Abstract: The present application provides a method of signal transmission, which can improve transmission performance of an uplink signal between a touch screen and a stylus. The method is performed by a touch control chip in an electronic device, a touch screen of the electronic device includes a transmission channel for sending an uplink signal to a stylus, and the method includes: detecting whether a user's hand and/or the stylus approaches or touches the touch screen; determining a sending mode of the uplink signal according to a detection result, where the transmission channel for sending the uplink signal in the touch screen is different in different sending modes.

Abstract: An image sensor, a fingerprint detection apparatus, and an electronic device are provided. The image sensor includes a pixel circuit array, wherein each pixel circuit is configured to generate an output signal according to a received light signal; and an output circuit is configured to simultaneously receive output signals of a plurality of pixel circuits in the pixel circuit array, and output a signal average value of the output signals of the plurality of pixel circuits. The image sensor has a small area and power consumption.

Abstract: The present application provides a touch driving circuit, a driving chip and a touch display device.

Abstract: Binnable time-of-flight (ToF) pixels are described, such as for integration with image sensor pixels. Each binnable ToF pixel includes a central dump gate and sub-pixels that are nominally mirror-symmetric and identical around the dump gate. Each sub-pixel includes a photodiode region (or a respective portion of a photodiode region), a storage gate, a storage region, a transfer gate, and a floating diffusion (FD) region. In an array, the binnable ToF pixels are arranged to share FD regions with other binnable ToF pixels of the array. In an un-binned mode, each sub-pixel can integrate photocharge in its storage region until it is time for readout, at which time the photocharges can be transferred to its respective floating diffusion region for individualized readout. In a binned mode, sub-pixels can integrate photocharge directly in their FD regions, which facilitates charge binning of integrated photocharge from all sub-pixels sharing the same FD region.

Abstract: Techniques are described for passive three-dimensional image sensing based on referential image blurring. For example, a filter mask is integrated with a lens assembly to provide one or more normal imaging bandpass (NIB) regions and one or more reference imaging bandpass (RIB) regions, the regions being optically distinguishable and corresponding to different focal lengths and/or different focal paths. As light rays from a scene object pass through the different regions of the filter mask, a sensor can detect first and second images responsive to those light rays focused through the NIB region and the RIB region, respectively (according to their respective focal lengths and/or respective focal paths). An amount of blurring between the images can be measured and correlated to an object distance for the scene object. Some embodiments project additional reference illumination to enhance blurring detection in the form of reference illumination flooding and/or spotted illumination.

Abstract: Techniques are described for implementing a square-gate source-follower (SGSF) transistor for integration with complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor (CIS) pixels. The SGSF transistor can have an active layer with active regions, including a drain region separated from each of two source regions to form parallel current channels. A square-gate structure layer includes main-gate regions, each disposed above a corresponding one of the current channels, and a side-gate region to couple the main-gate regions. At a particular physical width (W) and current channel length (L), the parallel current channels can act similarly to a conventional linear source-follower having dimensions of 2W and the same L. SGSF implementations can provide a number of features, including higher frame rate, lower power consumption, and lower noise, as compared to those of a conventional source-follower transistor of comparable W and L dimensions.

Abstract: Techniques are described for passive three-dimensional (3D) object authentication based on image sizing, such as for biometric facial recognition. For example, during a registration routine, an imaging system captures images of a registering user's face at multiple distances. The images can be processed to extract registration dimensions, including individual deterministic structural dimensions, dimensional relationships that are static over changes in imaging distance, and dimensional relationships that changes predictably over changes in imaging distance. During an authentication routine, the imaging system again captures authentication images of an authenticating user's face (purportedly the previously registered user) at some authentication imaging distance and processes the images to extract authentication dimensions.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a three-dimensional (3D) image sensor and a related 3D image sensing module and hand-held device. The 3D image sensor includes, a photosensitive pixel array, including: a first photosensitive pixel; a second photosensitive pixel; and a pixel control signal transmission line, so that the first photosensitive pixel and the second photosensitive pixel respectively output a first photosensitive value and a second photosensitive value according to a pixel control signal; wherein the pixel control signal reaches a first node at a first time point and reaches a second node at a second time point; a delay detection module, including: a first delay detection circuit, for determining a time difference between the first time point and the second time point; and a processing unit, for generating the first depth information and the second depth information based on the first photosensitive value, the second photosensitive value, and the time difference.

