Single layer touch panel with segmented drive and sense electrodes

A touch sensor panel, comprising:

• a plurality of drive lines formed on a single layer and supported on one side of a substrate, each of the plurality of drive lines comprising a plurality of a first polygonal areas;
• and
• a plurality of sense lines formed on the same layer as the plurality of first polygonal areas, each of the plurality of sense lines comprising a plurality of a second polygonal areas;
• wherein the plurality of first polygonal areas and the plurality of second polygonal areas form an array of capacitive sensors, each capacitive sensor comprising one of the first polygonal areas and one of the second polygonal areas.

A method for fabricating a touch sensor panel, comprising:

• forming a plurality of first polygonal areas and a plurality of second polygonal areas on a single layer and supported on one side of a substrate;
• coupling each of the plurality of first polygonal areas to a plurality of first bus lines via first connecting traces, the first bus lines formed along at least one edge of the substrate on the same side of the substrate as the plurality of first polygonal areas, the first connecting traces routed on the same layer as the plurality of the first polygonal areas;
• and
• coupling each of the a plurality of second polygonal areas to a plurality of second bus lines via second connecting traces, the second bus lines formed along at least one edge of the substrate on the same side of the substrate as the plurality of second polygonal areas, the second connecting traces routed on the same layer as the plurality of the second polygonal areas,
• wherein the plurality of first polygonal areas and the plurality of second polygonal areas form an array of capacitive sensors, each capacitive sensor comprising one of the first polygonal areas and one of the second polygonal areas.

A handheld electronic device including a touch sensor panel, the touch sensor panel comprising:

• a plurality of first polygonal areas formed on a single layer and supported on one side of a substrate;
• a plurality of second polygonal areas formed on the same layer as the plurality of first polygonal areas;
• a plurality of first connecting traces formed on the same layer as the plurality of first polygonal areas, each first connecting trace coupled to a different first polygonal area;
• and
• a plurality of second connecting traces formed on the same layer as the plurality of second polygonal areas, each second connecting trace coupled to a different second polygonal area,
• wherein the plurality of first polygonal areas and the plurality of second polygonal areas form an array of capacitive sensors, each capacitive sensor comprising one of the first polygonal areas and one of the second polygonal areas.

A personal computer including a touch sensor panel, the touch sensor panel comprising:

• a plurality of first polygonal areas formed on a single layer and supported on one side of a substrate;
• a plurality of second polygonal areas formed on the same layer as the plurality of first polygonal areas;
• a plurality of first connecting traces formed on the same layer as the plurality of first polygonal areas, each first connecting trace coupled to a different first polygonal area;
• and
• a plurality of second connecting traces formed on the same layer as the plurality of second polygonal areas, each second connecting trace coupled to a different second polygonal area,
• wherein the plurality of first polygonal areas and the plurality of second polygonal areas form an array of capacitive sensors, each capacitive sensor comprising one of the first polygonal areas and one of the second polygonal areas.