Touch panel and manufacturing method of touch display panel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9513670-B2
Application number	US-201414165812-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 28, 2014
Priority date	Jun 11, 2013
Publication date	Dec 6, 2016
Grant date	Dec 6, 2016

Abstract

A touch panel including a substrate, at least one touch-sensing unit, at least one connecting pad, at least a testing line, at least one ESD protection circuit, and a first isolation layer is provided. The touch-sensing unit is disposed on the substrate. The connecting pad is disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the touch-sensing unit. The testing line is disposed on the substrate, electrically connected to the connecting pad, and extends to at least an edge of the substrate. The ESD protection circuit is disposed in the edge of the substrate and electrically connected to a ground voltage, wherein a vertical projection of the testing line to the substrate and that of the ESD protection circuit to the substrate is at least partially overlapped. The first isolation layer is disposed between the testing line and the ESD protection circuit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A touch panel, comprising:
a substrate;
at least one touch-sensing unit disposed on the substrate;
at least one connecting pad disposed on the substrate, the connecting pad electrically connected to the touch-sensing unit;
at least one testing line disposed on the substrate, the testing line electrically connected to the connecting pad and extending to at least one edge of the substrate, wherein the testing line is in continuous physical contact with the connecting pad;
at least one ESD protection circuit disposed at the edge of the substrate, wherein a vertical projection of the testing line on the substrate at least partially overlaps a vertical projection of the ESD protection circuit on the substrate; and
a first isolation layer disposed between the testing line and the ESD protection circuit.

2. The touch panel of claim 1 , wherein the ESD protection circuit is disposed between the substrate and the testing line.

3. The touch panel of claim 1 , wherein the testing line is disposed between the substrate and the ESD protection circuit.

4. The touch panel of claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one grounding pad disposed on the substrate;
a second isolation layer covering the substrate, the touch-sensing unit, the testing line, the ESD protection circuit and the first isolation layer, the second isolation layer having at least one through hole to expose the grounding pad; and
at least one ESD connecting line electrically connected to the ESD protection circuit and the grounding pad.

5. The touch panel of claim 4 , wherein the first isolation layer is disposed between the ESD connecting line and the testing line.

6. The touch panel of claim 4 , wherein the ESD connecting line comprises a line portion and a plug portion, the first isolation layer is disposed between the ESD protection circuit and the line portion, the first isolation layer has at least one through hole, and the plug portion of the ESD connecting line penetrates the through hole of the first isolation layer to be electrically connected the ESD protection circuit.

7. The touch panel of claim 1 , further comprising:
an outer frame electrically connected to the ESD protection circuit;
a second isolation layer covering the substrate, the touch-sensing unit, the testing line, the ESD protection circuit and the first isolation layer, and the second isolation layer having at least one through hole to expose the connecting pad;
a flexible circuit board electrically connected to the connecting pad through the through hole of the second isolation layer; and
a printed circuit board assembly electrically connected to the flexible circuit board.

8. The touch panel of claim 1 , wherein the testing line is disposed between the substrate and the ESD protection circuit, and the touch panel further comprises:
an outer frame electrically connected to the ESD protection circuit;
a second isolation layer covering the substrate, the touch-sensing unit, the testing line and the first isolation layer, the second isolation layer having at least one through hole exposing at least partial of the ESD protection circuit; and
a conductive adhesive filled in the through hole of the second isolation layer to electrically connect the ESD protection circuit and the outer frame.

9. The touch panel of claim 1 , wherein the ESD protection circuit is disposed between the substrate and the testing line, the touch panel further comprises:
an outer frame electrically connected to the ESD protection circuit;
a second isolation layer covering the substrate, the touch-sensing unit, the testing line and the first isolation layer, the second isolation layer having at least one through hole, the first isolation layer also having at least one through hole, wherein the through hole of the first isolation layer and the through hole of the second isolation layer are connected with each other to expose at least a portion of the ESD protection circuit; and
a conductive adhesive filled in the through hole of the first isolation layer and the through hole of the second isolation layer such that the ESD protection circuit and the outer frame are electrically connected.

10. The touch panel of claim 1 , wherein the material of the ESD protection circuit comprises titanium, molybdenum, chromium, iridium, aluminum, copper, silver, gold, indium tin oxide, indium zinc oxide or combinations thereof, a resistance of the ESD protection circuit is less than or equal to that of the testing line, the ESD protection circuit crosses the testing line, a line width of the ESD protection circuit is substantially 150-2000 μm; and the touch panel further comprises:
a second isolation layer covering the substrate, the touch-sensing unit, the testing line, the ESD protection circuit and the first isolation layer, wherein a side surface of the ESD protection circuit is exposed by the first isolation layer or the second isolation layer.

11. A method of manufacturing a touch display panel, comprising:
forming at least one touch-sensing unit, at least one connecting pad, at least one testing line and at least one ESD protection circuit on a motherboard, wherein the connecting pad is electrically connected to the touch-sensing unit, and the testing pad is electrically connected to and in continuous physical contact with the connecting pad;
inputting a testing signal through the testing line to test the touch-sensing unit;
cutting the motherboard, the testing line and the ESD protection circuit along at least one cutting line to form at least one touch panel, wherein both of the testing line and the ESD protection circuit are exposed from a side surface of the touch panel, and the connecting pad is electrically connected to the touch-sensing unit;
performing an electrostatic test to the touch panel; and
assembling the touch panel and a display panel.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
providing a conductive adhesive to electrically connect the ESD protection circuit and an outer frame.

Assignees

• Au Optronics Corp

Inventors

• Chen Yi-Chi
• Yeh Chia-Chun
• Chen Chien-Yu
• Lin Yi-Ling
• Lin Yi-Hsin

Classifications

• G06F3/0412

  Digitisers structurally integrated in a display · CPC title

• G06F1/1656 Primary

  Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203) · CPC title

• Y10T29/49105

  Switch making · CPC title

• G06F3/04164 Primary

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