Patent ID: 11967169
Assignee: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A capacitive fingerprint sensor configured to be integrated in a display comprising:
a plurality of transmitter electrodes, the plurality of transmitter electrodes including:
a plurality of transmitter conductors formed in a in a first metal layer of a sensor stack and disposed between pixels of the display, and
a plurality of transmitter conductors formed in the first metal layer of the sensor stack and intersecting pixels of the display; and

a plurality of receiver electrodes, the plurality of receiver electrodes including:
a plurality of receiver conductors formed in a second metal layer of the sensor stack and disposed between pixels of the display, and
a plurality of receiver conductors formed in the second metal layer of the sensor stack and intersecting pixels of the display,

wherein the receiver electrodes have an orientation different from the plurality of transmitter electrodes.