IP Library Granted Patent US 10,354,119
Granted Patent B2
US 10,354,119 · App. 15/509,279 · Granted Jul 16, 2019

Pixel module and fingerprint identification system

Inventors: Kuohao Chao (Shenzhen, CN); Mengta Yang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
G06K9/001G06K9/0002G06K9/00053
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Patent No.
US 10,354,119
App. No.
15/509,279
Granted
Jul 16, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pixel module and a fingerprint identification system are provided. The pixel module includes: a top-layer electrode, configured to receive a contact of a finger, a contact capacitance being formed between the top-layer electrode and the finger; a pixel circuit, configured to detect a capacitance value of the contact capacitance; and a resistor, coupled between the top-layer electrode and the pixel circuit. The pixel module suppresses the electrostatic current formed by the electrostatic charges, thereby achieving the effect of electrostatic protection.

Claims (8)

1. A fingerprint identification system, comprising a plurality of pixel modules, wherein each pixel module has an electrostatic protection function and comprises:

a top-layer electrode, configured to receive a contact of a finger, a contact capacitance being formed between the top-layer electrode and the finger;

a pixel circuit, configured to detect a capacitance value of the contact capacitance;

a resistor, coupled between the top-layer electrode and the pixel circuit, wherein the resistor is configured to suppress an electrostatic current between the top-layer electrode and the pixel circuit; and

a fingerprint judging module, coupled to the plurality of pixel modules, and configured to judge whether each pixel module corresponds to a finger ridge or a finger valley.

2. The fingerprint identification system according to claim 1 , wherein the resistor has a resistance higher than 10 ohms.

3. The fingerprint identification system according to claim 1 , wherein the resistor is formed of a polycrystalline silicon layer in a n integrated chip process.

4. The fingerprint identification system according to claim 1 , wherein the pixel circuit is arranged below the top-layer electrode, and the pixel circuit has an area that is less than or equal to the area of the top-layer electrode.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 14, 2017
From: SHENZHEN HUIDING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043003/0979 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 7, 2017
From: CHAO, KUOHAO; YANG, MENGTA
To: SHENZHEN HUIDING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 041484/0411 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2015 1 0716069 · Oct 28, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170277929A1 · Sep 28, 2017