LCD controller with capacitive touch interface
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1. An integrated circuit device comprising:
- a touch controller comprising at least one input,a liquid crystal display (LCD) controller comprising a plurality of outputs, wherein the LCD controller is configured to drive a segmented LCD comprising a plurality of segment electrodes and common electrodes wherein each segment electrode and each common electrode is individually accessible for connection, wherein the segment electrodes are arranged in groups spaced apart from each other and wherein at least one group forms a seven-segment display,a plurality of external connections wherein each segment electrode and each common electrode is coupled with one of said plurality of external connections, anda multiplexer operable in a first mode to connect said plurality of external connections with said plurality of outputs of the LCD controller and in a second mode to connect at least one of said plurality of external connections connected to a common electrode with said touch controller, wherein the common electrode is used as a touch sensor electrode.
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Abstract
An integrated circuit device has a touch controller with at least one input, a liquid crystal display (LCD) controller with a plurality of outputs, an external interface comprising a plurality of external pins, and a multiplexer operable in a first mode to connect the plurality of external pins with the plurality of outputs of the LCD controller and in a second mode to connect at least one of the plurality of external pins with the touch controller.
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1. An integrated circuit device comprising:
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a touch controller comprising at least one input, a liquid crystal display (LCD) controller comprising a plurality of outputs, wherein the LCD controller is configured to drive a segmented LCD comprising a plurality of segment electrodes and common electrodes wherein each segment electrode and each common electrode is individually accessible for connection, wherein the segment electrodes are arranged in groups spaced apart from each other and wherein at least one group forms a seven-segment display, a plurality of external connections wherein each segment electrode and each common electrode is coupled with one of said plurality of external connections, and a multiplexer operable in a first mode to connect said plurality of external connections with said plurality of outputs of the LCD controller and in a second mode to connect at least one of said plurality of external connections connected to a common electrode with said touch controller, wherein the common electrode is used as a touch sensor electrode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of operating an integrated circuit device coupled with a segmented liquid crystal display (LCD), wherein the segmented LCD comprises a plurality of segment electrodes and common electrodes wherein each segment and each common electrode is individually accessible for connection, wherein the segment electrodes are arranged in groups spaced apart from each other and wherein at least one group forms a seven-segment display, wherein the integrated circuit device comprises a touch controller comprising at least one input, an LCD controller comprising a plurality of outputs, a plurality of external connections coupled with segment electrodes and common electrodes of the segmented LCD, and a multiplexer operable in a first mode to connect said plurality of external pins with said plurality of outputs of the LCD controller and in a second mode to connect at least one of said plurality of external connections which is connected with a common electrode with said touch controller, the method comprising:
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a) connecting for a first time period the segment electrodes and the common electrodes by means of the multiplexer with the LCD controller, b) connecting for a subsequent time period the at least one input of the touch controller with at least one of said common electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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