[summary of the invention]
For addressing the above problem, a purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of display system and manufacturing approach thereof with capacitance type touch-control panel, can reduce the conductor resistance value of conductive pattern, and improve step coverage rate.
Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of display system and manufacturing approach thereof with capacitance type touch-control panel, can improve the material selection elasticity of dielectric layer and protective seam, to improve the process rate of capacitance type touch-control panel.
For reaching above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides a kind of display system and manufacturing approach thereof with capacitance type touch-control panel, and capacitance type touch-control panel mainly comprises base material, electrode circuit, some signal wires, dielectric layer, electrode bridging structure and protective seam.
In capacitance type touch-control panel; The electrode circuit is formed on the base material; Have first electrode and second electrode; First electrode is arranged on the base material along first direction; And second electrode is arranged on the base material along second direction; First electrode comprises that some first conductive patterns and second electrode comprise some second conductive patterns, and first conductive pattern electrically connects mutually each other, and wherein second electrode and first electrode are state of insulation each other.Some signal wires are formed on the base material, in order to first electrode and second electrode that electrically connects the electrode circuit respectively.Dielectric layer is formed on the electrode circuit, and dielectric layer partly is covered on the electrode circuit.Electrode bridge access node configuration is formed on dielectric layer and the electrode circuit; In order to electrically connect second conductive pattern of electrode circuit; So that second conductive pattern is in electric connection each other; Wherein the thickness of electrode bridging structure is greater than the thickness of dielectric layer, and dielectric layer is in order to first electrode of electrical isolation electrode bridging structure and electrode circuit.
Display system of the present invention mainly comprises capacitance type touch-control panel and power supply unit.Power supply unit is electrically connected at capacitance type touch-control panel, to supply power to capacitance type touch-control panel.
The manufacturing approach that has the display system of capacitance type touch-control panel in the embodiments of the invention comprises the following steps:
(1) forms first conductive layer on base material;
(2) form second conductive layer on first conductive layer;
(3) patterning second conductive layer forms some signal wires, and exposes first conductive layer to the open air;
(4) etching first conductive layer is to form the electrode circuit; Wherein the electrode circuit has first electrode and second electrode; And first electrode is formed on the base material along first direction; Second electrode is formed on the base material along second direction; First electrode comprises that some first conductive patterns and second electrode comprise some second conductive patterns; First conductive pattern electrically connects mutually each other, and wherein second electrode and first electrode are state of insulation each other;
(5) form dielectric layer on the electrode circuit, and dielectric layer is covered in partly on the electrode circuit; And
(6) form the electrode bridging structure on dielectric layer and electrode circuit; To electrically connect second conductive pattern of electrode circuit; So that second conductive pattern electrically connects each other; Wherein the thickness of electrode bridging structure is greater than the thickness of dielectric layer, and dielectric layer is in order to first electrode of electrical isolation electrode bridging structure and electrode circuit.
Compared to prior art, panel line construction of the present invention the present invention utilizes metal broken string recovery technique on the base material 202 of plastics, to form electrode bridging structure 210, effectively improves the process rate of the electrode framework of capacitance type touch-control panel.And the light weight of plastic base, thin thickness, significantly reduce the weight and the volume of capacitance type touch-control panel.The present invention effectively reduces the conductor resistance value of electrode circuit, thereby correctly transmits sensing signal to control circuit, and improve step coverage rate through selecting electrode bridging structure jumper connection second conductive pattern of uniform thickness for use.Increase the material selection elasticity of conductive layer simultaneously, and improve the material selection elasticity of dielectric layer and protective seam, to improve the process rate of capacitance type touch-control panel.In addition, the both ends of electrode bridging structure form preferable nurse difficult to understand with the contact interface of second conductive pattern respectively and contact.That is, effectively reduce the conductor resistance value between the electrode bridging structure and second conductive pattern, solve the problem that the prior art contact interface forms poor electrical contact that defective causes easily.
For allowing the foregoing of the present invention can be more obviously understandable, hereinafter specially lift preferred embodiment, and cooperate appended graphicly, elaborate as follows:
[embodiment]
Preferred embodiment of the present invention is described in detail through appended graphic and following explanation, different graphic in, identical element numbers is represented same or analogous assembly.
