Patents by Inventor Igor Kolych
Igor Kolych has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20200005009Abstract: An example system drives one or more transmit signals on first electrodes disposed in a first layer and propagating electrodes disposed in a second layer. The system measures a capacitance of sensors through a of second electrodes. Each second electrode crosses each first electrode to provide a plurality of discrete sensor areas, each discrete sensor area associated with a difference crossing and including a portion of at least one propagating electrode. Each second electrode is galvanically isolated from the first electrodes and the propagating electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Igor Kravets, Oleksandr Hoshtanar, Igor Kolych, Oleksandr Karpin
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Patent number: 10444887Abstract: An apparatus including a first signal generator of a force sensing circuit to output a first excitation (TX) signal on a first terminal and a second TX signal on a second terminal. The first terminal and the second terminal are configured to couple to a first force sensor and a reference sensor. The apparatus includes a first receiver channel coupled to a third terminal and a fourth terminal. The third terminal is configured to couple to the first force sensor and the fourth terminal is configured to couple to the reference sensor. The force sensing circuit is configured to measure a first receive (RX) signal from the first force sensor via the third terminal and a second RX signal from the reference sensor via the fourth terminal. The force sensing circuit is configured to measure a force value indicative of a force applied to the first force sensor.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2017Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Igor Kravets, Igor Kolych, Oleksandr Hoshtanar, Jens Weber, Oleksandr Karpin
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Publication number: 20190294855Abstract: A fingerprint sensor-compatible overlay material which uses anisotropic conductive material to enable accurate imaging of a fingerprint through an overlay is disclosed. The anisotropic conductive material has increased conductivity in a direction orthogonal to the fingerprint sensor, increasing the capacitive coupling of the fingerprint to the sensor surface, allowing the fingerprint sensor to accurately image the fingerprint through the overlay. Methods for forming a fingerprint sensor-compatible overlay are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Roman Ogirko, Hans Klein, David G. Wright, Igor Kolych, Andriy Maharyta, Hassane El-Khoury, Oleksandr Karpin, Oleksandr Hoshtanar, Igor Kravets
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Publication number: 20190179446Abstract: A capacitance sensing device includes a transmit (TX) generator for generating a sequence of receive (RX) signals by applying each TX signal pattern in a sequence of TX signal patterns to a set of sensor electrodes. For each TX signal pattern in the sequence of TX signal patterns, and for each subset of three or more contiguous sensor electrodes of the set of sensor electrodes, the TX generator applies to the subset one of a first excitation signal and a second excitation signal. The plurality of subsets includes at least half of the sensor electrodes in the set of sensor electrodes. The capacitance sensing device also includes a sequencer circuit coupled with the TX generator. For each TX signal pattern in the sequence of TX signal patterns, the sequencer circuit determines a next subsequent TX signal pattern in the sequence based on a circular rotation of the TX signal pattern. The capacitance sensing device also includes a processing block coupled with the TX generator.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2018Publication date: June 13, 2019Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Viktor Kremin, Volodymyr Bihday, Ruslan Omelchuk, Oleksandr Pirogov, Vasyl Mandziy, Roman Ogirko, Ihor Musijchuk, Andriy Maharyta, Igor Kolych, Igor Kravets
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Patent number: 10303914Abstract: An example system drives one or more transmit signals on first electrodes disposed in a first layer and propagating electrodes disposed in a second layer. The system measures a capacitance of sensors through a of second electrodes. Each second electrode crosses each first electrode to provide a plurality of discrete sensor areas, each discrete sensor area associated with a difference crossing and including a portion of at least one propagating electrode. Each second electrode is galvanically isolated from the first electrodes and the propagating electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Igor Kravets, Oleksandr Hoshtanar, Igor Kolych, Oleksandr Karpin
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Patent number: 10282585Abstract: A fingerprint sensor-compatible overlay material which uses anisotropic conductive material to enable accurate imaging of a fingerprint through an overlay is disclosed. The anisotropic conductive material has increased conductivity in a direction orthogonal to the fingerprint sensor, increasing the capacitive coupling of the fingerprint to the sensor surface, allowing the fingerprint sensor to accurately image the fingerprint through the overlay. Methods for forming a fingerprint sensor-compatible overlay are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2018Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Roman Ogirko, Hans Klein, David G. Wright, Igor Kolych, Andriy Maharyta, Hassane El-Khoury, Oleksandr Karpin, Oleksandr Hoshtanar, Igor Kravets
