Patent ID: 11921953
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for sensing a touch, the apparatus comprising:
a sensor array comprising a plurality of sensor groups, each of the plurality of sensor groups comprising sensors adjacent to each other;
a first switch circuit configured to connect each of the plurality of sensor groups to a first channel or a second channel according to a first control signal; and
a second switch circuit configured to select one of the first channel and the second channel according to a second control signal,
wherein the first channel comprises first signal lines individually connected to each respective sensor included in a first sensor group of the plurality of sensor groups by the first switch circuit, and
the second channel comprises a second signal line commonly connected to each of the sensors included in the first sensor group by the first switch circuit.