Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Display with dual-function capacitive elements
- Patent Title (中): 显示双功能电容元件
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Application No.: US13936980Application Date: 2013-07-08
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Publication No.: US08743087B2Publication Date: 2014-06-03
- Inventor: Steve Porter Hotelling , Shih Chang Chang , Lili Huang , John Z. Zhong
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Morrison & Foerster LLP
- Main IPC: G06F3/041
- IPC: G06F3/041

Abstract:
A touch screen including display pixels with capacitive elements is provided. The touch screen includes first common voltage lines connecting capacitive elements in adjacent display pixels, and a second common voltage line connecting first common voltage lines. The pixels can be formed as electrically separated regions by including breaks in the common voltage lines. The regions can include a drive region that is stimulated by stimulation signals, a sense region that receives sense signals corresponding to the stimulation signals. A grounded region can also be included, for example, between a sense region and a drive region. A shield layer can be formed of a substantially high resistance material and disposed to shield a sense region. A black mask line and conductive line under the black mask line can be included, for example, to provide low-resistance paths between a region of pixels and touch circuitry outside the touch screen borders.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130293513A1 DISPLAY WITH DUAL-FUNCTION CAPACITIVE ELEMENTS Public/Granted day:2013-11-07
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