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Patent number: 10235558Abstract: A fingerprint sensor-compatible overlay material which uses anisotropic conductive material to enable accurate imaging of a fingerprint through an overlay is disclosed. The anisotropic conductive material has increased conductivity in a direction orthogonal to the fingerprint sensor, increasing the capacitive coupling of the fingerprint to the sensor surface, allowing the fingerprint sensor to accurately image the fingerprint through the overlay. Methods for forming a fingerprint sensor-compatible overlay are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Hans Klein, Igor Kolych, Oleksandr Karpin, Igor Kravets, Oleksandr Hoshtanar
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Publication number: 20180365476Abstract: A fingerprint sensor-compatible overlay material which uses anisotropic conductive material to enable accurate imaging of a fingerprint through an overlay is disclosed. The anisotropic conductive material has increased conductivity in a direction orthogonal to the fingerprint sensor, increasing the capacitive coupling of the fingerprint to the sensor surface, allowing the fingerprint sensor to accurately image the fingerprint through the overlay. Methods for forming a fingerprint sensor-compatible overlay are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Roman Ogirko, Hans Klein, David G. Wright, Igor Kolych, Andriy Maharyta, Hassane El-Khoury, Oleksandr Karpin, Oleksandr Hoshtanar, Igor Kravets
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Patent number: 10061961Abstract: A sensor-compatible overlay is disclosed which uses anisotropic conductive material to increase capacitive coupling of a conductive object through the overlay material to a capacitive sensor. The anisotropic conductive material has increased conductivity in a direction orthogonal to the capacitive sensor. In one embodiment, the overlay is configured to enclose a device which includes a capacitive sensor. In another embodiment, the overlay is configured as a glove.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Roman Ogirko, Hans Klein, David G. Wright, Igor Kolych, Andriy Maharyta, Hassane El-Khoury
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Publication number: 20180081479Abstract: An apparatus including a first signal generator of a force sensing circuit to output a first excitation (TX) signal on a first terminal and a second TX signal on a second terminal. The first terminal and the second terminal are configured to couple to a first force sensor and a reference sensor. The apparatus includes a first receiver channel coupled to a third terminal and a fourth terminal. The third terminal is configured to couple to the first force sensor and the fourth terminal is configured to couple to the reference sensor. The force sensing circuit is configured to measure a first receive (RX) signal from the first force sensor via the third terminal and a second RX signal from the reference sensor via the fourth terminal. The force sensing circuit is configured to measure a force value indicative of a force applied to the first force sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Igor Kravets, Igor Kolych, Oleksandr Hoshtanar, Jens Weber, Oleksandr Karpin
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Publication number: 20180012055Abstract: An example system drives one or more transmit signals on first electrodes disposed in a first layer and propagating electrodes disposed in a second layer. The system measures a capacitance of sensors through a of second electrodes. Each second electrode crosses each first electrode to provide a plurality of discrete sensor areas, each discrete sensor area associated with a difference crossing and including a portion of at least one propagating electrode. Each second electrode is galvanically isolated from the first electrodes and the propagating electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2017Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Igor Kravets, Oleksandr Hoshtanar, Igor Kolych, Oleksandr Karpin
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Publication number: 20170262685Abstract: A fingerprint sensor-compatible overlay material which uses anisotropic conductive material to enable accurate imaging of a fingerprint through an overlay is disclosed. The anisotropic conductive material has increased conductivity in a direction orthogonal to the fingerprint sensor, increasing the capacitive coupling of the fingerprint to the sensor surface, allowing the fingerprint sensor to accurately image the fingerprint through the overlay. Methods for forming a fingerprint sensor-compatible overlay are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2017Publication date: September 14, 2017Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Hans Klein, Igor Kolych, Oleksandr Karpin, Igor Kravets, Oleksandr Hoshtanar
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Patent number: 9704012Abstract: An example sensor array includes a first electrode disposed in a first layer, multiple second electrodes disposed in a second layer, and multiple third electrodes disposed outside of the first layer. The second electrodes are galvanically isolated from the first electrode and the third electrodes. In a plan view of the fingerprint sensor array, an area of each third electrode is located within an area of the first electrode.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Igor Kravets, Oleksandr Hoshtanar, Igor Kolych, Oleksandr Karpin
