Touch screen panel fabrication method and touch screen panel

A touch screen panel fabrication method, comprising:

• forming a first transparent conductive layer on a substrate;
• patterning the first transparent conductive layer to form a transparent conductive pattern including a pad area, a wiring transparent conductive layer, a connection transparent conductive layer, and a sensing transparent conductive layer;
• forming a metal layer on the substrate;
• forming an insulation layer on the metal layer;
• patterning the insulation layer to form a wiring insulation layer, a connection insulation layer, and a sensing insulation layer;
• patterning the metal layer to form a peripheral wiring, a connector, and a sensing electrode;
• forming a second transparent conductive layer on the substrate including the pad area, the peripheral wiring, the connector, and the sensing electrode;
• and
• patterning the second transparent conductive layer to form a bridge.

A touch screen panel, comprising:

• a sensing electrode including first sensing electrodes and second sensing electrodes separated apart from each other in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction;
• a connector connecting the second sensing electrodes spaced from each other in the second direction;
• a pad area electrically connected to the sensing electrode and including a pad metal layer and a pad transparent conductive layer having at least a portion on the pad metal layer;
• a peripheral wiring connecting the sensing electrode and the pad area and including a wiring metal layer, a wiring transparent conductive layer having at least a portion on the wiring metal layer, and a wiring insulation layer having at least a portion on the wiring transparent conductive layer;
• and
• a bridge connecting the first sensing electrodes spaced apart from each other in the first direction, wherein the sensing electrodes include:
• a sensing metal layer including metal lines having a mesh shape on a same layer as each of the pad metal layer and the wiring metal layer;
• a sensing transparent conductive layer on the sensing metal layer and including a same material as the wiring transparent conductive layer;
• and
• a sensing insulation layer having at least a portion on the sensing transparent conductive layer and including a same material as the wiring insulation layer, and wherein the bridge contacts the sensing metal layer and overlaps each of the first sensing electrodes and the connector.

A touch screen panel, comprising:

• a sensing electrode including first sensing electrodes and second sensing electrodes separated from each other in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction;
• a connector connecting the second sensing electrodes spaced apart from each other in the second direction;
• a pad area electrically connected to the sensing electrode;
• peripheral wiring connecting the sensing electrode and the pad area, and including a wiring transparent conductive layer on a same layer as the pad area, a wiring metal layer on the wiring transparent conductive layer, and a wiring insulation layer having at least a portion on the wiring metal layer;
• and
• a bridge connecting the first sensing electrodes spaced apart from each other in the first direction, wherein the sensing electrodes include:
• a sensing transparent conductive layer on a same layer as each of the pad area and the wiring transparent conductive layer, and including a same material as each of the pad area and the wiring transparent conductive layer;
• a sensing metal layer on the sensing transparent conductive layer and including metal lines having a mesh shape;
• and
• a sensing insulation layer having at least a portion on the sensing metal layer, and including a same material as the wiring insulation layer, and wherein the bridge contacts the sensing transparent conductive layer and overlaps each of at least a portion of the first sensing electrodes and the connector.