TWI630523B - Touch apparatus and sensing method and touch sensing circuit thereof - Google Patents

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一種觸控裝置及其感測方法與觸控感測電路。觸控裝置包括觸控面板以及觸控感測電路。於第一期間,觸控感測電路對觸控面板的多個感測電極同時施加相同驅動信號,並且對這些感測電極進行自容式觸控偵測,以獲得自容偵測結果。於第二期間,觸控感測電路對這些感測電極中的至少一個感測電極進行互容式觸控偵測,以獲得互容偵測結果。觸控感測電路依據互容偵測結果與自容偵測結果來判斷觸控面板的觸碰事件是否由水所引發。A touch device, a sensing method thereof and a touch sensing circuit. The touch device includes a touch panel and a touch sensing circuit. During the first period, the touch sensing circuit simultaneously applies the same driving signal to the plurality of sensing electrodes of the touch panel, and performs self-capacitive touch detection on the sensing electrodes to obtain a self-capacitance detection result. During the second period, the touch sensing circuit performs mutual capacitive touch detection on at least one of the sensing electrodes to obtain a mutual capacitance detection result. The touch sensing circuit determines whether the touch event of the touch panel is triggered by water according to the mutual capacitance detection result and the self-capacity detection result.

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觸控裝置及其感測方法與觸控感測電路Touch device, sensing method thereof and touch sensing circuit

本發明是有關於一種觸控感測,且特別是有關於一種觸控裝置及其感測方法與觸控感測電路。The present invention relates to touch sensing, and more particularly to a touch device, a sensing method thereof, and a touch sensing circuit.

在內嵌式(in-cell)觸控感測的應用中,會使用顯示面板的共同電極層(VCOM layer)來作為觸控感測電極。共同電極層會被切成多個區塊(多個感測電極),以便定位觸控事件的位置。此共同電極層在顯示驅動期間需要耦接到共同電壓,以確保像素液晶可以在操作在正確的電壓。在觸控感測期間,此共同電極層會耦接到觸控感測電路來進行觸控感測。無論如何,顯示面板中除了共電極層,還會包含了資料線(或稱源極線)及掃描線(或稱閘極線)。因此,共同電極層與資料線之間形成寄生電容,共同電極層與掃描線之間亦形成寄生電容。當此共同電極層進行觸控感測時,這些寄生電容會影響此共同電極層(感測電極)的電容值。為了降低這些寄生電容對觸控感測的影響,在觸控感測期間,除了目標感測電極(目標共同電極)會被施加一個驅動信號外,資料線與掃描線也會同時被施加相同的所述驅動信號,以便消除VCOM與資料線之間的寄生電容以及VCOM與掃描線之間的寄生電容。In an in-cell touch sensing application, a common electrode layer (VCOM layer) of the display panel is used as the touch sensing electrode. The common electrode layer is cut into a plurality of blocks (a plurality of sensing electrodes) to locate the position of the touch event. This common electrode layer needs to be coupled to a common voltage during display driving to ensure that the pixel liquid crystal can be operating at the correct voltage. During the touch sensing, the common electrode layer is coupled to the touch sensing circuit for touch sensing. In any case, in addition to the common electrode layer, the display panel also includes a data line (or source line) and a scan line (or gate line). Therefore, a parasitic capacitance is formed between the common electrode layer and the data line, and a parasitic capacitance is also formed between the common electrode layer and the scan line. When the common electrode layer performs touch sensing, these parasitic capacitances affect the capacitance value of the common electrode layer (sensing electrode). In order to reduce the influence of these parasitic capacitances on the touch sensing, during the touch sensing, except for the target sensing electrode (target common electrode), a driving signal is applied, and the data line and the scanning line are simultaneously applied with the same The drive signal is such as to eliminate parasitic capacitance between VCOM and the data line and parasitic capacitance between VCOM and the scan line.

為了防止誤觸,當觸控感測電路偵測到大面積觸控事件時,習知的觸控感測電路通常忽視此大面積觸控事件,亦即觸控感測電路不會將大面積觸控事件的位置回報給處理器。在實際觸控使用情境上,常會遇到濕手指對內嵌式觸控顯示面板進行觸控的操作。如果水的量多一點,濕手指所帶來的水會在內嵌式觸控顯示面板上佔據大面積。習知的觸控感測電路無法分辨因誤觸所引發的大面積觸控事件與濕手指所引發的大面積觸控事件。濕手指所引發的大面積觸控事件通常是使用者的有意義操作行為,然而習知的觸控感測電路通常會將此濕手指所引發的觸控事件視為誤觸而忽視此濕手指觸控事件。In order to prevent accidental touch, when the touch sensing circuit detects a large-area touch event, the conventional touch sensing circuit usually ignores the large-area touch event, that is, the touch sensing circuit does not have a large area. The location of the touch event is reported back to the processor. In the actual touch use situation, it is often encountered that the wet finger touches the in-cell touch display panel. If the amount of water is a little more, the water from the wet finger will occupy a large area on the in-cell touch display panel. Conventional touch sensing circuits are unable to distinguish between large-area touch events caused by false touches and large-area touch events caused by wet fingers. A large-area touch event caused by a wet finger is usually a meaningful operation behavior of the user. However, the conventional touch sensing circuit usually regards the touch event caused by the wet finger as a false touch and ignores the wet finger touch. Control the incident.

本發明提供一種觸控裝置、觸控裝置的感測方法與觸控裝置的觸控感測電路,其可以判斷觸碰事件是否由水所引發。The invention provides a touch device, a sensing method of the touch device and a touch sensing circuit of the touch device, which can determine whether the touch event is caused by water.

本發明的實施例提供一種觸控裝置。觸控裝置包括觸控面板以及觸控感測電路。觸控面板具有多個感測電極,用以感測觸碰事件。觸控感測電路耦接至觸控面板,以讀取這些感測電極的感測資訊。於第一期間,觸控感測電路對這些感測電極同時施加相同驅動信號,並且觸控感測電路對這些感測電極進行自容式觸控偵測(self-capacitance touch detection),以獲得自容偵測結果。於第二期間,觸控感測電路對這些感測電極中的至少一個感測電極進行互容式觸控偵測(mutual-capacitor touch detection),以獲得互容偵測結果。觸控感測電路依據互容偵測結果與自容偵測結果來判斷觸碰事件是否由水所引發。Embodiments of the present invention provide a touch device. The touch device includes a touch panel and a touch sensing circuit. The touch panel has a plurality of sensing electrodes for sensing a touch event. The touch sensing circuit is coupled to the touch panel to read sensing information of the sensing electrodes. During the first period, the touch sensing circuit simultaneously applies the same driving signal to the sensing electrodes, and the touch sensing circuit performs self-capacitance touch detection on the sensing electrodes to obtain Self-detection results. During the second period, the touch sensing circuit performs mutual-capacitor touch detection on at least one of the sensing electrodes to obtain a mutual capacitance detection result. The touch sensing circuit determines whether the touch event is caused by water according to the mutual capacitance detection result and the self-capacity detection result.

