Touch sensing structure and applications thereof

A touch display apparatus, comprising:

• a touch sensing structure, comprising:
• a transparent substrate;
• and
• at least one touch sensing unit disposed on the transparent substrate, wherein the touch sensing unit comprises:
• a first patterned electrode;
• a second patterned electrode includes a first portion and a second portion separated from the first portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion are separated by the first patterned electrode;
• a conductive bridge electrically connected with the first portion and the second portion and spatially separated from the first patterned electrode;
• a patterned light-shielding layer disposed on the conductive bridge and at least partly overlapping the conductive bridge along a direction normal to the transparent substrate;
• and
• a patterned dielectric layer disposed between the patterned light-shielding layer and the transparent substrate;
• and
• a display panel disposed on one side of the touch sensing structure.

A patterned display structure, comprising:

• a cover lens;
• a light shielding layer disposed on the cover lens, wherein the light shielding layer has a plurality of openings and a plurality of light-shielding portions to define at least one display pattern;
• and
• a metal layer covering the openings and the light-shielding portions of the light shielding layer;
• wherein each light-shielding portion has a width substantially smaller than 100 micrometers (μm).