Abstract: Techniques are described for passive three-dimensional image sensing based on referential image blurring. For example, a filter mask is integrated with a lens assembly to provide one or more normal imaging bandpass (NIB) regions and one or more reference imaging bandpass (RIB) regions, the regions being optically distinguishable and corresponding to different focal lengths and/or different focal paths. As light rays from a scene object pass through the different regions of the filter mask, a sensor can detect first and second images responsive to those light rays focused through the NIB region and the RIB region, respectively (according to their respective focal lengths and/or respective focal paths). An amount of blurring between the images can be measured and correlated to an object distance for the scene object. Some embodiments project additional reference illumination to enhance blurring detection in the form of reference illumination flooding and/or spotted illumination.

Abstract: A touch pad including a touch sensor, a force sensor, a printed circuit board, and a touch controller is provided. The touch sensor includes first and second touch electrode layers, and a first substrate. The first touch electrode layer is arranged above the second touch electrode layer through the first substrate. The force sensor is arranged below the touch sensor, and includes a support structure and at least one pressure electrode layer. The support structure is a deformable structure, and is configured to deform under the action of a pressure applied by a finger when pressing the touch pad to change a pressure sensing capacitance of a finger pressing region, and output a corresponding pressure sensing signal through the at least one pressure electrode layer. The printed circuit board is arranged below the force sensor. The touch controller is mounted and fixed to the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A touchpad includes a touch assembly and a support assembly. The touch assembly is disposed on the support assembly. The support assembly includes: a main support component, disposed at an edge of a bottom surface of the touch assembly; a fixed platform, on which a boss is integrally formed; and first and second elastic components, where the first and second elastic components are symmetrically connected to the main support component along a plane in which the main support component is located, an opening for accommodating the fixed platform is formed between the first and second elastic components, the fixed platform is connected between the first and second elastic components, and the support assembly has a sheet-like structure; and a travel switch is disposed on the bottom surface of the touch assembly, and the boss is configured to touch and trigger the travel switch when the touch assembly is pressed.

Abstract: A reference voltage buffer circuit is provided, which could improve the reliability of the reference voltage buffer circuit, including: at least one output branch, where each output branch includes a delay control branch, a first MOSFET, and a second MOSFET; and a feedback branch, where in a first time period, the feedback branch is configured to output a first voltage to the delay control branch, and the delay control branch is configured to control the first MOSFET and the second MOSFET to be turned on, such that a source of the first MOSFET continuously outputs a reference voltage; and in a second time period, a voltage output from the feedback branch to the delay control branch is 0, the delay control branch is configured to control the second MOSFET to be turned off before the first MOSFET is turned off.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application disclose a fingerprint identification apparatus and an electronic device, which can simplify an optical path laminated structure and processing process, thereby improving efficiency of mass production. The fingerprint identification apparatus includes: a fingerprint sensor chip; an infrared radiation cut filter layer provided above the fingerprint sensor chip; a light blocking layer provided on an upper surface of the infrared radiation cut filter layer by means of coating film, the light blocking layer being provided with a first hole array, and cross sections of holes in the first hole array being inverse trapezoid; a light transmitting dielectric layer including first color filter units, the first color filter units being formed in part of the holes in the first hole array to cover the part of the holes; and a microlens array provided above the light transmitting dielectric layer.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for detecting light leakage of a screen, a method for detecting ambient light, and an apparatus for detecting ambient light. The method for detecting light leakage of a screen includes: acquiring a brightness value of the screen and grayscale values of pixel points within a preset display region of the screen; clustering the pixel points based on a plurality of preset grayscale value intervals and the grayscale values of the pixel points, to obtain a plurality of pixel point sets; obtaining light leakage values corresponding to the pixel point sets based on the brightness value and fused grayscale values corresponding to the pixel point sets; and obtaining a light leakage value of the screen based on the light leakage values corresponding to the pixel point sets.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for detecting light leakage of a screen, a method for detecting ambient light, and an apparatus for detecting ambient light. The method for detecting light leakage of a screen includes: acquiring display parameters of a screen, the display parameters including: a brightness value of the screen and grayscale values of respective pixel points within a preset display region of the screen; inputting the display parameters into a pre-trained neural network model, to process the display parameters using the neural network model, to obtain light leakage values corresponding to the respective pixel points; and obtaining a light leakage value of the screen based on the light leakage values corresponding to the respective pixel points. Based on the above technical solutions, the light leakage value of the screen can be accurately and reliably determined.

