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Granted Patent B2
US 12,340,048 · App. 18/335,934 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Touch controller architecture

Inventors: Shahrooz Shahparnia (Monte Sereno, CA); Marduke Yousefpor (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
G06F3/041661G06F3/03545G06F3/041G06F3/0416G06F3/04162G06F3/044G06F3/0441G06F3/0442G06F3/0443G09G3/3648
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Patent No.
US 12,340,048
App. No.
18/335,934
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A touch controller that can configure touch circuitry according to a scan plan, which can define a sequence of scan events to be performed on a touch panel is disclosed. The touch controller can include a configurable transmit section to generate stimulation signals to drive the panel, a configurable receive section to receive and process touch signals from the panel, and a configurable memory to store the touch signals. The touch controller can also include a programmable scan engine to configure the transmit section, the receive section, and the memory according to the scan plan. The touch controller advantageously provides more robust and flexible touch circuitry to handle various types of touch events at the panel. An active stylus that can generate stimulation signals that can be detected by the touch controller during various touch events at the panel is also disclosed.

Claims (47)

1. A touch controller comprising:

drive circuitry configurable to generate stimulation signals to drive a touch sensor panel; and

sense circuitry configurable to sense the touch sensor panel;

wherein:

the drive circuitry and the sense circuitry are configured according to a scan plan defining a sequence of scan events including a first scan event and a second scan event to be performed at least partially concurrently at the touch sensor panel;

for the first scan event, the drive circuitry is configured to generate first stimulation signals at one or more first stimulation frequencies to drive the touch sensor panel and the sense circuitry is configured to sense the touch sensor panel to sense an object touching or in proximity to the touch sensor panel using the first stimulation signals; and

for the second scan event, the sense circuitry is further configured to sense the touch sensor panel for stylus spectral analysis.

2. The touch controller of claim 1 , wherein the scan plan further includes a third scan event to be performed at the touch sensor panel; and

wherein for the third scan event, the sense circuitry is configured to sense the touch sensor panel to sense a stylus touching or in proximity to the touch sensor panel using second stimulation signals generated by the stylus at one or more second stimulation frequencies.

3. The touch controller of claim 2 , wherein for the third scan event, the second stimulation signals are generated by the stylus at the one or more second stimulation frequencies without the drive circuitry generating the first stimulation signals at the one or more first stimulation frequencies.

4. The touch controller of claim 2 , wherein the scan plan further including a fourth scan event to be performed at the touch sensor panel at least partially concurrently with the third scan event, the fourth scan event including a touch spectral analysis scan.

5. The touch controller of claim 1 , wherein the sense circuitry comprises a plurality of sense channels, each of the plurality of sense channels including:

a sense amplifier configured to receive one or more signals sensed from the touch sensor panel; and

a plurality of demodulators configured to demodulate the one or more sensed signals to output an in-phase (I) component, a quadrature (Q) component, or the I component and the Q component.

6. The touch controller of claim 5 , wherein one of the plurality of demodulators is configured to demodulate sensed signals, from the first scan event and the second scan event performed at least partially concurrently, at a phase and a frequency corresponding to one of the first stimulation signals.

7. The touch controller of claim 6 , wherein a second of the plurality of demodulators is configured to demodulate the sensed signals, from the first scan event and the second scan event performed at least partially concurrently, at a second phase and a second frequency corresponding to second stimulation signals for a stylus different from the first stimulation signals.

8. The touch controller of claim 7 , wherein a third of the plurality of demodulators is configured to demodulate sensed signals, from the first scan event and the second scan event performed at least partially concurrently, at a third phase and a third frequency corresponding to the second stimulation signals for the stylus different from the first stimulation signals.

9. The touch controller of claim 5 , wherein each of the plurality of sense channels includes:

a filter; and

an analog-to-digital converter.

10. The touch controller of claim 7 , wherein each of the plurality of sense channels includes:

a plurality of delay compensation logic circuits, each of the plurality of delay compensation logic circuits coupled to an input of one of the plurality of demodulators.

