公开(公告)号：US20180067584A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-08

申请号：US15691283

申请日：2017-08-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Wencong ZHU ,  Albert LIN ,  Alexander A. PENN ,  Ashray Vinayak GOGTE ,  Chun-Hao TUNG ,  Hao ZHANG ,  Hui ZHOU ,  John Z. ZHONG ,  Steven P. HOTELLING ,  Sudip MONDAL ,  Sumant RANGANATHAN ,  Sunggu KANG

IPC: G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04103 ,  G06F2203/04107

Abstract: Touch sensor configurations for reducing electrostatic discharge events in the border area of a touch sensor panel is disclosed. Touch sensors (e.g., electrodes formed on the cover material and/or the opaque mask) can be susceptible to certain events such as arcing and discharge/joule heating, which may negatively affect touch sensor performance. Examples of the disclosure can include increasing the trace width, spacing, and/or thickness in the border area relative to the trace width, spacing, and/or thickness in the visible/active area along one or more sides of the touch sensor panel. In some examples, touch electrodes can be located exclusively in the visible/active areas along one or more sides of the touch sensor panel, while dummy sections can be included in both the border and visible/active areas. Additionally or alternatively, one or more gaps between adjacent touch electrodes in the border area or serpentine routing can be included.

公开(公告)号：US20150220183A1

公开(公告)日：2015-08-06

申请号：US14169287

申请日：2014-01-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Lynn R. YOUNGS ,  Sunggu KANG ,  James Edward Alexander PEDDER ,  Hao ZHANG ,  John Z. ZHONG

IPC: G06F3/041

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04103

Abstract: A touch sensor panel including artwork formed on the touch sensor panel is disclosed. The touch sensor panel stackup can include a substrate, one or more underlying layers, one or more patterned transparent conductive layers, a passivation layer, artwork, and an adhesive layer. The artwork on the touch sensor panel can be formed by aligning to the touch sensor pattern or alignment marks. In some examples, the artwork can be formed on a discrete touch sensor panel, and the discrete touch sensor panel can be bonded to a cover glass or cover material. In some examples, the touch sensor panel can be a Dual-sided Indium Tin Oxide (DITO) stackup. In some examples, the drive lines and the sense lines of the touch sensor panel can be formed on separate substrates, and the substrates can be bonded together using an adhesive.

Abstract translation: 公开了包括形成在触摸传感器面板上的图形的触摸传感器面板。 触摸传感器面板叠层可以包括基底，一个或多个下层，一个或多个图案化的透明导电层，钝化层，图案和粘合剂层。 可以通过与触摸传感器图案或对准标记对准来形成触摸传感器面板上的图案。 在一些示例中，艺术品可以在离散的触摸传感器面板上形成，并且离散的触摸传感器面板可以粘合到覆盖玻璃或覆盖材料。 在一些示例中，触摸传感器面板可以是双面氧化铟锡（DITO）叠层。 在一些示例中，触摸传感器面板的驱动线和感测线可以形成在单独的基板上，并且可以使用粘合剂将基板粘合在一起。