Abstract: The present application provides an ambient light sensor and an electronic device, which may improve detection accuracy and detection performance of the ambient light sensor. The ambient light sensor includes: a light filtering unit array including a plurality of light filtering units, the plurality of light filtering units including a color light filtering unit, a white light filtering unit and a transparent light filtering unit, the white light filtering unit being configured to pass a visible light signal and block an infrared light signal, and the transparent light filtering unit being configured to pass the visible light signal and the infrared light signal; a pixel unit array including a plurality of pixel units, the plurality of pixel units being configured to receive a light signal after the ambient light passes through the plurality of light filtering units for an ambient light detection.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present application provides an optical fingerprint identification apparatus, which includes: at least one non-visible light source, configured to emit non-visible light to a human finger to provide excitation light for fingerprint identification; an optical component, disposed under a fingerprint detecting area of the display screen, and configured to receive signal light scattered and reflected by the human finger; and a fingerprint sensor configured to perform imaging based on the signal light passing through the optical component, where a working wave band of the fingerprint sensor is the same as a light emitting wave band of the non-visible light source, a number of the working wave bands is the same as the number of the light emitting wave bands, and the fingerprint sensor is connected to the non-visible light source, and is configured to control the non-visible light source to actively emit light.

Abstract: A method for fingerprint detection, which may more easily reduce an influence of a brightness change of a display screen on the fingerprint detection and improve performance of the fingerprint detection. The method for the fingerprint detection includes: receiving a synchronization signal of a display screen, the synchronization signal being configured to trigger a pixel array of a fingerprint sensor to expose, where a period of the synchronization signal is synchronized with a dimming period of the display screen, and the dimming period includes a bright period and a dark period; exposing each row of pixels in the pixel array in sequence based on triggering of the synchronization signal, so that a position of the pixel whose exposure time corresponding to the dark period in the pixel array is constant, where data of each row of the pixels after exposure is configured to obtain a fingerprint image.

Abstract: A fingerprint detection apparatus includes a plurality of fingerprint detection units distributed in an array or disposed alternately, and each of the plurality of fingerprint detection units includes: one micro-lens configured to be disposed under the display screen; a plurality of optical sensing pixels, a center position of a photosensitive region of each of the plurality of optical sensing pixels being offset relative to a center position of the same optical sensing pixel; and at least one light shielding layer disposed between the one micro-lens and the plurality of optical sensing pixels, each of the at least one light shielding layer being provided with a hole corresponding to the plurality of optical sensing pixels. By offsetting photosensitive regions of the optical sensing pixels, the thickness of an optical fingerprint module can be reduced on the basis of improving a fingerprint identification effect on a dry finger.

Abstract: A method for managing a virtual electronic card is applicable to a secure chip installed in a first terminal, and the method includes: receiving a management request from a trusted mobile application on the first terminal, the management request being used to manage a target virtual electronic card on the secure chip, and permissions of the virtual electronic card being configured by a chip operating system of the secure chip; determining, from the secure chip, a target card management program corresponding to the target virtual electronic card, the different virtual electronic cards corresponding to the different card management programs; sending the management request to the target card management program; and calling, through the target card management program, a card management command corresponding to the management request in a card management system on the secure chip, to manage the target virtual electronic card.