STRUCTURE FOR PIXELATED SELF-CAPACITANCE
    1.
    发明申请
    STRUCTURE FOR PIXELATED SELF-CAPACITANCE 审中-公开
    用于像素自拍的结构

    公开(公告)号:US20170038876A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-09

    申请号:US15304494

    申请日:2014-10-01

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: A touch screen having layers. The touch screen can include a substrate upon which the layers of the touch screen are disposed, and a touch region including a touch pixel electrode, a first display sub-pixel and a second display sub-pixel. The touch screen can also include a sense connection coupled to touch sensing circuitry. An intermediate connection can be disposed between the touch pixel electrode and the sense connection, and can be coupled to the sense connection at the first display sub-pixel and the touch pixel electrode at the second display sub-pixel. In some examples, the sense connection can be disposed at least partially underneath a structure in the first display sub-pixel, such as a data line. In some examples, the intermediate connection can be comprised of a same material type as a structure in the first display sub-pixel, such as a gate line material.

    Abstract translation: 具有层的触摸屏。 触摸屏可以包括其上设置有触摸屏的层的基板和包括触摸像素电极,第一显示子像素和第二显示子像素的触摸区域。 触摸屏还可以包括耦合到触摸感测电路的感测连接。 中间连接可以设置在触摸像素电极和感测连接之间,并且可以耦合到第二显示子像素处的第一显示子像素和触摸像素电极处的感测连接。 在一些示例中,感测连接可以至少部分地布置在第一显示子像素(例如数据线)中的结构下方。 在一些示例中,中间连接可以由与第一显示子像素中的结构相同的材料类型,例如栅极线材料构成。

    NARROW BORDER TOUCH SCREEN
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170199618A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-07-13

    申请号:US15313942

    申请日:2014-09-23

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A touch screen is disclosed that includes conductive elements in a display area and connecting traces for routing the conductive elements to other locations. The connecting traces can be routed underneath or over existing opaque structures in the display area, instead of in border areas adjacent to the display area, to minimize the effect of the connecting traces on the display aperture ratio. The lengths and/or widths of these connecting traces as well as the number of parallel connecting traces used to connect to a particular element can be selected to balance the load on the drive and/or sense circuitry and on display pixels caused by the connecting traces.

    TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY UNIFORMITY
    4.
    发明申请
    TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY UNIFORMITY 审中-公开
    触摸屏显示均匀性

    公开(公告)号:US20160266693A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-15

    申请号:US15065284

    申请日:2016-03-09

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Improvement of visual uniformity of an integrated touch screen display is provided. A touch screen can include common electrodes separated by gaps in a Vcom layer. To improve visual non-uniformity in the display resulting from the gaps, a first set of semi-transparent dummy features (primary-dummy features) can be formed on a second layer at the locations of the gaps, and a second set of dummy features (supplementary-dummy features) can also be formed on the second layer or another layer to mitigate low spatial resolution of the primary-dummy features and/or non-uniform spacing of the primary-dummy features. In some examples, holes or slits can be formed in the Vcom layer at areas of the supplementary-dummy features to further improve visual uniformity.

    Abstract translation: 提供了一体化触摸屏显示器的视觉均匀性的改进。 触摸屏可以包括由Vcom层中的间隙分开的公共电极。 为了改善由间隙引起的显示器的视觉不均匀性,可以在间隙的位置处的第二层上形成第一组半透明虚拟特征(初级虚拟特征),并且第二组虚拟特征 (辅助虚拟特征)也可以形成在第二层或另一层上以减轻初级虚拟特征的低空间分辨率和/或主要虚拟特征的非均匀间隔。 在一些示例中,可以在Vcom层中在辅助虚拟特征的区域处形成孔或狭缝,以进一步改善视觉均匀性。

    TOUCH REGIONS IN DIAMOND CONFIGURATION
    5.
    发明申请
    TOUCH REGIONS IN DIAMOND CONFIGURATION 审中-公开
    金刚石配置中的触控区域

    公开(公告)号:US20160154505A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-02

    申请号:US15017463

    申请日:2016-02-05

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Touch regions in a diamond configuration in a touch sensitive device are disclosed. Touch regions can include drive regions of display pixels to receive stimulation signals and sense regions of display pixels to send touch signals based on a touch or near touch. The drive regions and sense regions can be disposed diagonally adjacent to each other to form a diamond configuration. In an example diamond configuration, diagonal drive regions can be separate and unconnected from each other, while diagonal sense regions can be electrically connected to each other via their sense lines. The diagonal sense region connections can be in a forward diagonal direction, a backward diagonal direction, or a combination thereof. In an alternate example diamond configuration, diagonal drive regions can be electrically connected to each other via their drive lines, while diagonal sense regions can be electrically connected to each other via their sense lines. The diagonal drive and sense region connections can be in a forward diagonal direction, a backward diagonal direction, or combinations thereof. An exemplary touch sensitive device having a diamond configuration can be a touch screen.

