US 11,714,507 B2
Techniques for routing signals using inactive sensor regions of touch sensors and related systems and devices
Rob Ann Beuker, Southampton (GB); Mark Cheng, Keelung (TW); Yona Tsai, New Taipei Ci (TW); and Samuel Daniel Brunet, North Boarhunt (GB)
Assigned to Amtel Corporation, Chandler, AZ (US)
Filed by Atmel Corporation, Chandler, AZ (US)
Filed on Mar. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/655,338.
Application 17/655,338 is a continuation of application No. 16/948,270, filed on Sep. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,301,080.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/907,247, filed on Sep. 27, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0206653 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 3/041 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/04164 (2019.05) 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A touch sensor, comprising:
an active sensor region comprising active sensor nodes; and
an inactive sensor region comprising inactive sensor nodes forming routing connectors;
wherein at least two sides of a periphery of the touch sensor are free of tracking lines; and
wherein a first group of the tracking lines connected to ends of X sensor lines is located distal from, and extends parallel to, a first side of the at least two sides and a second group of the tracking lines connected to routing connectors of the inactive sensor region and to opposite ends of other X sensor lines is located distal from, and extends parallel to, a second, different side of the at least two sides.