Electricity: measuring and testing – Impedance – admittance or other quantities representative of... – Lumped type parameters
Reexamination Certificate
2005-12-27
2005-12-27
Nolan, Charles H. (Department: 2858)
Electricity: measuring and testing
Impedance, admittance or other quantities representative of...
Lumped type parameters
Reexamination Certificate
active
06980008
ABSTRACT:
An uneven pattern detector has a structure wherein (a) detecting elements, each being provided with a TFT which is a switching element and a detecting electrode, are arranged in a matrix manner, and (b) a CSA connected to each data line detects charged or discharged electric charges at the respective detecting elements on respective rows sequentially selected by a gate line, whereby a capacitance (a coupled capacitance of Cf and Cx) reflecting fingerprint unevenness on a finger as a detection object can be detected. In the uneven pattern detector, each of the detecting elements is provided with an auxiliary capacitor electrode located so as to face the detecting electrode. This forms an auxiliary capacitor Cs between the auxiliary capacitor electrode and the detecting electrode. Further, a positive-phase input terminal of an operational amplifier of the CSA is connected with the auxiliary capacitor electrode so as to hold the positive-phase input terminal of the operational amplifier of the CSA and the auxiliary capacitor electrode at an identical potential. As a result, the electric charges can be detected by the CSA without being affected by the auxiliary capacitor Cs.
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Izumi Yoshihiro
Teranuma Osamu
Conlin David G.
Edwards & Angell LLP
Jensen Steven M.
Nolan Charles H.
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
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