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US 10,592,026 B2Granted
Touch panel
AssigneeAu Optronics Corporation
InventorsYu-Hsin Hsieh, Zeng-De Chen
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Abstract
A touch panel including a first substrate, a plurality of touch electrodes and a plurality of active components is provided. The first substrate has an active region. The touch electrodes are disposed on the active region. Each of the touch electrodes includes a network structure having a solid portion and a plurality of opening portions defined by the solid portion. Each of the active components includes a semiconductor pattern substantially shielded by the solid portion of one corresponding touch electrode.
Claims26
A touch panel, comprising:
- a first substrate, having an active region;
- a plurality of touch electrodes, disposed on the active region of the first substrate, and each of the touch electrodes comprising a network structure, wherein the network structure has a solid portion and a plurality of opening portions defined by the solid portion, the solid portion of each of the touch electrodes comprises:
- a plurality of first network lines;
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- a plurality of second network lines, intersected to the first network lines to define the opening portions;
- a plurality of active components, wherein each of the active components comprises a semiconductor pattern, and the semiconductor pattern is substantially shielded by the solid portion of one corresponding touch electrode;
- a first insulation layer, located on the first substrate and the touch electrodes, wherein the active components are disposed on the first insulation layer;
- a second insulation layer, disposed on the active components;
- a plurality of pixel electrodes, disposed on the second insulation layer and respectively electrically connected to the active components, wherein each of the pixel electrodes is overlapped with at least one opening portion of one corresponding touch electrode;
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- a plurality of touch signal lines, disposed on the first insulation layer and respectively electrically connected to the touch electrodes, wherein each of the touch signal lines comprises:
- a plurality of first portions, each of the first portions being parallel and overlapped with one corresponding first network line;
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- a plurality of second portions, the second portions and the first portions being arranged alternately and serially connected, wherein the second portion is curved to bypass the semiconductor pattern and is not overlapped with the first network line.
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A touch panel, comprising:
- a first substrate, having an active region and a periphery region outside the active region;
- a touch electrode, disposed on the active region of the first substrate;
- a first insulation layer, disposed on the first substrate and the touch electrode;
- a touch signal line, disposed on the first insulation layer and having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the touch signal line is electrically connected to the touch electrode, and the second end of the touch signal line is located on the periphery region;
- a transfer pattern, located on the periphery region and the first insulation layer and electrically connected to the second end of the touch signal line;
- a second insulation layer, disposed on the transfer pattern;
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- a pad, disposed on the second insulation layer and electrically connected to the second end of the touch signal line through the transfer pattern.
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A touch panel, comprising:
- a first substrate, having an active region;
- a plurality of touch electrodes, disposed on the active region of the first substrate;
- a first insulation layer, covering the touch electrodes;
- a plurality of touch signal lines, disposed on the first insulation layer, wherein each of the touch signal lines is electrically connected to one corresponding touch electrode, and the first insulation layer is located between the touch signal lines and the touch electrodes;
- a plurality of active components, disposed on the first insulation layer, wherein each of the active components comprises a source, a gate, a gate insulation layer and a drain;
- a plurality of scan lines, respectively electrically connected to the gates of the active components;
- a plurality of data lines, respectively electrically connected to the sources of the active components;
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- a plurality of conductive patterns, respectively electrically connected to the touch electrodes and respectively overlapped with the data lines.
