Fingerprint sensors using membrane switch arrays

Details Fingerprint sensors using membrane switch arrays Fingerprint sensors using membrane switch arrays

2005-05-02

2009-12-29

Landau, Matthew C (Department: 2813)

Semiconductor device manufacturing: process

Making device or circuit responsive to nonelectrical signal

Physical stress responsive

C257S419000, C257SE29324

Reexamination Certificate

active

07638350

ABSTRACT:
A method of making an integrated texture sensor for sensing a texture is described. In one embodiment, the method is directed to a sensor that that is protected from external contaminating particulates and will self-equalize using air from outside the sensor. Further combinations of such protection among various membrane switches, in combination with various types of membranes, is described. In another embodiment, a method of making a skin-texture sensor for sensing a skin texture having a plurality of ridges and a plurality of valleys is described, such that when completed, applying a ridge of the texture to a membrane switch will cause flexure of the membrane resulting in a contact between the lower electrode and the upper electrode, the contact establishing an electrical communication between said one of the row lines and said one of the column lines, whereas disposing a valley of the texture over said each membrane switch will not result in the contact between the lower electrode and the upper electrode.

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