Capacitance type touch panel with built-in pressure sensor

Abstract

The present invention simultaneously detects a location of an electric conductor and pressure that is applied by the electric conductor. A touch panel (1) includes a plurality of sensing electrodes (2) that extend in a first direction for detecting a touch location based on an electrostatic capacitance; and pressure detecting electrodes (4) each of which extends in the first direction and is provided between adjacent two of the plurality of sensing electrodes (2). Each of the pressure detecting electrodes (4) has a width smaller than that of each of the sensing electrodes (2) and has resistance that changes in response to applied pressure.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.