Air gap in Mutual Cpacitance buttons

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Hello,

I'm designing mutual capacitance buttons and there is no reference to the air gap between the segments.

I came to the conclusion that the air gap is equal to the thickness of the overlay.

Is this assumption correct?

Thanks.

Best regards,

Rui Ferreira

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LinglingG_46
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The air gap is 0.25mm.

Please refer to the capsense design guide :

https://www.cypress.com/file/46081/download

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LinglingG_46
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500 solutions authored 1000 replies posted 10 questions asked

The air gap is 0.25mm.

Please refer to the capsense design guide :

https://www.cypress.com/file/46081/download

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