Touch panel and method of manufacturing the same

A method of manufacturing a touch panel, comprising:

• forming a mesh pattern electrode on a substrate, the mesh pattern electrode including a plurality of first electrodes extended in a first axis direction and a plurality of second electrodes extended in a direction intersecting with the first axis direction;
• applying insulating paste to the substrate so as to fill air gaps of the mesh pattern electrode, thereby forming a hard coating layer;
• and
• performing planarization so that upper surfaces of the mesh pattern electrode and the hard coating layer are positioned on the same plane.

A method of manufacturing a touch panel, comprising:

• depositing an electrode film on a substrate;
• coating the electrode film with a photo resist and removing a region other than a mask pattern having a lattice shape to form a mesh pattern electrode on which a remaining photo resist is coated;
• applying insulating paste to the substrate so as to cover air gaps of the mesh pattern electrode and an upper portion of the mesh pattern electrode on which the remaining photo resist is coated, thereby forming a hard coating layer;
• and
• removing overflowing insulating paste from the remaining photo resist and the mesh pattern electrode so that upper surfaces of the mesh pattern electrode and the hard coating layer are positioned on the same plane, thereby performing planarization.