    Abstract translation: 公开了触敏装置中钻石配置中的触摸区域。 触摸区域可以包括显示像素的驱动区域,以接收刺激信号并感测显示像素的区域以基于触摸或接近触摸发送触摸信号。 驱动区域和感测区域可以彼此对角地布置以形成菱形配置。 在示例性的金刚石配置中,对角驱动区域可以彼此分离和不连接,而对角线感测区域可以经由它们的感测线路彼此电连接。 对角线感测区域连接可以处于正向对角线方向,向后对角线方向或其组合。 在替代示例的金刚石配置中,对角驱动区域可以经由其驱动线路彼此电连接,而对角线感测区域可以经由它们的感测线路彼此电连接。 对角驱动和感测区域连接可以处于前向对角线方向,向后对角线方向或其组合。 具有钻石构造的示例性触敏装置可以是触摸屏。

    TRACE BORDER ROUTING
    8.
    发明申请
    TRACE BORDER ROUTING 审中-公开
    跟踪边界路由

    公开(公告)号:US20170013707A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-12

    申请号:US15273110

    申请日:2016-09-22

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: The border routing of conductive traces in devices, such as displays, touch sensor panels, and touch screens, to improve border area space usage, thereby reducing device size, and to reduce trace resistance, thereby improving device operation, is disclosed. The conductive traces can form a staggered stair-step configuration in the device border area, in which the average widths of the traces can be different from each other and each trace can have segments with different widths. The conductive traces can be coupled to an active area of the device to transmit signals to and from the active area in accordance with a device operation. The varying widths can help improve the border area space usage, reduce trace resistance, and reduce the differences in resistance between traces.

    Abstract translation: 公开了诸如显示器,触摸传感器面板和触摸屏等设备中导电迹线的边界布线,以改善边界区域空间的使用,从而减少设备尺寸,并降低走线电阻,从而改善器件的操作。 导电迹线可以在器件边界区域中形成交错的阶梯结构,其中迹线的平均宽度可以彼此不同,并且每个迹线可以具有不同宽度的段。 导电迹线可以耦合到设备的有效区域,以根据设备操作向有源区域发送信号和从有源区域发送信号。 变化的宽度可以帮助改善边界区域空间的使用,减少走线电阻,并减少迹线之间的电阻差异。

    RC MATCHING IN A TOUCH SCREEN
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20160282997A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-29

    申请号:US15179763

    申请日:2016-06-10

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06F3/044 G06F3/0416 Y10T29/49107

    Abstract: A touch screen. In some examples, the touch screen can comprise a first element coupled to a first sense connection, and a second element coupled to a second sense connection. In some examples, the first and second sense connections can be configured such that a load presented by the first sense connection and the first element is substantially equal to a load presented by the second sense connection and the second element. In some examples, the first and second sense connections can comprise detour routing configured such that a resistance of the first sense connection is substantially equal to a resistance of the second sense connection. In some examples, the first and second sense connections can be coupled to dummy routing configured such that a first capacitance presented by the first sense connection is substantially equal to a second capacitance presented by the second sense connection.

    EQUALIZING PARASITIC CAPACITANCE EFFECTS IN TOUCH SCREENS
    10.
    发明申请
    EQUALIZING PARASITIC CAPACITANCE EFFECTS IN TOUCH SCREENS 审中-公开
    在触摸屏中均衡平衡电容效应

    公开(公告)号:US20160179252A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-23

    申请号:US15053979

    申请日:2016-02-25

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Reduction of the effects of differences in parasitic capacitances in touch screens is provided. A touch screen can include multiple display pixels with stackups that each include a first element and a second element. For example, the first element can be a common electrode, and the second element can be a data line. The display pixels can include a first display pixel including a third element connected to the first element, and the third element can contribute to a first parasitic capacitance between the first and second elements of the first display pixel, for example, by overlapping with the second element. The touch screen can also include a second display pixel lacking the third element. The second display pixel can include a second parasitic capacitance between the first and second elements of the second display pixel. The first and second parasitic capacitances can be substantially equal, for example.

    Abstract translation: 提供了减少触摸屏中寄生电容差异的影响。 触摸屏可以包括具有堆叠的多个显示像素,每个显示像素包括第一元素和第二元素。 例如,第一元件可以是公共电极,第二元件可以是数据线。 显示像素可以包括包括连接到第一元件的第三元件的第一显示像素,并且第三元件可以有助于第一显示像素的第一和第二元素之间的第一寄生电容,例如通过与第二元件重叠 元件。 触摸屏还可以包括缺少第三元素的第二显示像素。 第二显示像素可以包括第二显示像素的第一和第二元素之间的第二寄生电容。 例如,第一和第二寄生电容可以基本上相等。

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