本發明的實施例提供一種觸控裝置的感測方法。所述感測方法包括:提供觸控面板以感測觸碰事件;於第一期間,由觸控感測電路對觸控面板的多個感測電極同時施加相同驅動信號,並且對這些感測電極進行自容式觸控偵測,以獲得自容偵測結果;於第二期間,由觸控感測電路對這些感測電極中的至少一個感測電極進行互容式觸控偵測,以獲得互容偵測結果;以及由觸控感測電路依據互容偵測結果與自容偵測結果來判斷觸碰事件是否由水所引發。Embodiments of the present invention provide a sensing method of a touch device. The sensing method includes: providing a touch panel to sense a touch event; during the first period, the same driving signal is simultaneously applied to the plurality of sensing electrodes of the touch panel by the touch sensing circuit, and the sensing is performed The electrode performs self-capacitive touch detection to obtain a self-capacitance detection result; during the second period, the touch sensing circuit performs mutual capacitive touch detection on at least one of the sensing electrodes. The mutual sensing detection result is obtained; and the touch sensing circuit determines whether the touch event is caused by water according to the mutual capacitance detection result and the self-detection detection result.

本發明的實施例提供一種觸控感測電路,用以讀取觸控面板的多個感測電極的感測資訊。於第一期間,觸控感測電路對這些感測電極同時施加相同驅動信號,並且對這些感測電極進行自容式觸控偵測,以獲得自容偵測結果。於第二期間,觸控感測電路對這些感測電極中的至少一個感測電極進行互容式觸控偵測,以獲得互容偵測結果。觸控感測電路依據互容偵測結果與自容偵測結果來判斷觸控面板的觸碰事件是否由水所引發。Embodiments of the present invention provide a touch sensing circuit for reading sensing information of a plurality of sensing electrodes of a touch panel. During the first period, the touch sensing circuit applies the same driving signal to the sensing electrodes at the same time, and performs self-capacitive touch detection on the sensing electrodes to obtain a self-capacitance detection result. During the second period, the touch sensing circuit performs mutual capacitive touch detection on at least one of the sensing electrodes to obtain a mutual capacitance detection result. The touch sensing circuit determines whether the touch event of the touch panel is triggered by water according to the mutual capacitance detection result and the self-capacity detection result.

基於上述,本發明諸實施例所述觸控裝置、觸控裝置的感測方法與觸控裝置的觸控感測電路,其可以對這些感測電極進行自容式觸控偵測與互容式觸控偵測。依據互容偵測結果與自容偵測結果,觸控感測電路可以判斷觸碰事件是否由水所引發。因此,濕手指所引發的觸控事件不會被錯認是誤觸所引發的大面積觸控事件。Based on the above, the sensing device of the touch device, the sensing method of the touch device, and the touch sensing circuit of the touch device can perform self-capacitive touch detection and mutual capacitance on the sensing electrodes. Touch detection. According to the mutual capacitance detection result and the self-capacity detection result, the touch sensing circuit can determine whether the touch event is caused by water. Therefore, the touch event caused by the wet finger is not misidentified as a large-area touch event caused by a false touch.

為讓本發明的上述特徵和優點能更明顯易懂,下文特舉實施例,並配合所附圖式作詳細說明如下。The above described features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description.

在本案說明書全文(包括申請專利範圍)中所使用的「耦接(或連接)」一詞可指任何直接或間接的連接手段。舉例而言,若文中描述第一裝置耦接(或連接)於第二裝置,則應該被解釋成該第一裝置可以直接連接於該第二裝置,或者該第一裝置可以透過其他裝置或某種連接手段而間接地連接至該第二裝置。另外,凡可能之處,在圖式及實施方式中使用相同標號的元件/構件/步驟代表相同或類似部分。不同實施例中使用相同標號或使用相同用語的元件/構件/步驟可以相互參照相關說明。The term "coupled (or connected)" as used throughout the specification (including the scope of the claims) may be used in any direct or indirect connection. For example, if the first device is described as being coupled (or connected) to the second device, it should be construed that the first device can be directly connected to the second device, or the first device can be A connection means is indirectly connected to the second device. In addition, wherever possible, the elements and/ Elements/components/steps that use the same reference numbers or use the same terms in different embodiments may refer to the related description.

圖1是依照本發明的一實施例的一種觸控裝置100的電路方塊(circuit block)示意圖。依照設計需求,觸控裝置100可以是行動電話、平板電腦、筆記型電腦或是其他可攜式電子裝置。在另一些實施例中,觸控裝置100可以是廣告裝置、自動販賣機、公車資訊查詢機或是其他固設式電子裝置。觸控裝置100包括觸控面板110、觸控感測電路120以及處理器130。觸控面板110具有多個感測電極(例如圖1所示感測電極111)。觸控面板110可以感測觸碰事件。依照設計需求,觸控面板110可以是任何類型的電容式觸控面板。舉例來說,在一些實施例中,觸控面板110可以是內嵌式(in-cell)觸控顯示面板,而在觸控面板110內的這些感測電極(例如圖1所示感測電極111)可以是內嵌式觸控顯示面板內的多個共同電極。所述共同電極又被稱為VCOM電極。FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a circuit block of a touch device 100 according to an embodiment of the invention. According to design requirements, the touch device 100 can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, or other portable electronic device. In other embodiments, the touch device 100 can be an advertising device, a vending machine, a bus information inquiry machine, or other fixed electronic devices. The touch device 100 includes a touch panel 110 , a touch sensing circuit 120 , and a processor 130 . The touch panel 110 has a plurality of sensing electrodes (such as the sensing electrodes 111 shown in FIG. 1). The touch panel 110 can sense a touch event. According to design requirements, the touch panel 110 can be any type of capacitive touch panel. For example, in some embodiments, the touch panel 110 can be an in-cell touch display panel, and the sensing electrodes in the touch panel 110 (such as the sensing electrodes shown in FIG. 1 ) 111) may be a plurality of common electrodes in the in-cell touch display panel. The common electrode is also referred to as a VCOM electrode.

觸控感測電路120耦接至觸控面板110,以讀取觸控面板110內的這些感測電極的感測資訊。依照設計需求,觸控感測電路120包含了類比前端(analog front end, AFE)電路、類比數位轉換電路、數位運算電路以及/或是其他電路/元件。所述類比前端電路可以是習知的類比前端電路或是其他讀取電路/元件。所述類比數位轉換電路可以是習知的類比數位轉換器或是其他轉換電路/元件。所述數位運算電路可以是微控制器、微處理器或是其他處理電路/元件。The touch sensing circuit 120 is coupled to the touch panel 110 to read sensing information of the sensing electrodes in the touch panel 110 . According to design requirements, the touch sensing circuit 120 includes an analog front end (AFE) circuit, an analog digital conversion circuit, a digital operation circuit, and/or other circuits/components. The analog front end circuit can be a conventional analog front end circuit or other read circuit/component. The analog digital conversion circuit can be a conventional analog digital converter or other conversion circuit/component. The digital arithmetic circuit can be a microcontroller, a microprocessor or other processing circuit/component.

