Touch display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017017327-A1
Application number	US-201615212048-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 15, 2016
Priority date	Jul 17, 2015
Publication date	Jan 19, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

A touch display device is provided. The touch display device includes a first substrate; a transistor disposed over the first substrate; a first insulating layer disposed over the transistor; a first electrode disposed over the first insulating layer; a second insulating layer disposed over the first electrode; a conductive layer disposed over the second insulating layer, wherein the conductive layer includes a touch signal line; a third insulating layer disposed over the conductive layer; and a second electrode disposed over the third insulating layer, wherein one of the first electrode and the second electrode is electrically connected to the touch signal line, wherein another one of the first electrode and the second electrode is electrically connected to the transistor and at least partially overlaps the conductive layer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A touch display device, comprising:
a first substrate; a transistor disposed over the first substrate; a first insulating layer disposed over the transistor; a first electrode disposed over the first insulating layer; a second insulating layer disposed over the first electrode; a conductive layer disposed over the second insulating layer, wherein the conductive layer comprises a touch signal line; a third insulating layer disposed over the conductive layer; and a second electrode disposed over the third insulating layer, wherein one of the first electrode and the second electrode is electrically connected to the touch signal line, wherein another one of the first electrode and the second electrode is electrically connected to the transistor and at least partially overlaps the conductive layer.

2 . The touch display device as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein the first electrode is electrically connected to the touch signal line, wherein the second electrode is electrically connected to the transistor and at least partially overlaps the conductive layer.

3 . The touch display device as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein the first electrode is electrically connected to the transistor and at least partially overlaps the conductive layer, wherein the second electrode is electrically connected to the touch signal line.

4 . The touch display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the conductive layer at least partially overlaps the transistor.

5 . The touch display device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the transistor comprises a semiconductor layer, wherein an overlapping region between the conductive layer and the transistor comprises the semiconductor layer.

6 . The touch display device as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising:
a planar layer disposed between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer, wherein the planar layer comprises a first opening, wherein the first electrode or the second electrode is electrically connected to the transistor through the first opening.

7 . The touch display device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the conductive layer at least partially overlaps the first opening.

8 . The touch display device as claimed in claim 7 ,
wherein the semiconductor layer has a first side and a second side, and the first side and the second side are opposite to each other, wherein a shortest distance between the first side and an edge of the conductive layer is a first distance, and a shortest distance between the second side and the edge of the conductive layer is a second distance, wherein the first opening has a third side and a fourth side, and the third side and the fourth side are opposite to each other, wherein a shortest distance between the third side and the edge of the conductive layer is a third distance, and a shortest distance between the fourth side and the edge of the conductive layer is a fourth distance, wherein the first distance, the second distance, the third distance and the fourth distance are distances extend along same direction, wherein the third distance is greater than the first distance and the second distance, wherein the fourth distance is greater than the first distance and the second distance.

9 . The touch display device as claimed in claim 6 ,
wherein the second insulating layer or the third insulating layer has a second opening, wherein one of the first electrode and the second electrode is electrically connected to the touch signal line through the second opening.

10 . The touch display device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the second opening does not overlap with the first opening.

11 . The touch display device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the second opening and the first opening at least partially overlap with each other.

12 . The touch display device as claimed in claim 9 ,
wherein the conductive layer further comprises a conductive shielding portion, wherein the touch signal line is electrically insulated from the conductive shielding portion, wherein the touch signal line overlaps the semiconductor layer, and the conductive shielding portion overlaps the first opening.

13 . The touch display device as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the second opening is disposed in the second insulating layer,
wherein the touch signal line is electrically connected to the first electrode through the second opening, wherein the conductive shielding portion is electrically connected to the second electrode.

14 . The touch display device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a second substrate disposed opposite the first substrate; and a display medium disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.

Assignees

• Innolux Corp

Inventors

• Chang Chih-Hao
• Chen Bo-Feng
• Tsai Chia-Hao
• Liu Tung-Kai
• Peng Jen-Chieh

Classifications

• G06F2203/04107

  Shielding in digitiser, i.e. guard or shielding arrangements, mostly for capacitive touchscreens, e.g. driven shields, driven grounds · CPC title

• G06F3/0412 Primary

  Digitisers structurally integrated in a display · CPC title

• G06F2203/04103

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

• G06F3/044

  by capacitive means · CPC title

• G06F3/04164

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