US Patent No: 8,089,288

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Charge accumulation capacitance sensor with linear transfer characteristic

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Abstract

A method and apparatus for capacitance sensing uses an offset feedback voltage to linearize a charge-transfer characteristic.

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Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATIONSAN JOSE, CA1989

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Maharita, Andrey - 1 5

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Patent Citation Ranking

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CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION (2)
8,321,174 System and method to measure capacitance of capacitive sensor array 1 2008
8,358,142 Methods and circuits for measuring mutual and self capacitance 0 2009
 
AZOTEQ (PTY) LTD (1)
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FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED (1)
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