處理器130耦接至觸控感測電路120,以接收觸控感測電路120的處理結果(亦即觸碰事件的位置資訊)。在一些實施例中,處理器130可以是用以運行作業系統(Operation System, OS)的中央處理單元(central processing unit, CPU)。在另一些實施例中,處理器130可以是微控制器、微處理器、特殊應用積體電路(Application-specific integrated circuit, ASIC)、數位訊號處理器(digital signal processor, DSP)、場可程式邏輯閘陣列(Field Programmable Gate Array, FPGA)及/或其他處理電路/元件。The processor 130 is coupled to the touch sensing circuit 120 to receive the processing result of the touch sensing circuit 120 (that is, the location information of the touch event). In some embodiments, the processor 130 may be a central processing unit (CPU) to run an operating system (OS). In other embodiments, the processor 130 may be a microcontroller, a microprocessor, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a digital signal processor (DSP), or a field programmable device. Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) and/or other processing circuits/components.

圖2是依照本發明實施例說明圖1所示觸控面板110的觸控事件的一情境示意圖。觸控感測電路120可以對在觸控面板110內的這些感測電極(例如感測電極111)同時施加相同驅動信號,並且觸控感測電路120可以對這些感測電極進行自容式觸控偵測(self-capacitance touch detection)。因此當某個大面積物件20(例如手掌)接觸到觸控面板110時,觸控感測電路120可以經由重疊於大面積物件20的一或多個感測電極來感測到此大面積物件20。由於此大面積物件20在觸控面板110的接觸面積大於門檻值,因此觸控感測電路120可以忽視此大面積物件20所引發的觸控事件,亦即觸控感測電路120不會將大面積物件20的位置回報給處理器130。因此,觸控感測電路120可以防止誤觸。FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a touch event of the touch panel 110 of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the invention. The touch sensing circuit 120 can simultaneously apply the same driving signal to the sensing electrodes (for example, the sensing electrodes 111 ) in the touch panel 110 , and the touch sensing circuit 120 can perform self-capacitive touch on the sensing electrodes. Self-capacitance touch detection. Therefore, when a large-area object 20 (for example, a palm) contacts the touch panel 110, the touch sensing circuit 120 can sense the large-area object via one or more sensing electrodes that are overlapped with the large-area object 20. 20. Since the contact area of the large-area object 20 on the touch panel 110 is greater than the threshold value, the touch sensing circuit 120 can ignore the touch event caused by the large-area object 20, that is, the touch sensing circuit 120 will not The location of the large area object 20 is reported back to the processor 130. Therefore, the touch sensing circuit 120 can prevent false touches.

圖3是依照本發明實施例說明圖1所示觸控面板110的觸控事件的另一情境示意圖。在實際觸控使用情境上,常會遇到濕手指30對觸控面板110進行觸控的操作。如果水31的量多一點,濕手指30所帶來的水31會在觸控面板110上佔據大面積,如圖3所示。若觸控感測電路120無法分辨在觸控面板110上的物件是否為水31,則觸控感測電路120可能會將此濕手指30所引發的觸控事件視為誤觸而忽視此濕手指觸控事件。然而,濕手指30所引發的大面積觸控事件通常是使用者的有意義操作行為,而不是誤觸。因此,觸控感測電路120可以進行下述感測方法,以便判斷觸碰事件是否由水31所引發。當觸控感測電路120可以分辨出觸碰事件是由水31所引發時,觸控感測電路120可以水31的位置(亦即濕手指30的位置)回報給處理器130。FIG. 3 is another schematic diagram illustrating a touch event of the touch panel 110 of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the invention. In the actual touch usage scenario, the touch operation of the touch panel 110 by the wet finger 30 is often encountered. If the amount of water 31 is a little more, the water 31 brought by the wet finger 30 will occupy a large area on the touch panel 110, as shown in FIG. If the touch sensing circuit 120 cannot distinguish whether the object on the touch panel 110 is water 31, the touch sensing circuit 120 may regard the touch event caused by the wet finger 30 as a false touch and ignore the wet. Finger touch event. However, the large-area touch event caused by the wet finger 30 is usually a meaningful operational behavior of the user, rather than a false touch. Therefore, the touch sensing circuit 120 can perform the following sensing method to determine whether the touch event is caused by the water 31. When the touch sensing circuit 120 can distinguish that the touch event is caused by the water 31, the touch sensing circuit 120 can report the position of the water 31 (ie, the position of the wet finger 30) to the processor 130.

圖4是依照本發明的一實施例的一種觸控裝置100的感測方法的流程示意圖。圖4所示感測方法包括步驟S410、步驟S420、步驟S430與步驟S440。需注意的是,圖4所示這些步驟S410~S440的順序是一種示範性實施例,而不是唯一方式。舉例來說,在其他實施例中,圖4所示步驟S420與步驟S430的順序可以顛倒,亦即步驟S430可以先被執行,然後才執行步驟S420。FIG. 4 is a schematic flow chart of a sensing method of the touch device 100 according to an embodiment of the invention. The sensing method shown in FIG. 4 includes step S410, step S420, step S430, and step S440. It should be noted that the order of these steps S410 to S440 shown in FIG. 4 is an exemplary embodiment, not the only way. For example, in other embodiments, the order of step S420 and step S430 shown in FIG. 4 may be reversed, that is, step S430 may be performed first, and then step S420 is performed.

請參照圖1與圖4。步驟S410提供觸控面板110,以感測觸碰事件。於第一期間(步驟S420),觸控感測電路120可以對觸控面板110內的這些感測電極(例如感測電極111)同時施加一個相同驅動信號,並且對這些感測電極進行自容式觸控偵測,以獲得自容偵測結果。Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 4. Step S410 provides a touch panel 110 to sense a touch event. During the first period (step S420), the touch sensing circuit 120 can simultaneously apply the same driving signal to the sensing electrodes (for example, the sensing electrodes 111) in the touch panel 110, and self-capacitize the sensing electrodes. Touch detection to obtain self-detection results.

圖5是依照本發明的一實施例繪示了圖1所示觸控面板110進行自容式觸控偵測的情境示意圖。圖5繪示了觸控面板110的剖面示意圖,而觸控面板110包含了感測電極111_1、感測電極111_2、感測電極111_3、感測電極111_4、感測電極111_5與感測電極111_6。觸控面板110具有覆蓋層112(例如玻璃板或是其他材質),用以讓使用者實際觸摸。當水31覆蓋於觸控面板110上時,如圖5所示,水31與一或多個感測電極(例如圖5所示感測電極111_2~111_5)之間會形成寄生電容。在進行自容式觸控偵測時,除了目標感測電極(例如圖5所示感測電極111_4)會被施加一個驅動信號外,非目標感測電極(目前沒被感測的感測電極)也會同時被施加相同的所述驅動信號,以降低寄生電容,如圖5所示。依照設計需求,所述自容式觸控偵測可以是習知的自容式觸控偵測操作或是其他自容式偵測操作,故不再贅述。FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a situation in which the touch panel 110 of FIG. 1 performs self-capacitive touch detection according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the touch panel 110. The touch panel 110 includes a sensing electrode 111_1, a sensing electrode 111_2, a sensing electrode 111_3, a sensing electrode 111_4, a sensing electrode 111_5, and a sensing electrode 111_6. The touch panel 110 has a cover layer 112 (such as a glass plate or other materials) for the user to actually touch. When the water 31 covers the touch panel 110, as shown in FIG. 5, a parasitic capacitance is formed between the water 31 and one or more sensing electrodes (for example, the sensing electrodes 111_2 to 111_5 shown in FIG. 5). In the case of self-capacitive touch detection, in addition to the target sensing electrode (such as the sensing electrode 111_4 shown in FIG. 5), a driving signal is applied, and the non-target sensing electrode (the sensing electrode that is not currently sensed) The same drive signal is also applied at the same time to reduce parasitic capacitance, as shown in Figure 5. According to the design requirements, the self-capacitive touch detection may be a conventional self-capacitive touch detection operation or other self-capacitive detection operations, and thus will not be described again.