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A touch panel, comprising:
- a first substrate, having an active region;
- a plurality of touch electrodes, disposed on the active region of the first substrate, and each of the touch electrodes comprising a network structure, wherein the network structure has a solid portion and a plurality of opening portions defined by the solid portion;
- a plurality of active components, wherein each of the active components comprises a semiconductor pattern, and the semiconductor pattern is substantially shielded by the solid portion of one corresponding touch electrode;
- a first insulation layer, located on the first substrate and the touch electrodes, wherein the active components are disposed on the first insulation layer;
- a second insulation layer, disposed on the active components;
- a plurality of pixel electrodes, disposed on the second insulation layer and respectively electrically connected to the active components, wherein each of the pixel electrodes is overlapped with at least one opening portion of one corresponding touch electrode;
- a plurality of touch signal lines, disposed on the first insulation layer and respectively electrically connected to the touch electrodes;
- a third insulation layer, disposed on the touch signal lines, wherein the active components are disposed on the first insulation layer and the third insulation layer stacked with each other, wherein the third insulation layer has a first contact via disposed on the corresponding touch signal line and a second contact via disposed outside the corresponding touch signal line, the first insulation layer has a third contact via overlapped and connected with the second contact via;
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- a conductive pattern, disposed on the third insulation layer, and electrically connected between the corresponding touch signal line and the touch electrode through the first contact via, the second contact via and the third contact via.
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A touch panel, comprising:
- a first substrate, having an active region;
- a plurality of touch electrodes, disposed on the active region of the first substrate, and each of the touch electrodes comprising a network structure wherein the network structure has a solid portion and a plurality of opening portions defined by the solid portion;
- a plurality of active components, wherein each of the active components comprises a semiconductor pattern, and the semiconductor pattern is substantially shielded by the solid portion of one corresponding touch electrode;
- a first insulation layer, located on the first substrate and the touch electrodes, wherein the active components are disposed on the first insulation layer;
- a second insulation layer, disposed on the active components;
- a plurality of pixel electrodes, disposed on the second insulation layer and respectively electrically connected to the active components, wherein each of the pixel electrodes is overlapped with at least one opening portion of one corresponding touch electrode;
- a plurality of touch signal lines, disposed on the first insulation layer and respectively electrically connected to the touch electrodes;
- a third insulation layer, disposed on the touch signal lines, wherein the active components are disposed on the first insulation layer and the third insulation layer stacked with each other, wherein each of the active components further comprises a source, a gate, a gate insulation layer and a drain, and the gate insulation layer is disposed between the gate and the semiconductor pattern and covers the third insulation layer;
- an intermediate dielectric layer, covering the gate, and having a fourth contact via and a fifth contact via, wherein the source and the drain are disposed on the intermediate dielectric layer and are respectively electrically connected to the semiconductor pattern through the fourth contact via and the fifth contact via;
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- a conductive pattern, disposed on the intermediate dielectric layer, and electrically connected between one of the touch electrodes and one of the touch signal lines.
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A touch panel, comprising:
- a first substrate, having an active region;
- a plurality of touch electrodes, disposed on the active region of the first substrate, and each of the touch electrodes comprising a network structure, wherein the network structure has a solid portion and a plurality of opening portions defined by the solid portion;
- a plurality of active components, wherein each of the active components comprises a semiconductor pattern, and the semiconductor pattern is substantially shielded by the solid portion of one corresponding touch electrode;
- a first insulation layer, located on the first substrate and the touch electrodes, wherein the active components are disposed on the first insulation layer;
- a second insulation layer, disposed on the active components;
- a plurality of pixel electrodes, disposed on the second insulation layer and respectively electrically connected to the active components, wherein each of the pixel electrodes is overlapped with at least one opening portion of one corresponding touch electrode;
- a plurality of touch signal lines, disposed on the first insulation layer and respectively electrically connected to the touch electrodes, wherein the first substrate further has a periphery region outside the active region, a first end of each of the touch signal lines is electrically connected to one corresponding touch electrode, and a second end of each of the touch signal lines is located on the periphery region;
- a third insulation layer, disposed on the touch signal lines, wherein the active components are disposed on the first insulation layer and the third insulation layer stacked with each other;
- a transfer pattern, located on the periphery region and disposed on the third insulation layer, wherein the transfer pattern is electrically connected to one of the touch signal lines;
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- a pad, disposed on the second insulation layer and electrically connected to the one of the touch signal lines through the transfer pattern.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.