Display device with two display panel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11307697-B2
Application number	US-202017114453-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 7, 2020
Priority date	Dec 29, 2016
Publication date	Apr 19, 2022
Grant date	Apr 19, 2022

Abstract

An in-cell touch display panel includes a sensing line. A touch electrode corresponds to more than one pixel electrodes. A first insulation layer is formed on the sensing line and has a first opening to expose the sensing line. A gate of a thin film transistor (TFT) is formed on the first insulation layer. A second insulation layer is formed on a gate line and has a second opening corresponding to the first opening. A source of the TFT is formed on the second insulation layer. A third insulation layer is formed on the source and has a third opening corresponding to the second opening. The touch electrode is formed on the third insulation layer and electrically connected to the sensing line through the third opening, the second opening, and the first opening.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An in-cell touch display panel having a display area and a non-display area, the in-cell touch display panel comprising:
a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines that are intersected with each other on a substrate;
a plurality of sensing lines disposed on the substrate;
a plurality of pixel regions disposed in areas where the gate lines are intersected with the data lines, wherein each of the pixel regions has a pixel structure, and each of the pixel structures comprises a pixel electrode formed by a first transparent conductive layer;
a touch electrode formed by a second transparent conductive layer, wherein the touch electrode corresponds to more than one of the pixel electrodes;
a thin film transistor formed in each of the pixel structures, wherein the thin film transistor comprises a gate, a source, a drain and a semiconductor layer, the source is electrically connected to one of the data lines, the gate is electrically connected to one of the gate lines, and the drain is electrically connected to one of the pixel electrodes;
a first insulation layer formed on the sensing lines and having a first opening to expose one of the sensing lines, wherein the gate is formed on the first insulation layer;
a second insulation layer formed on the gate lines and having a second opening corresponding to the first opening, wherein the source is formed on the second insulation layer; and
a third insulation layer formed on the source and having a third opening corresponding to the second opening, wherein the touch electrode is formed on the third insulation layer, and the touch electrode is electrically connected to one of the sensing lines through the third opening, the second opening and the first opening.

2. The in-cell touch display panel of claim 1 , wherein the first insulation layer and the second insulation layer have same material, the first insulation layer has a first side in the first opening, the second insulation layer has a second side in the second opening, and the first side and the second side form a downhill surface.

3. The in-cell touch display panel of claim 2 , further comprising a metal connection structure having same material as the data lines, wherein the metal connection structure is formed between the touch electrode and the one of the sensing lines.

4. The in-cell touch display panel of claim 2 , wherein an etching rate of the first insulation layer is less than an etching rate of the second insulation layer.

5. The in-cell touch display panel of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of display pads and a plurality of touch pads in the non-display area,
wherein each of the data lines is electrically connected to one of the display pads,
wherein each of the sensing lines is electrically connected to one of the touch pads,
wherein one of the display pads is disposed between two of the touch pads, and one of the touch pads is disposed between two of the display pads.

6. The in-cell touch display panel of claim 5 , wherein a number of the touch pads is less than a number of the display pads, the display pads and the touch pads are arranged as a plurality of rows, and one of the rows only consists of the touch pads.

7. The in-cell touch display panel of claim 5 , wherein a number of the touch pads is less than a number of the display pads, the display pads and the touch pads are arranged as a plurality of rows, a first row of the rows consists of a portion of the display pads, and a second row of the rows comprises a portion of the display pads and a portion of the touch pads.

8. The in-cell touch display panel of claim 5 , wherein a number of the touch pads is less than a number of the display pads, and the display pads and the touch pads are arranged as a plurality of rows,
wherein in one of the rows, a same number of the display pads are disposed between any two of the touch pads.

9. The in-cell touch display panel of claim 1 , wherein the non-display area comprises a signal line transferring area and a fan-out area,
wherein in the display area, the sensing lines are formed by a first metal layer,
wherein in the signal line transferring area, one of the sensing lines or one of the data lines is transferred to another metal layer through a connection structure.

10. The in-cell touch display panel of claim 9 , wherein one of the sensing lines comprises a first portion and a second portion, and the connection structure comprises:
the first portion formed by the first metal layer;
the first insulation layer having a fourth opening to expose the first portion;
the second insulation layer having a fifth opening corresponding to the fourth opening;
the second portion formed by a third metal layer on the second insulation layer;
the third insulation layer having a sixth opening and a seventh opening, wherein the sixth opening corresponds to the fourth opening, and the seventh opening exposes the second portion; and
the second transparent conductive layer electrically connected to the second portion through the seventh opening and electrically connected to the first portion through the fourth opening, the fifth opening, and the sixth opening.

11. The in-cell touch display panel of claim 10 , wherein the connection structure further comprises a metal connection layer formed by the third metal layer, wherein the metal connection layer is formed between the second transparent conductive layer and the first portion.

Assignees

• Hannstar Display Nanjing Corp
• Hannstar Display Corp
• Hann Star Display Nanjing Corp
• Hann Star Display Corp

Inventors

• Kang Mu-Kai
• Chen Jing-Xuan
• Yeh Cheng-Yen
• Huang Sz-Kai

Classifications

• G06F3/04164

  Connections between sensors and controllers, e.g. routing lines between electrodes and connection pads · CPC title

• G06F3/0443

  using a single layer of sensing electrodes · CPC title

• G06F3/047

  using sets of wires, e.g. crossed wires · CPC title

• G06F2203/04103

  Manufacturing, i.e. details related to manufacturing processes specially suited for touch sensitive devices · CPC title

• G06F3/0412 Primary

  Digitisers structurally integrated in a display · CPC title