然而,在進行自容式觸控偵測時,由於寄生電容的兩端的信號皆為一樣的波形,使得此寄生電容等效不存在。依據電荷公式Q=C*V,當寄生電容的兩端電壓差V為0,則寄生電容的電荷量Q = C*0 = 0,亦即寄生電容的電容值C等效為0。因此,於圖5所示情境中,觸控感測電路120無法判斷出有水31在觸控面板110上。亦即,自容偵測結果表示觸控面板110沒有發生觸碰事件。However, in the case of self-capacitive touch detection, since the signals at both ends of the parasitic capacitance are the same waveform, the parasitic capacitance equivalent does not exist. According to the charge formula Q=C*V, when the voltage difference V across the parasitic capacitance is 0, the charge amount of the parasitic capacitance Q = C*0 = 0, that is, the capacitance value C of the parasitic capacitance is equivalent to 0. Therefore, in the scenario shown in FIG. 5, the touch sensing circuit 120 cannot determine that the water 31 is on the touch panel 110. That is, the self-detection detection result indicates that the touch panel 110 does not have a touch event.

請參照圖1與圖4。於第二期間(步驟S430),觸控感測電路120可以對觸控面板110的這些感測電極中的至少一個目標感測電極進行互容式觸控偵測,以獲得互容偵測結果。在互容式觸控偵測中,目標感測電極會被耦接至觸控感測電路120的類比前端電路,而其他感測電極會被施加一個驅動信號。Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 4. During the second period (step S430), the touch sensing circuit 120 can perform mutual capacitive touch detection on at least one of the sensing electrodes of the touch panel 110 to obtain a mutual capacitance detection result. . In the mutual capacitive touch detection, the target sensing electrodes are coupled to the analog front end circuit of the touch sensing circuit 120, and the other sensing electrodes are applied with a driving signal.

圖6是依照本發明的一實施例繪示了圖1所示觸控面板110進行互容式觸控偵測的情境示意圖。圖6所示水31、觸控面板110、感測電極111_1~111_6與覆蓋層112可以參照圖5的相關說明,故不再贅述。於圖6所示實施例中,觸控感測電路120包含類比前端電路121、類比數位轉換器122與其他電路/元件。類比前端電路121的輸出端耦接至類比數位轉換器122的輸入端。於第二期間(步驟S430),觸控感測電路120可以對觸控面板110的這些感測電極中的至少一個目標感測電極(例如感測電極111_4)進行互容式觸控偵測,以獲得互容偵測結果。在互容式觸控偵測中,目標感測電極(例如感測電極111_4)會被耦接至觸控感測電路120的類比前端電路121,而其他感測電極(例如感測電極111_1、111_2、111_3、111_5與111_6)會被施加一個驅動信號。依照設計需求,所述互容式觸控偵測可以是習知的互容式觸控偵測操作或是其他互容式偵測操作,故不再贅述。因此,觸控感測電路120可以在第二期間(互容式觸控偵測的期間)中知道有物件(水31)在觸控面板110上。FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a situation in which the touch panel 110 of FIG. 1 performs mutual capacitive touch detection according to an embodiment of the invention. The water 31, the touch panel 110, the sensing electrodes 111_1 - 111_6 and the cover layer 112 shown in FIG. 6 can be referred to the related description of FIG. 5, and therefore will not be described again. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the touch sensing circuit 120 includes an analog front end circuit 121, an analog digital converter 122, and other circuits/elements. The output of the analog front end circuit 121 is coupled to the input of the analog digital converter 122. During the second period (step S430), the touch sensing circuit 120 can perform mutual capacitive touch detection on at least one of the sensing electrodes (eg, the sensing electrodes 111_4) of the sensing electrodes of the touch panel 110. Obtain the results of mutual capacitance detection. In the mutual-capacitive touch detection, the target sensing electrodes (eg, the sensing electrodes 111_4) are coupled to the analog front end circuit 121 of the touch sensing circuit 120, and the other sensing electrodes (eg, the sensing electrodes 111_1, 111_2, 111_3, 111_5 and 111_6) will be applied with a drive signal. According to the design requirements, the mutual-capacitive touch detection may be a conventional mutual-capacity touch detection operation or other mutual-capacity detection operation, and thus will not be described again. Therefore, the touch sensing circuit 120 can know that an object (water 31) is on the touch panel 110 during the second period (during the mutual capacitive touch detection).

於圖6所示實施例中,類比前端電路121包括運算放大器121_1以及電容121_2。運算放大器121_1具有反相輸入端、非反相輸入端以及輸出端。運算放大器121_1的反相輸入端耦接至目標感測電極(例如感測電極111_4)。電容121_2的第一端與一第二端分別耦接至運算放大器121_1的反相輸入端與輸出端。運算放大器121_1的輸出端耦接至類比數位轉換器122的輸入端。運算放大器121_1的非反相輸入端耦接參考電壓V ref。於第二期間(互容式觸控偵測的期間),參考電壓V ref為固定電壓,而類比前端電路121可以對目標感測電極(例如感測電極111_4)進行互容式觸控偵測。於第一期間(自容式觸控偵測的期間),參考電壓V ref為時脈信號,而類比前端電路121可以對目標感測電極(例如感測電極111_4)進行自容式觸控偵測。 In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the analog front end circuit 121 includes an operational amplifier 121_1 and a capacitor 121_2. The operational amplifier 121_1 has an inverting input terminal, a non-inverting input terminal, and an output terminal. The inverting input of the operational amplifier 121_1 is coupled to a target sensing electrode (eg, the sensing electrode 111_4). The first end and the second end of the capacitor 121_2 are respectively coupled to the inverting input end and the output end of the operational amplifier 121_1. An output of the operational amplifier 121_1 is coupled to an input of the analog-to-digital converter 122. The non-inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 121_1 is coupled to the reference voltage V ref . During the second period (during the mutual capacitive touch detection), the reference voltage V ref is a fixed voltage, and the analog front end circuit 121 can perform mutual capacitive touch detection on the target sensing electrode (eg, the sensing electrode 111_4). . During the first period (during self-capacitive touch detection), the reference voltage V ref is a clock signal, and the analog front end circuit 121 can perform self-capacitive touch detection on the target sensing electrode (eg, the sensing electrode 111_4). Measurement.

