; a sensor matrix located in the sensing area; a plurality of conductors located in the sensing area and configured to couple each sensor of the sensor matrix to a sensing module, wherein not one of the plurality of conductors is routed between any two rows of sensors of the sensor matrix; a first sensor, wherein the first sensor is in a first row of sensors and in a first column of sensors of the sensor matrix, wherein each sensor in the first column of sensors is coupled to one another, within the sensing area, through a first column electrode of the sensor matrix; a second sensor, wherein the second sensor is in the first row of sensors and in a second column of sensors of the sensor matrix, wherein each sensor in the second column of sensors is coupled to one another, within the sensing area, through a second column electrode of the sensor matrix; a first conductor, of the plurality of conductors, the first conductor coupled to the first sensor and configured to be coupled to the sensing module; and a second conductor, of the plurality of conductors, the second conductor coupled to the second sensor and configured to be coupled to the sensing module, wherein the first sensor consumes a first area, and wherein the second sensor and a length of the first conductor reside within a second area that is smaller than or equal to the first area consumed by the first sensor, and wherein the length of the first conductor is routed between an edge of the sensing area and the second sensor. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a display device configured to display images within a display area; a sensor matrix residing, at least in part, within the bounds of the display area; a sensing module configured to sense touch input; a plurality of conductors located in the display area and configured to couple each sensor of the sensor matrix to the sensing module, wherein not one of the plurality of conductors is routed between any two columns of sensors of the sensor matrix; a first conductor of the plurality of conductors configured to couple a first sensor of the sensor matrix to the sensing module; and a second conductor of the plurality of conductors configured to couple a second sensor of the sensor matrix to the sensing module, wherein the first sensor is in a first column of sensors and in a first row of sensors of the sensor matrix and the sensors in the first row of sensors are coupled to one another within the display area, wherein the second sensor is in the first column of sensors and in a second row of sensors of the sensor matrix and the sensors in the second row of sensors are coupled to one another within the display area, and wherein the first sensor consumes a first area, the second sensor and a segment of the first conductor reside within a second area that is smaller than or equal to the first area consumed by the first sensor, and the segment of the first conductor is routed between an edge of the display area and the second sensor. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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