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Publication number: 20170147854Abstract: A sensor-compatible overlay is disclosed which uses anisotropic conductive material to increase capacitive coupling of a conductive object through the overlay material to a capacitive sensor. The anisotropic conductive material has increased conductivity in a direction orthogonal to the capacitive sensor. In one embodiment, the overlay is configured to enclose a device which includes a capacitive sensor. In another embodiment, the overlay is configured as a glove.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Roman Ogirko, Hans Klein, David G. Wright, Igor Kolych, Andriy Maharyta, Hassane El-Khoury
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Publication number: 20170140196Abstract: A fingerprint sensor-compatible overlay material which uses anisotropic conductive material to enable accurate imaging of a fingerprint through an overlay is disclosed. The anisotropic conductive material has increased conductivity in a direction orthogonal to the fingerprint sensor, increasing the capacitive coupling of the fingerprint to the sensor surface, allowing the fingerprint sensor to accurately image the fingerprint through the overlay. Methods for forming a fingerprint sensor-compatible overlay are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2016Publication date: May 18, 2017Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Hans Klein, Igor Kolych, Oleksandr Karpin, Igor Kravets, Oleksandr Hoshtanar
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Patent number: 9639734Abstract: A fingerprint sensor-compatible overlay material which uses anisotropic conductive material to enable accurate imaging of a fingerprint through an overlay is disclosed. The anisotropic conductive material has increased conductivity in a direction orthogonal to the fingerprint sensor, increasing the capacitive coupling of the fingerprint to the sensor surface, allowing the fingerprint sensor to accurately image the fingerprint through the overlay. Methods for forming a fingerprint sensor-compatible overlay are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2016Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Hans Klein, Igor Kolych, Oleksandr Karpin, Igor Kravets, Oleksandr Hoshtanar
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Publication number: 20170076130Abstract: An example sensor array includes a first electrode disposed in a first layer, multiple second electrodes disposed in a second layer, and multiple third electrodes disposed outside of the first layer. The second electrodes are galvanically isolated from the first electrode and the third electrodes. In a plan view of the fingerprint sensor array, an area of each third electrode is located within an area of the first electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Igor Kravets, Oleksandr Hoshtanar, Igor Kolych, Oleksandr Karpin
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Patent number: 9547788Abstract: A fingerprint sensor-compatible overlay which uses anisotropic conductive material to enable accurate imaging of a fingerprint through an overlay is disclosed. The anisotropic conductive material has increased conductivity in a direction orthogonal to the fingerprint sensor, increasing the capacitive coupling of the fingerprint to the sensor surface, allowing the fingerprint sensor to accurately image the fingerprint through the overlay. In one embodiment, the overlay is configured to enclose a device which includes a fingerprint sensor. In another embodiment, the overlay is configured as a glove. Methods for forming a fingerprint sensor-compatible overlay are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2016Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Roman Ogirko, Hans Klein, David G. Wright, Igor Kolych, Andriy Maharyta, Hassane El-Khoury
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Patent number: 9542042Abstract: A method performs a scan operation for a single-layer sensor array that includes transmit (TX) electrodes and receive (RX) electrodes. The method includes determining whether to include a signal value for an RX electrode in a computation of a slope parameter value for a TX electrode. The method computes an index sum based on an index of the RX electrode when the signal value for the RX electrode is included in the computation of the slope parameter value for the TX electrode. The method computes a signal sum based on the signal value for the RX electrode when the signal value for the RX electrode is included in the computation of the slope parameter value for the TX electrode. The method then computes the slope parameter value for the TX electrode based on the signal sum and the index sum.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2014Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: PARADE TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.Inventors: Petro Ksondzyk, Vasyl Mandziy, Igor Kolych, Massoud Badaye
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Patent number: 9411928Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of frequency hopping algorithms are described. One method monitors a signal on one or more electrodes of a sense network at a first operating frequency and detects noise in the signal at the first operating frequency. The method then switches to a second operating frequency, based on said detecting, for scanning the electrodes to detect a conductive object proximate to the plurality of electrodes, wherein a constant integration time is used for one half-period when scanning the electrodes at both the first and second operating frequencies.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2012Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: PARADE TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.Inventors: Oleksandr Karpin, Milton Ribeiro, Volodymyr Bihday, Roman Ogirko, Andriy Maharyta, Igor Kolych