請參照圖1與圖4。在步驟S440中,觸控感測電路120可以依據步驟S430的互容偵測結果與步驟S420的自容偵測結果,來判斷觸碰事件是否由水31所引發。舉例來說,當步驟S430的互容偵測結果表示觸控面板110發生觸碰事件(詳參圖6的說明),但是步驟S420的自容偵測結果表示觸控面板110沒有發生觸碰事件(詳參圖5的說明)時,觸控感測電路120可以判斷觸碰事件是由水31所引發。Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 4. In step S440, the touch sensing circuit 120 can determine whether the touch event is triggered by the water 31 according to the mutual capacitance detection result of step S430 and the self-capacity detection result of step S420. For example, when the result of the mutual capacitance detection in step S430 indicates that the touch panel 110 has a touch event (refer to the description of FIG. 6), the self-capacity detection result of step S420 indicates that the touch panel 110 has no touch event. (Detailed description of FIG. 5), the touch sensing circuit 120 can determine that the touch event is caused by the water 31.

一旦知道觸控面板110的大面積觸碰事件是由水31所引發,則觸控感測電路120可以將此大面積觸碰事件的位置回報給處理器130。舉例來說,當觸控感測電路120於步驟S440判斷觸碰事件是由水31所引發時,並且在使用者接觸水31的期間中,觸控感測電路120可以對這些感測電極同時施加相同驅動信號,並且再一次對這些感測電極進行自容式觸控偵測以獲得水31的位置,並將水31的位置回報給處理器130。當觸控感測電路120判斷觸碰事件不是由水所引發時,觸控感測電路120可以忽略此大面積觸碰事件,亦即不將此大面積觸碰事件的位置回報給處理器130。Once it is known that the large-area touch event of the touch panel 110 is caused by the water 31, the touch sensing circuit 120 can report the location of the large-area touch event to the processor 130. For example, when the touch sensing circuit 120 determines in step S440 that the touch event is triggered by the water 31, and during the user's contact with the water 31, the touch sensing circuit 120 can simultaneously apply the sensing electrodes. The same drive signal is applied, and the sensing electrodes are again subjected to self-capacitive touch detection to obtain the position of the water 31, and the position of the water 31 is reported to the processor 130. When the touch sensing circuit 120 determines that the touch event is not caused by water, the touch sensing circuit 120 can ignore the large-area touch event, that is, not return the position of the large-area touch event to the processor 130. .

圖7是依照本發明的一實施例繪示了圖1所示觸控面板110進行自容式觸控偵測的另一情境示意圖。圖7所示水31、觸控面板110、感測電極111_1~111_6與覆蓋層112可以參照圖5的相關說明,故不再贅述。於圖7所示情境中,除了水31接觸了觸控面板110,濕手指30亦接觸了觸控面板110。在進行自容式觸控偵測時,除了目標感測電極(例如圖7所示感測電極111_4)會被施加一個驅動信號外,非目標感測電極(目前沒被感測的感測電極)也會同時被施加相同的所述驅動信號,以降低寄生電容,如圖7所示。圖7所述自容式觸控偵測可以參照圖5的相關說明,故不再贅述。濕手指30可以對水31施加一個參考電壓。因此在圖7所示情境中,由於寄生電容的兩端的信號為不同波形,因此觸控感測電路120可以感測到此寄生電容,進而感測到水31的位置。然後,觸控感測電路120可以將水31的位置回報給處理器130。FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing another scenario in which the touch panel 110 of FIG. 1 performs self-capacitive touch detection according to an embodiment of the invention. The water 31, the touch panel 110, the sensing electrodes 111_1 - 111_6 and the cover layer 112 shown in FIG. 7 can be referred to the related description of FIG. 5, and therefore will not be described again. In the scenario shown in FIG. 7, in addition to the water 31 contacting the touch panel 110, the wet finger 30 also contacts the touch panel 110. In the case of self-capacitive touch detection, in addition to the target sensing electrode (such as the sensing electrode 111_4 shown in FIG. 7), a driving signal is applied, and the non-target sensing electrode (the sensing electrode that is not currently sensed) The same drive signal is also applied at the same time to reduce the parasitic capacitance, as shown in FIG. The self-capacitive touch detection shown in FIG. 7 can refer to the related description of FIG. 5, and therefore will not be described again. The wet finger 30 can apply a reference voltage to the water 31. Therefore, in the scenario shown in FIG. 7, since the signals at both ends of the parasitic capacitance are different waveforms, the touch sensing circuit 120 can sense the parasitic capacitance and thereby sense the position of the water 31. Then, the touch sensing circuit 120 can report the position of the water 31 to the processor 130.

圖8是依照本發明的一實施例說明圖1所示觸控感測電路120的電路方塊示意圖。於圖8所示實施例中,觸控感測電路120包括類比前端電路121、類比數位轉換器122與開關電路123。開關電路123耦接至類比前端電路121的輸入端。開關電路123耦接至觸控面板110的這些感測電極中屬於相同行的多個同行電極,如圖8所示。於第一期間(自容式觸控偵測的期間),開關電路123將這些同行電極輪流耦接至類比前端電路121的輸入端,以使類比前端電路121對這些同行電極以分時方式分別進行自容式觸控偵測。於第二期間(互容式觸控偵測的期間),開關電路123同時將這些同行電極耦接至類比前端電路121的輸入端,以使類比前端電路121對這些同行電極進行互容式觸控偵測。FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the circuit of the touch sensing circuit 120 of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the invention. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 8 , the touch sensing circuit 120 includes an analog front end circuit 121 , an analog digital converter 122 , and a switching circuit 123 . The switch circuit 123 is coupled to the input end of the analog front end circuit 121. The switch circuit 123 is coupled to a plurality of peer electrodes belonging to the same row among the sensing electrodes of the touch panel 110, as shown in FIG. During the first period (during the self-capacitive touch detection), the switch circuit 123 alternately couples the peer electrodes to the input end of the analog front end circuit 121, so that the analog front end circuit 121 separates the peer electrodes in a time sharing manner. Perform self-capacitive touch detection. During the second period (during the mutual capacitive touch detection), the switch circuit 123 simultaneously couples the pair of electrodes to the input end of the analog front end circuit 121, so that the analog front end circuit 121 makes mutual contact with the peer electrodes. Control detection.