11. The touch controller of claim 5 , wherein each of the plurality of sense channels includes:

a plurality of accumulators, each of the plurality of accumulators coupled to an output of one of the plurality of demodulators.

12. The touch controller of claim 1 , wherein generating the first stimulation signals at the one or more first stimulation frequencies to drive the touch sensor panel comprises generating the first stimulation signals concurrently at two different frequencies of the one or more first stimulation frequencies and wherein the drive circuitry is further configured to drive a first plurality of electrodes of the touch sensor panel with the first stimulation signals at one frequency of the one or more first stimulation frequencies and drive a second plurality of electrodes of the touch sensor panel, different from the first plurality of electrodes, with the first stimulation signals at a second, different frequency of the one or more first stimulation frequencies.

13. The touch controller of claim 1 , wherein the drive circuitry comprises:

one or more oscillators configured to generate signals at the one or more first stimulation frequencies;

one or more digital-to-analog converters (DACs) coupled to the one or more oscillators and configured to generate the first stimulation signals at one or more phases using the signals generated by the one or more oscillators; and

one or more drive channels coupled to the one or more DACs, each of the one or more drive channels including a first multiplexer configured to select one of the first stimulation signals having one of the one or more phases and one of the one or more first stimulation frequencies and outputting the selected one of the first stimulation signals.

14. The touch controller of claim 1 , wherein:

the scan plan further includes a third scan event corresponding to a self-capacitance guard scan; and

for the third scan event, the drive circuitry is configured to drive a first plurality of electrodes of the touch sensor panel with the first stimulation signals and concurrently drive a second plurality of electrodes of the touch sensor panel, different from the first plurality of electrodes, with a guard signal.

15. A method comprising:

configuring drive circuitry according to a scan plan defining a sequence of scan events; and

configuring sense circuitry according to the scan plan defining the sequence of scan events;

wherein:

the sequence of scan events including a first scan event and a second scan event to be performed at least partially concurrently at a touch sensor panel;

for the first scan event, the drive circuitry is configured to generate first stimulation signals at one or more first stimulation frequencies to drive the touch sensor panel and the sense circuitry is configured to sense the touch sensor panel to sense an object touching or in proximity to the touch sensor panel using the first stimulation signals; and

for the second scan event, the sense circuitry is further configured to sense the touch sensor panel for stylus spectral analysis.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the scan plan further includes a third scan event to be performed at the touch sensor panel; and

Wherein for the third scan event, the sense circuitry is configured to sense the touch sensor panel to sense a stylus touching or in proximity to the touch sensor panel using second stimulation signals generated by the stylus at one or more second stimulation frequencies.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein for the third scan event the second stimulation signals are generated by the stylus at the one or more second stimulation frequencies without the drive circuitry generating the first stimulation signals at the one or more first stimulation frequencies.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the scan plan further including a fourth scan event to be performed at the touch sensor panel at least partially concurrently with the third scan event, the fourth scan event including a touch spectral analysis scan.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein generating the first stimulation signals at the one or more first stimulation frequencies to drive the touch sensor panel comprises generating the first stimulation signals concurrently at two different frequencies of the one or more first stimulation frequencies and wherein the drive circuitry is further configured to drive a first plurality of electrodes of the touch sensor panel with the first stimulation signals at one frequency of the one or more first stimulation frequencies and drive a second plurality of electrodes of the touch sensor panel, different from the first plurality of electrodes, with the first stimulation signals at a second, different frequency of the one or more first stimulation frequencies.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein:

the third scan event corresponds to a self-capacitance guard scan; and

for the third scan event, the drive circuitry is configured to drive a first plurality of electrodes of the touch sensor panel with the first stimulation signals and concurrently drive a second plurality of electrodes of the touch sensor panel, different from the first plurality of electrodes, with a guard signal.

Continuity (4)
Continuation 16953303 · Nov 19, 2020
Continuation 14333457 · Jul 16, 2014
Provisional Application 61860816 · Jul 31, 2013
Related Publication 20230325030A1 · Oct 12, 2023
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