Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for detecting a touch, the apparatus comprising: a sensor pad for forming touch capacitance in relation to a touch input tool; an operation amplifier for outputting different signals according to whether there is a touch on the sensor pad, the operation amplifier having a first input end connected to the sensor pad and a second input end receiving a reference voltage; a first switch for controlling potentials of both ends of driving capacitance connected between the first input end and an output end of the operation amplifier; a second switch for switching a connection between the sensor pad and the first input end, the second switch being turned on and off alternately with the first switch; and a parasitic capacitance compensation circuit for supplying an electric charge to at least one of the touch capacitance and parasitic capacitance that shares a charge amount of the touch capacitance when the second switch is in an on state.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for detecting a touch, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of sensor pads for forming touch capacitance in relation to a touch input tool; an operation amplifier for outputting different signals according to whether a touch is made, the operation amplifier having a first input end connected with a first sensor pad selected from the sensor pads; driving capacitance connected between the first input end and an output end of the operation amplifier, potentials of both ends of the operation amplifier being controlled by a switch; and a pulse signal supply unit for supplying a signal having a predetermined potential to a second input end of the operation amplifier during at least some intervals in which the switch is switched to an off state from an on state and is maintained in the off state.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, provided is a touch detection device comprising: a plurality of sensor pads disposed to configure a plurality of columns for forming touch capacitance in a relationship with a touch generation means; and a plurality of signal wirings extending from each of the plurality of sensor pads and connected to a touch detection unit which detects touch generation on the basis of output signals from the plurality of sensor pads, wherein at least a part of the plurality of signal wirings extends through the gap between the plurality of sensor pads belonging to the same column.