於圖8所示實施例中,類比前端電路121包括運算放大器121_1以及電容121_2。運算放大器121_1具有反相輸入端、非反相輸入端以及輸出端。運算放大器121_1的反相輸入端耦接至開關電路123。電容121_2的第一端與一第二端分別耦接至運算放大器121_1的反相輸入端與輸出端。運算放大器121_1的輸出端耦接至類比數位轉換器122的輸入端。運算放大器121_1的非反相輸入端耦接參考電壓V ref。於第二期間(互容式觸控偵測的期間),參考電壓V ref為固定電壓,而類比前端電路121可以對目標感測電極(例如感測電極111_4)進行互容式觸控偵測。於第一期間(自容式觸控偵測的期間),參考電壓V ref為時脈信號,而類比前端電路121可以對目標感測電極(例如感測電極111_4)進行自容式觸控偵測。 In the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the analog front end circuit 121 includes an operational amplifier 121_1 and a capacitor 121_2. The operational amplifier 121_1 has an inverting input terminal, a non-inverting input terminal, and an output terminal. The inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 121_1 is coupled to the switching circuit 123. The first end and the second end of the capacitor 121_2 are respectively coupled to the inverting input end and the output end of the operational amplifier 121_1. An output of the operational amplifier 121_1 is coupled to an input of the analog-to-digital converter 122. The non-inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 121_1 is coupled to the reference voltage V ref . During the second period (during the mutual capacitive touch detection), the reference voltage V ref is a fixed voltage, and the analog front end circuit 121 can perform mutual capacitive touch detection on the target sensing electrode (eg, the sensing electrode 111_4). . During the first period (during self-capacitive touch detection), the reference voltage V ref is a clock signal, and the analog front end circuit 121 can perform self-capacitive touch detection on the target sensing electrode (eg, the sensing electrode 111_4). Measurement.

藉由開關電路123將這些同行電極共同耦接至類比前端電路121的輸入端,觸控感測電路120可以在短時間(例如一個cycle)內獲得觸控面板110的互容偵測結果。於圖8所示實施例中,雖然觸控感測電路120於互容式觸控偵測的期間無法知道觸碰事件的精確位置,但是觸控感測電路120可以在短時間(例如一個cycle)內以互容偵測方式獲知觸控面板110有無發生觸碰事件,進而確認此觸碰事件是否為水31所引發的大面積觸碰事件。一旦確認此大面積觸碰事件是由水31所引發的觸碰事件時,則在使用者接觸水31的期間中,觸控感測電路120可以對這些感測電極再一次進行自容式觸控偵測以獲得水31的位置,並將水31的位置回報給處理器130。當觸控感測電路120判斷觸控面板110的大面積觸碰事件不是由水所引發時,觸控感測電路120可以忽略此大面積觸碰事件,亦即不將此大面積觸碰事件的位置回報給處理器130。The touch sensing circuit 120 can be coupled to the input end of the analog front end circuit 121 by the switch circuit 123. The touch sensing circuit 120 can obtain the mutual capacitance detection result of the touch panel 110 in a short time (for example, one cycle). In the embodiment shown in FIG. 8 , although the touch sensing circuit 120 cannot know the precise position of the touch event during the mutual capacitive touch detection, the touch sensing circuit 120 can be in a short time (for example, a cycle). The mutual touch detection method is used to know whether the touch panel 110 has a touch event, and whether the touch event is a large-area touch event caused by the water 31. Once it is confirmed that the large-area touch event is a touch event caused by the water 31, the touch sensing circuit 120 can perform self-capacitance touch on the sensing electrodes again during the user's contact with the water 31. The detection detects the position of the water 31 and reports the position of the water 31 to the processor 130. When the touch sensing circuit 120 determines that the large-area touch event of the touch panel 110 is not caused by water, the touch sensing circuit 120 can ignore the large-area touch event, that is, does not touch the large area. The location is returned to the processor 130.

值得注意的是,在不同的應用情境中,觸控感測電路120及/或處理器130的相關功能可以利用一般的編程語言(programming languages,例如C或C++)、硬體描述語言(hardware description languages,例如Verilog HDL或VHDL)或其他合適的編程語言來實現為軟體、韌體或硬體。可執行所述相關功能的編程語言可以被佈置為任何已知的計算機可存取媒體(computer-accessible medias),例如磁帶(magnetic tapes)、半導體(semiconductors)記憶體、磁盤(magnetic disks)或光盤(compact disks,例如CD-ROM或DVD-ROM),或者可通過互聯網(Internet)、有線通信(wired communication)、無線通信(wireless communication)或其它通信介質傳送所述編程語言。所述編程語言可以被存放在計算機的可存取媒體中,以便於由計算機的處理器來存取/執行所述軟體(或韌體)的編程碼(programming codes)。對於硬體實現,在一或多個控制器、微控制器、微處理器、特殊應用積體電路(ASIC)、數位訊號處理器(DSP)、場可程式邏輯閘陣列(FPGA)及/或其他處理單元中的各種邏輯區塊、模組和電路可以被用於實現或執行本文實施例所述功能。另外,本發明的裝置和方法可以通過硬體和軟體的組合來實現。It should be noted that in different application scenarios, the functions of the touch sensing circuit 120 and/or the processor 130 may utilize a general programming language (such as C or C++) or a hardware description language (hardware description). Languages, such as Verilog HDL or VHDL) or other suitable programming languages are implemented as software, firmware or hardware. The programming language that can perform the related functions can be arranged as any known computer-accessible media, such as magnetic tapes, semiconductors, magnetic disks, or optical disks. (compact disks, such as CD-ROM or DVD-ROM), or the programming language can be transmitted over the Internet, wired communication, wireless communication, or other communication medium. The programming language can be stored in an accessible medium of the computer such that the software (or firmware) programming codes are accessed/executed by the processor of the computer. For hardware implementation, one or more controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, special application integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), field programmable logic gate arrays (FPGAs), and/or Various logic blocks, modules, and circuits in other processing units may be utilized to implement or perform the functions described in the embodiments herein. Additionally, the apparatus and method of the present invention can be implemented by a combination of hardware and software.

綜上所述,本發明諸實施例所述觸控裝置100、觸控裝置100的感測方法與觸控裝置100的觸控感測電路120,其可以對觸控面板110的這些感測電極進行自容式觸控偵測與互容式觸控偵測。依據互容偵測結果與自容偵測結果,觸控感測電路120可以判斷觸控面板110的觸碰事件是否由水所引發。因此,濕手指30所引發的大面積觸控事件不會被錯認是誤觸所引發的大面積觸控事件。In summary, the touch device 100, the sensing method of the touch device 100, and the touch sensing circuit 120 of the touch device 100 can be used for the sensing electrodes of the touch panel 110. Self-capacitive touch detection and mutual-capacitive touch detection. Based on the mutual capacitance detection result and the self-capacity detection result, the touch sensing circuit 120 can determine whether the touch event of the touch panel 110 is caused by water. Therefore, the large-area touch event caused by the wet finger 30 is not misidentified as a large-area touch event caused by a false touch.

