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Granted Patent B2
US 11,435,855 · App. 17/477,220 · Granted Sep 6, 2022

Capacitance detection circuit, touch control chip and electronic device

Inventors: Guangkai Yuan (Shenzhen, CN); Hong Jiang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
G06F3/04184G06F3/044G06F3/04166H03F3/45475
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Patent No.
US 11,435,855
App. No.
17/477,220
Granted
Sep 6, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A capacitance detection circuit, a touch control chip and an electronic device are provided, which could reduce the influence of a display screen noise on capacitance detection. The capacitance detection circuit includes: an amplification circuit, connected to a detection capacitance in a touch screen, and configured to amplify a capacitance signal of the detection capacitance and convert the capacitance signal into a voltage signal, the voltage signal configured to determine the detection capacitance; and a control circuit, connected to the amplification circuit, and configured to control a magnification of the amplification circuit, where a period in which a noise peak of a noise signal of a display screen is located includes consecutive N sub-periods, and a magnification of the amplification circuit in the N sub-periods is inversely proportional to a magnitude of the noise signal in the N sub-periods, N>1.

Claims (34)

1. A capacitance detection circuit, comprising:

an amplification circuit, connected to a detection capacitance in a touch screen, and configured to amplify a capacitance signal of the detection capacitance and convert the capacitance signal into a voltage signal, the voltage signal configured to determine the detection capacitance; and

a control circuit, connected to the amplification circuit, and configured to control a magnification of the amplification circuit, wherein a period in which a noise peak of a noise signal of a display screen is located comprises consecutive N sub-periods, and a magnification of the amplification circuit in the N sub-periods is inversely proportional to a magnitude of the noise signal in the N sub-periods, N>1.

2. The capacitance detection circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the amplification circuit comprises an operational amplifier, an adjustable resistance is connected between an input end and an output end of the operational amplifier, and the control circuit is specifically configured to:

control a resistance value of the adjustable resistance, so that the magnification of the amplification circuit in the N sub-periods is inversely proportional to the magnitude of the noise signal in the N sub-periods.

3. The capacitance detection circuit according to claim 2 , wherein the operational amplifier is a differential operational amplifier,

one adjustable resistance is connected between a first input end and a first output end of the differential operational amplifier, and one adjustable resistance is connected between a second input end and a second output end of the differential operational amplifier.

4. The capacitance detection circuit according to claim 1 , wherein a magnification of the amplification circuit is a constant value in a period in which a non-noise peak of the noise signal is located.

5. The capacitance detection circuit according to claim 4 , wherein the constant value is greater than or equal to a maximum magnification of the amplification circuit in the N sub-periods.

6. The capacitance detection circuit according to claim 1 , wherein N=3 or N=4.

7. The capacitance detection circuit according to claim 1 , wherein a period in which the noise peak of the noise signal is located is determined according to a scanning frequency of a horizontal synchronization signal of the display screen.

8. The capacitance detection circuit according to claim 1 , wherein a scanning cycle of the horizontal synchronization signal of the display screen comprises one or two of the noise peaks.

9. The capacitance detection circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the capacitance detection circuit further comprises:

a filter circuit, connected to the amplification circuit, and configured to perform filtering processing on the voltage signal output by the amplification circuit.

10. The capacitance detection circuit according to claim 9 , wherein the capacitance detection circuit further comprises:

an analog to digital conversion, ADC, circuit, connected to the filter circuit, and configured to convert the filtered voltage signal into a digital signal.

11. A touch control chip, comprising a capacitance detection circuit, wherein the capacitance detection circuit comprises:

an amplification circuit, connected to a detection capacitance in a touch screen, and configured to amplify a capacitance signal of the detection capacitance and convert the capacitance signal into a voltage signal, the voltage signal configured to determine the detection capacitance; and

a control circuit, connected to the amplification circuit, and configured to control a magnification of the amplification circuit, wherein a period in which a noise peak of a noise signal of a display screen is located comprises consecutive N sub-periods, and a magnification of the amplification circuit in the N sub-periods is inversely proportional to a magnitude of the noise signal in the N sub-periods, N>1.

12. The touch control chip according to claim 11 , wherein the amplification circuit comprises an operational amplifier, an adjustable resistance is connected between an input end and an output end of the operational amplifier, and the control circuit is specifically configured to:

control a resistance value of the adjustable resistance, so that the magnification of the amplification circuit in the N sub-periods is inversely proportional to the magnitude of the noise signal in the N sub-periods.

13. The touch control chip according to claim 12 , wherein the operational amplifier is a differential operational amplifier,

one adjustable resistance is connected between a first input end and a first output end of the differential operational amplifier, and one adjustable resistance is connected between a second input end and a second output end of the differential operational amplifier.

14. The touch control chip according to claim 11 , wherein a magnification of the amplification circuit is a constant value in a period in which a non-noise peak of the noise signal is located.

15. The touch control chip according to claim 14 , wherein the constant value is greater than or equal to a maximum magnification of the amplification circuit in the N sub-periods.

16. The touch control chip according to claim 11 , wherein N=3 or N=4.

17. The touch control chip according to claim 11 , wherein a period in which the noise peak of the noise signal is located is determined according to a scanning frequency of a horizontal synchronization signal of the display screen.

18. The touch control chip according to claim 11 , wherein a scanning cycle of the horizontal synchronization signal of the display screen comprises one or two of the noise peaks.

19. The touch control chip according to claim 11 , wherein the capacitance detection circuit further comprises:

a filter circuit, connected to the amplification circuit, and configured to perform filtering processing on the voltage signal output by the amplification circuit.

20. An electronic device, comprising:

a touch screen;

a display screen; and

the touch control chip according to claim 11 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2021
From: YUAN, GUANGKAI; JIANG, HONG
To: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057515/0916 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020114890 · Sep 11, 2020
Related Publication 20220083194A1 · Mar 17, 2022
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