Touch panel and controlling method of touch panel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10768744-B2
Application number	US-201916384850-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 15, 2019
Priority date	Jun 15, 2018
Publication date	Sep 8, 2020
Grant date	Sep 8, 2020

Abstract

The present invention provides a touch panel and a controlling method thereof. The controlling method comprises: during a display period of the touch panel, turning on a bias voltage generation circuit to generate a bias voltage signal, turning on a reverse bias voltage generation circuit to generate a reverse bias voltage signal, turning on a positive voltage generation circuit to generate a positive voltage signal, turning on a negative voltage generation circuit to generate a negative voltage signal, and turning off a modulating voltage generation circuit; during a touch period of the touch panel, turning off the bias voltage generation circuit, the reverse bias voltage generation circuit, the positive voltage generation circuit, and the negative voltage generation circuit, and turning on the modulating voltage generation circuit to generate a modulating voltage signal, wherein the modulating voltage signal is same as a touch sensing signal of the touch panel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A touch panel, comprising:
a bias voltage generation circuit, for being turned on to generate a bias voltage signal during a display period of the touch panel and being turned off during a touch period of the touch panel;
a reverse bias voltage generation circuit, for being turned on to generate a reverse bias voltage signal during the display period of the touch panel and being turned off during the touch period of the touch panel;
a positive voltage generation circuit, for being turned on to generate a positive voltage signal during the display period of the touch panel and being turned off during the touch period of the touch panel;
a negative voltage generation circuit, for being turned on to generate a negative voltage signal during the display period of the touch panel and being turned off during the touch period of the touch panel;
a modulating voltage generation circuit, for being turned on to generate a modulating voltage signal during the touch period of the touch panel and being turned off during the display period of the touch panel, wherein the modulating voltage signal is same as a touch sensing signal of the touch panel;
a first capacitor, for coupling the modulating voltage signal to an output terminal of the bias voltage generation circuit;
a second capacitor, for coupling the modulating voltage signal to an output terminal of the reverse bias voltage generation circuit;
a third capacitor, for coupling the modulating voltage signal to an output terminal of the positive voltage generation circuit; and
a fourth capacitor, for coupling the modulating voltage signal to an output terminal of the negative voltage generation circuit.

2. The touch panel of claim 1 , wherein:
the first capacitor is coupled between the output terminal of the bias voltage generation circuit and an output terminal of the modulating voltage generation circuit, and further utilized for making the output terminal of the bias voltage generation circuit in a high-Z status;
the second capacitor is coupled between the output terminal of the reverse bias voltage generation circuit and the output terminal of the modulating voltage generation circuit, and further utilized for making the output terminal of the reverse bias voltage generation circuit in a high-Z status;
the third capacitor is coupled between the output terminal of the positive voltage generation circuit and the output terminal of the modulating voltage generation circuit, and further utilized for making the output terminal of the positive voltage generation circuit in a high-Z status; and
the fourth capacitor is coupled between the output terminal of the negative voltage generation circuit and the output terminal of the modulating voltage generation circuit, and further utilized for making the output terminal of the negative voltage generation circuit in a high-Z status.

3. The touch panel of claim 2 , wherein the first capacitor, the second capacitor, the third capacitor, and the fourth capacitor are formed in a flexible printed circuit (FPC) of the touch panel.

4. The touch panel of claim 1 , wherein the bias voltage generation circuit, the reverse bias voltage generation circuit, the positive voltage generation circuit, the negative voltage generation circuit, and the modulating voltage generation circuit are integrated in a touch controller of the touch panel.

5. The touch panel of claim 1 , wherein the touch panel is an in-cell touch panel.

6. A controlling method of a touch panel, comprising:
during a display period of the touch panel, turning on a bias voltage generation circuit to generate a bias voltage signal, turning on a reverse bias voltage generation circuit to generate a reverse bias voltage signal, turning on a positive voltage generation circuit to generate a positive voltage signal, turning on a negative voltage generation circuit to generate a negative voltage signal, and turning off a modulating voltage generation circuit;
during a touch period of the touch panel, turning off the bias voltage generation circuit, the reverse bias voltage generation circuit, the positive voltage generation circuit, and the negative voltage generation circuit, and turning on the modulating voltage generation circuit to generate a modulating voltage signal, wherein the modulating voltage signal is same as a touch sensing signal of the touch panel;
using a first capacitor to couple the modulating voltage signal to an output terminal of the bias voltage generation circuit;
using a second capacitor to couple the modulating voltage signal to an output terminal of the reverse bias voltage generation circuit;
using a third capacitor to couple the modulating voltage signal to an output terminal of the positive voltage generation circuit; and
using a fourth capacitor to couple the modulating voltage signal to an output terminal of the negative voltage generation circuit.

7. The controlling method of claim 6 , wherein:
the first capacitor is coupled between the output terminal of the bias voltage generation circuit and an output terminal of the modulating voltage generation circuit and further makes the output terminal of the bias voltage generation circuit in a high-Z;
the second capacitor is coupled between the output terminal of the reverse bias voltage generation circuit and the output terminal of the modulating voltage generation circuit and further makes the output terminal of the reverse bias voltage generation circuit in a high-Z status;
the third capacitor is coupled between the output terminal of the positive voltage generation circuit and the output terminal of the modulating voltage generation circuit and further makes the output terminal of the positive voltage generation circuit in a high-Z status;
the fourth capacitor is coupled between the output terminal of the negative voltage generation circuit and the output terminal of the modulating voltage generation circuit and further makes the output terminal of the negative voltage generation circuit in a high-Z.

8. The controlling method of claim 7 , wherein the first capacitor, the second capacitor, the third capacitor, and the fourth capacitor are formed in a flexible printed circuit (FPC) of the touch panel.

9. The controlling method of claim 6 , wherein the bias voltage generation circuit, the reverse bias voltage generation circuit, the positive voltage generation circuit, the negative voltage generation circuit, and the modulating voltage generation circuit are integrated in a touch controller of the touch panel.

10. The controlling method of claim 6 , wherein the touch panel is an in-cell touch panel.

Assignees

• Himax Tech Ltd

Inventors

• Chang Yaw-Guang
• Wang wei-song

Classifications

• G06F3/0412

  Digitisers structurally integrated in a display · CPC title

• G06F3/04184 Primary

  Synchronisation with the driving of the display or the backlighting unit to avoid interferences generated internally · CPC title

• G05F3/10

  using uncontrolled devices with non-linear characteristics · CPC title

• G06F2203/04102

  Flexible digitiser, i.e. constructional details for allowing the whole digitising part of a device to be flexed or rolled like a sheet of paper · CPC title

• G06F3/0416 Primary

  Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers · CPC title