雖然本發明已以實施例揭露如上,然其並非用以限定本發明,任何所屬技術領域中具有通常知識者,在不脫離本發明的精神和範圍內,當可作些許的更動與潤飾,故本發明的保護範圍當視後附的申請專利範圍所界定者為準。Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

20‧‧‧大面積物件20‧‧‧Large objects

30‧‧‧濕手指30‧‧‧ Wet fingers

31‧‧‧水31‧‧‧ water

100‧‧‧觸控裝置100‧‧‧ touch device

110‧‧‧觸控面板110‧‧‧Touch panel

111、111_1、111_2、111_3、111_4、111_5、111_6‧‧‧感測電極111, 111_1, 111_2, 111_3, 111_4, 111_5, 111_6‧‧‧ sensing electrodes

112‧‧‧覆蓋層112‧‧‧ Coverage

120‧‧‧觸控感測電路120‧‧‧Touch sensing circuit

121‧‧‧類比前端電路121‧‧‧ analog front end circuit

121_1‧‧‧運算放大器121_1‧‧‧Operational Amplifier

121_2‧‧‧電容121_2‧‧‧ capacitor

122‧‧‧類比數位轉換器122‧‧‧ analog digital converter

123‧‧‧開關電路123‧‧‧Switch circuit

130‧‧‧處理器130‧‧‧Processor

S410、S420、S430、S440‧‧‧步驟S410, S420, S430, S440‧‧ steps

Vref‧‧‧參考電壓V ref ‧‧‧reference voltage

圖1是依照本發明的一實施例的一種觸控裝置的電路方塊(circuit block)示意圖。 圖2是依照本發明實施例說明圖1所示觸控面板的觸控事件的情境示意圖。 圖3是依照本發明實施例說明圖1所示觸控面板的觸控事件的另一情境示意圖。 圖4是依照本發明的一實施例的一種觸控裝置的感測方法的流程示意圖。 圖5是依照本發明的一實施例繪示了圖1所示觸控面板進行自容式觸控偵測的情境示意圖。 圖6是依照本發明的一實施例繪示了圖1所示觸控面板進行互容式觸控偵測的情境示意圖。 圖7是依照本發明的一實施例繪示了圖1所示觸控面板進行自容式觸控偵測的另一情境示意圖。 圖8是依照本發明的一實施例說明圖1所示觸控感測電路的電路方塊示意圖。FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a circuit block of a touch device according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a situation of a touch event of the touch panel shown in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing another scenario of a touch event of the touch panel shown in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic flow chart of a sensing method of a touch device according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a situation in which the touch panel of FIG. 1 performs self-capacitive touch detection according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a situation in which the touch panel of FIG. 1 performs mutual capacitive touch detection according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing another scenario in which the touch panel of FIG. 1 performs self-capacitive touch detection according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the circuit of the touch sensing circuit of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the invention.

