Method and Apparatus For Color Filter as Touch Pad
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsVicente Calvo Alonso, Juha H-P Nurmi
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Abstract
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a display section and a touch panel section. The touch panel section is adjacent the display section. The touch panel section includes a first layer, a second layer and a third layer. The first layer includes a conductive material. The second layer includes a bottom guard layer. The third layer includes a top guard layer. The first layer is between the second and third layers. The conductive material includes a color filter and a black matrix.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a display section;
- and
- a touch panel section adjacent the display section, wherein the touch panel section comprises a first layer, a second layer and a third layer, wherein the first layer comprises a conductive material, wherein the second layer comprises a bottom guard layer, wherein the third layer comprises a top guard layer, wherein the first layer is between the second and third layers, and wherein the conductive material comprises a color filter and a black matrix.
A method, comprising:
- forming a black matrix on a substrate;
- coating a surface of the substrate with a color resist film;
- exposing the color resist film;
- curing a pattern of the color resist film;
- and
- forming a transparent conductive film over the pattern of the color resist film.
An apparatus, comprising a color filter and a black matrix, wherein the color filter and the black matrix form a conductive layer, and wherein the conductive layer is configured to form a touch pattern layer, a traces layer, or a shielding layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.