Patents Assigned to STMicroelectronics K.K.
  • Publication number: 20140192008
    Abstract: A capacitive touch panel includes first electrodes extending in first direction and second electrodes extending in a second (intersecting) direction. The first electrodes include parallel extending transmit first electrodes and receive first electrodes that are interleaved with each other. The second electrodes include parallel extending transmit second electrodes and receive second electrodes that are interleaved with each other. Transmit circuitry is coupled to the transmit first electrodes and transmit second electrodes. Receive circuitry coupled to the receive first electrodes and receive second electrodes. Processing circuitry controls activation of the transmit and receive circuitry in a manner which supports the making of adjacent line capacitance measurements and intersecting line capacitance measurements. The capacitance measurements are processed to identify and determine location of touches made on or near the capacitive touch panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicants: STMICROELECTRONICS (ROUSSET) SAS, STMICROELECTRONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Maxime Teissier, Cyril Troise
  • Patent number: 6421034
    Abstract: A serial resonant circuit, formed by EL panel (CEL) and coil (L1), is connected to a push-pull driver through a positive feedback path to form an oscillator circuit. The EL panel is driven by a sinusoidal driving signal to emit light. The voltage level of the EL panel driving signal is adjusted corresponding to the change in the capacitance of the EL panel so that the luminous brightness of the EL panel can be maintained on a constant level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics K.K.
    Inventor: Masaaki Mihara
  • Patent number: 5963443
    Abstract: A power terminal is connected to a DC power source. A differential amplifier has primary and secondary input terminals and an output terminal, and a device applies a reference voltage to the secondary input terminal of the differential amplifier. A phase inverter has an input terminal connected to the output terminal of the differential amplifier and has primary and secondary output terminals that output two output signals of opposite phase. A push-pull drive circuit has primary and secondary input terminals connected to the primary and secondary output terminals of the phase inverter, and has primary and secondary output terminals connected to a switching element that alternately turns on and off by being driven by the two output signals of opposite phase that are provided from the output terminals of the phase inverter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics K.K.
    Inventor: Masaaki Mihara