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一種觸控裝置,包括:一觸控面板,具有多個感測電極,用以感測一觸碰事件;以及一觸控感測電路,耦接至該觸控面板以讀取該些感測電極的感測資訊,其中於一第一期間,該觸控感測電路對該些感測電極同時施加一相同驅動信號,並且該觸控感測電路對該些感測電極進行一自容式觸控偵測以獲得一自容偵測結果,於一第二期間,該觸控感測電路對該些感測電極中的至少一感測電極進行一互容式觸控偵測以獲得一互容偵測結果,以及該觸控感測電路依據該互容偵測結果與該自容偵測結果來判斷該觸碰事件是否由一水所引發,其中當該互容偵測結果表示該觸控面板發生該觸碰事件,但是該自容偵測結果表示該觸控面板沒有發生該觸碰事件時,該觸控感測電路判斷該觸碰事件是由該水所引發。 A touch device includes: a touch panel having a plurality of sensing electrodes for sensing a touch event; and a touch sensing circuit coupled to the touch panel to read the sensing Sensing information of the electrodes, wherein in a first period, the touch sensing circuit simultaneously applies a same driving signal to the sensing electrodes, and the touch sensing circuit performs a self-contained sensing on the sensing electrodes The touch detection system obtains a self-capacitance detection result. In a second period, the touch sensing circuit performs a mutual capacitive touch detection on at least one of the sensing electrodes to obtain a The mutual capacitance detection result, and the touch sensing circuit determines whether the touch event is triggered by a water according to the mutual capacitance detection result and the self-detection detection result, wherein the mutual capacitance detection result indicates that The touch panel generates the touch event, but when the self-capacity detection result indicates that the touch panel does not have the touch event, the touch sensing circuit determines that the touch event is caused by the water. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述的觸控裝置,其中該觸控面板為一內嵌式觸控顯示面板,該些感測電極為該內嵌式觸控顯示面板內的多個共同電極。 The touch device of claim 1 , wherein the touch panel is an in-cell touch display panel, and the sensing electrodes are a plurality of common electrodes in the in-cell touch display panel. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述的觸控裝置,其中當該觸控感測電路判斷該觸碰事件是由該水所引發時,在一使用者接觸該水的期間中,該觸控感測電路對該些感測電極同時施加該相同驅 動信號,並且對該些感測電極進行該自容式觸控偵測以獲得該水的位置,並將該水的位置回報給一處理器。 The touch device of claim 1, wherein when the touch sensing circuit determines that the touch event is caused by the water, the touch sense is during a period in which the user contacts the water. Measuring circuit simultaneously applies the same drive to the sensing electrodes The signals are transmitted, and the self-capacitive touch detection is performed on the sensing electrodes to obtain the position of the water, and the position of the water is reported to a processor. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述的觸控裝置,其中該觸控感測電路包括:一類比前端電路;以及一開關電路,耦接至該類比前端電路的一輸入端,以及耦接至該些感測電極中屬於一相同行的多個同行電極,其中於該第一期間,該開關電路將該些同行電極輪流耦接至該類比前端電路的該輸入端,以使該類比前端電路對該些同行電極以分時方式進行該自容式觸控偵測,以及於該第二期間,該開關電路同時將該些同行電極耦接至該類比前端電路的該輸入端,以使該類比前端電路對該些同行電極進行該互容式觸控偵測。 The touch device of claim 1, wherein the touch sensing circuit comprises: an analog front end circuit; and a switch circuit coupled to an input end of the analog front end circuit and coupled to the a plurality of peer electrodes belonging to a same row of the sensing electrodes, wherein during the first period, the switching circuit alternately couples the plurality of peer electrodes to the input end of the analog front end circuit to make the analog front end circuit pair The self-capacitive touch detection is performed in a time sharing manner, and during the second period, the switch circuit simultaneously couples the pair of peer electrodes to the input end of the analog front end circuit to make the analogy The front end circuit performs the mutual capacitive touch detection on the pair of peer electrodes. 如申請專利範圍第4項所述的觸控裝置,其中該類比前端電路包括:一運算放大器,具有一反相輸入端、一非反相輸入端以及一輸出端,其中該反相輸入端耦接至該開關電路,該非反相輸入端耦接一參考電壓;以及一電容,具有一第一端與一第二端分別耦接至該運算放大器的該反相輸入端與該輸出端。 The touch device of claim 4, wherein the analog front end circuit comprises: an operational amplifier having an inverting input terminal, a non-inverting input terminal, and an output terminal, wherein the inverting input terminal is coupled The non-inverting input terminal is coupled to a reference voltage; and a capacitor has a first end and a second end coupled to the inverting input terminal and the output end of the operational amplifier, respectively. 如申請專利範圍第5項所述的觸控裝置,其中於該第一期間該參考電壓為一時脈信號,以及於於該第二期間該參考電壓為一固定電壓。 The touch device of claim 5, wherein the reference voltage is a clock signal during the first period, and the reference voltage is a fixed voltage during the second period. 一種觸控裝置的感測方法,包括:提供一觸控面板以感測一觸碰事件;於一第一期間,由一觸控感測電路對該觸控面板的多個感測電極同時施加一相同驅動信號,並且對該些感測電極進行一自容式觸控偵測,以獲得一自容偵測結果;於一第二期間,由該觸控感測電路對該些感測電極中的至少一感測電極進行一互容式觸控偵測,以獲得一互容偵測結果;以及由該觸控感測電路依據該互容偵測結果與該自容偵測結果來判斷該觸碰事件是否由一水所引發,其中當該互容偵測結果表示該觸控面板發生該觸碰事件,但是該自容偵測結果表示該觸控面板沒有發生該觸碰事件時,該觸控感測電路判斷該觸碰事件是由該水所引發。 A sensing method of a touch device includes: providing a touch panel to sense a touch event; and applying a plurality of sensing electrodes of the touch panel simultaneously by a touch sensing circuit during a first period a same driving signal, and performing a self-capacitive touch detection on the sensing electrodes to obtain a self-detecting detection result; in the second period, the sensing electrodes are used by the touch sensing circuit The at least one sensing electrode performs a mutual capacitive touch detection to obtain a mutual capacitance detection result; and the touch sensing circuit determines the mutual capacitance detection result and the self-capacity detection result Whether the touch event is triggered by a water, wherein the mutual capacitance detection result indicates that the touch event occurs on the touch panel, but the self-capacity detection result indicates that the touch panel does not have the touch event. The touch sensing circuit determines that the touch event is caused by the water. 如申請專利範圍第7項所述的感測方法,其中該觸控面板為一內嵌式觸控顯示面板,該些感測電極為該內嵌式觸控顯示面板內的多個共同電極。 The sensing method of the seventh aspect of the invention, wherein the touch panel is an in-cell touch display panel, and the sensing electrodes are a plurality of common electrodes in the in-cell touch display panel. 如申請專利範圍第7項所述的感測方法,其中當該觸控感測電路判斷該觸碰事件是由該水所引發時,並且在一使用者接觸該水的期間中,該觸控感測電路對該些感測電極同時施加該相 同驅動信號,並且對該些感測電極進行該自容式觸控偵測以獲得該水的位置,並將該水的位置回報給一處理器。 The sensing method of claim 7, wherein the touch sensing circuit determines that the touch event is caused by the water, and during a period in which the user contacts the water, the touch The sensing circuit applies the phase to the sensing electrodes simultaneously The driving signals are the same, and the self-capacitive touch detection is performed on the sensing electrodes to obtain the position of the water, and the position of the water is reported to a processor. 一種觸控感測電路,用以讀取一觸控面板的多個感測電極的感測資訊,其中:於一第一期間,該觸控感測電路對該些感測電極同時施加一相同驅動信號,並且對該些感測電極進行一自容式觸控偵測,以獲得一自容偵測結果,於一第二期間,該觸控感測電路對該些感測電極中的至少一感測電極進行一互容式觸控偵測,以獲得一互容偵測結果,以及該觸控感測電路依據該互容偵測結果與該自容偵測結果來判斷該觸控面板的一觸碰事件是否由一水所引發,其中當該互容偵測結果表示該觸控面板發生該觸碰事件,但是該自容偵測結果表示該觸控面板沒有發生該觸碰事件時,該觸控感測電路判斷該觸碰事件是由該水所引發。 A touch sensing circuit is configured to read sensing information of a plurality of sensing electrodes of a touch panel, wherein: in a first period, the touch sensing circuit simultaneously applies the same to the sensing electrodes Driving a signal, and performing a self-capacitive touch detection on the sensing electrodes to obtain a self-detecting detection result. In a second period, the touch sensing circuit is at least at least one of the sensing electrodes A sensing electrode performs a mutual capacitive touch detection to obtain a mutual capacitance detection result, and the touch sensing circuit determines the touch panel according to the mutual capacitance detection result and the self-capacity detection result. Whether the touch event is triggered by a water, wherein the mutual capacitance detection result indicates that the touch panel has the touch event, but the self-detection detection result indicates that the touch panel does not have the touch event The touch sensing circuit determines that the touch event is caused by the water. 如申請專利範圍第10項所述的觸控感測電路,其中當該觸控感測電路判斷該觸碰事件是由該水所引發時,並且在一使用者接觸該水的期間中,該觸控感測電路對該些感測電極同時施加該相同驅動信號,並且對該些感測電極進行該自容式觸控偵測,以獲得該水的位置,並將該水的位置回報給一處理器。 The touch sensing circuit of claim 10, wherein when the touch sensing circuit determines that the touch event is caused by the water, and during a period in which the user contacts the water, The touch sensing circuit simultaneously applies the same driving signal to the sensing electrodes, and performs the self-capacitive touch detection on the sensing electrodes to obtain the position of the water and report the position of the water to A processor. 如申請專利範圍第10項所述的觸控感測電路,包括:一類比前端電路;以及一開關電路,耦接至該類比前端電路的一輸入端,以及耦接 至該些感測電極中屬於一相同行的多個同行電極,其中於該第一期間,該開關電路將該些同行電極輪流耦接至該類比前端電路的該輸入端,以使該類比前端電路對該些同行電極以分時方式進行該自容式觸控偵測,以及於該第二期間,該開關電路同時將該些同行電極耦接至該類比前端電路的該輸入端,以使該類比前端電路對該些同行電極進行該互容式觸控偵測。 The touch sensing circuit of claim 10, comprising: an analog front end circuit; and a switch circuit coupled to an input end of the analog front end circuit and coupled And a plurality of peer electrodes belonging to a same row of the sensing electrodes, wherein in the first period, the switching circuit alternately couples the plurality of peer electrodes to the input end of the analog front end circuit to make the analog front end The circuit performs the self-capacitive touch detection in a time sharing manner on the pair of electrodes, and in the second period, the switch circuit simultaneously couples the pair of peer electrodes to the input end of the analog front end circuit, so that The analog front end circuit performs the mutual capacitive touch detection on the pair of peer electrodes. 如申請專利範圍第12項所述的觸控感測電路,其中該類比前端電路包括:一運算放大器,具有一反相輸入端、一非反相輸入端以及一輸出端,其中該反相輸入端耦接至該開關電路,該非反相輸入端耦接一參考電壓;以及一電容,具有一第一端與一第二端分別耦接至該運算放大器的該反相輸入端與該輸出端。 The touch sensing circuit of claim 12, wherein the analog front end circuit comprises: an operational amplifier having an inverting input terminal, a non-inverting input terminal, and an output terminal, wherein the inverting input The non-inverting input terminal is coupled to a reference voltage, and the capacitor has a first end and a second end coupled to the inverting input terminal and the output end of the operational amplifier . 如申請專利範圍第13項所述的觸控感測電路,其中於該第一期間該參考電壓為一時脈信號,以及於於該第二期間該參考電壓為一固定電壓。 The touch sensing circuit of claim 13, wherein the reference voltage is a clock signal during the first period, and the reference voltage is a fixed voltage during the second period.
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