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US 11,079,890 B2Granted
Touch sensing unit and display device including the same
AssigneeSamsung Display Co., Ltd.
InventorHwan Hee Jeong
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Abstract
A touch sensing unit including a touch sensing area having long sides and short sides, first touch electrodes arranged in the touch sensing area along the long sides of the touch sensing area, second touch electrodes arranged in the touch sensing area along the short sides of the touch sensing area, first connecting electrodes electrically connecting the first touch electrodes, and second connecting electrodes electrically connecting the second touch electrodes, in which a thickness of the second connecting electrodes is different from thicknesses of the first touch electrodes and the second touch electrodes, respectively.
Claims21
A touch sensing unit comprising:
- an inorganic layer including a touch sensing area, the touch sensing area having long sides and short sides;
- an insulating layer disposed on the inorganic layer, the insulating layer including a first surface facing the inorganic layer and a second surface opposite to the first surface,
- first touch electrodes disposed on the second surface of the insulating layer, the first touch electrodes arranged in the touch sensing area along the long sides of the touch sensing area;
- second touch electrodes disposed on the second surface of the insulating layer, the second touch electrodes arranged in the touch sensing area along the short sides of the touch sensing area;
- a first connecting electrode disposed on the second surface of the insulating layer, the first connecting electrode electrically connecting two adjacent first electrodes of the first touch electrodes;
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- a second connecting electrode disposed between the first surface of the insulating layer and the inorganic layer, the second connecting electrode electrically connecting two adjacent second electrodes of the second touch electrodes,
- wherein a thickness of the second connecting electrode disposed between the first surface of the insulating layer and the inorganic layer is different from thicknesses of the first touch electrodes and the second touch electrodes disposed on the second surface of the insulating layer, respectively.
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A display device comprising:
- a display unit including a display area;
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- a touch sensing unit including a touch sensing area overlapping the display area, the touch sensing area having long sides and short sides,
- wherein:
- the touch sensing unit includes:
- an insulating disposed on an inorganic layer, the insulating layer including a first surface facing the display unit and a second surface opposite to the first surface;
- first touch electrodes disposed on the second surface of the insulating layer, the first touch electrodes arranged along the long sides of the touch sensing area;
- second touch electrodes disposed on the second surface of the insulating layer, the second touch electrodes arranged along the short sides of the touch sensing area;
- a first connecting electrode disposed on the second surface of the insulating layer, the first touch electrode electrically connecting two adjacent first electrodes of the first touch electrodes;
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- a second connecting electrode disposed between the first surface of the insulating layer and the display unit, the second connecting electrode electrically connecting two adjacent second electrodes of the second touch electrodes;
- and
- a thickness of the second connecting electrode disposed between the first surface of the insulating layer and the display unit is different from thicknesses of the first touch electrodes and the second touch electrodes disposed on the second surface of the insulating layer, respectively.
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A touch sensing unit comprising:
- an inorganic layer including a touch sensing area, the touch sensing area having long sides and short sides;
- an insulating layer disposed on the inorganic layer, the insulating layer including a first surface facing the inorganic layer and a second surface opposite to the first surface,
- first touch electrodes disposed on the second surface of the insulating layer, the first touch electrodes arranged in the touch sensing area along the long sides of the touch sensing area;
- second touch electrodes disposed on the second surface of the insulating layer, the second touch electrodes arranged in the touch sensing area along the short sides of the touch sensing area;
- a first connecting electrode disposed on the second surface of the insulating layer, the first connecting electrode electrically connecting two adjacent second electrodes of the first touch electrodes;
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- a second connecting electrode disposed between the first surface of the insulating layer and the inorganic layer, the second connecting electrode electrically connecting two adjacent second electrodes of the second touch electrodes,
- wherein a thickness of the second connecting electrode disposed between the first surface of the insulating layer and the inorganic layer is thinner than a thickness of the first connecting electrode disposed on the second surface of the insulating layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.