With reference to figure 2, it illustrates the top view according to the display system 400 that has capacitance type touch-control panel 200 in the first embodiment of the invention.Capacitance type touch-control panel (capacitive touch panel) 200 mainly comprises base material 202, electrode circuit 204, some signal wires 206, dielectric layer (dielectric layer) 208, electrode bridging structure 210 and protective seam (passivation layer) 212 (being shown in Fig. 3 F).Electrode circuit 204 sees through signal wire 206 formed leads and is connected in control circuit 214, and control circuit 214 comes from the sensing signal of electrode circuit 204 in order to processing.
Electrode circuit 204 is formed on the base material 202; And electrode circuit 204 has the first electrode 204a and the second electrode 204b; The first electrode 204a is arranged on the base material 202 along first direction; And the second electrode 204b is arranged on the base material 202 along second direction, and the first electrode 204a comprises that some first conductive patterns (204a1,204a2) and the second electrode 204b comprise some second conductive patterns (204b1,204b2).First conductive pattern (204a1,204a2) utilizes lead 205 to electrically connect mutually along first direction (for example Y direction) each other; Second conductive pattern (204b1,204b2) is arranged along second direction (for example X-direction) each other; Be state of insulation between the first electrode 204a and the second electrode 204b wherein, that is second conductive pattern (204b1,204b2) is a state of insulation with first conductive pattern (204a1,204a2) each other.First conductive pattern (204a1,204a2) disposes with matrix-style with second conductive pattern (204b1,204b2).
Some signal wires 206 are formed on the base material 202, and in order to the first electrode 204a and the second electrode 204b of electric connection electrode circuit 204, and signal wire 206 is positioned at the zones of different on the base material 202 with electrode circuit 204.Dielectric layer 208 is formed on the electrode circuit 204 and part is covered on the electrode circuit 204, and for example dielectric layer 208 is arranged at zone contiguous mutually between the top first conductive pattern 204a1, the below first conductive pattern 204a2, the left side second conductive pattern 204b1 and the right side second conductive pattern 204b2.
The electrode bridging structure 210 of capacitance type touch-control panel 200 of the present invention is formed on dielectric layer 208 and the electrode circuit 204; In order to electrically connect the second electrode 204b of electrode circuit 204; So that second conductive pattern (204b1,204b2) electrically connects each other, wherein dielectric layer 208 is in order to the first direction electrode 204a of electrical isolation electrode bridging structure 210 with electrode circuit 204.In a preferred embodiment, the thickness of electrode bridging structure 210 is greater than the thickness of dielectric layer 208.
In one embodiment; Electrode bridging structure 210 forms plain conductor; Utilize the plain conductor of metal broken string recovery technique (metal open repair technique) formation uniform thickness, effectively reduce the conductor resistance value (trace resistance) of electrode circuit 204.The width of plain conductor is between 3 μ m to 50 μ m, and length is between 50 μ m to 2mm, and thickness is between 0.3 μ m to 10 μ m.Within thickness range, plain conductor can completely be attached on the dielectric layer 208, yet bigger thickness also is applicable to electrode bridging structure 210 of the present invention.
With reference to figure 2 and Fig. 3 A-3F, Fig. 3 A-3F illustrate according among first embodiment of Fig. 2 of the present invention along the manufacturing process sectional view of the capacitance type touch-control panel 200 of profile line A-A '.In Fig. 3 A, form first conductive layer 300 on base material 202, then form second conductive layer 302 on first conductive layer 300.Base material 202 for example is a glass; Any of plastics and transparent material layer; Wherein plastics for example are vibrin (polyester resin); Polyacrylate resin (polyacrylate resin); Polyolefin resin (polyolefin resin); Polyimide resin (polyimide resin); Any of polycarbonate resin (polycarbonate resin) and polyurethane resin (polyurethane resin); Polyolefin resin (polyolefin resin) for example is tygon (polyethylene; PE) or polypropylene (Polypropylene; PP); Vibrin (polyester resin) for example is polyethylene terephthalate (polyethylene terephthalate; PET); Polyacrylate resin (polyacrylate resin) for example be polymethylmethacrylate (Polymethylmethacrylate, PMMA).The method of above-mentioned formation first conductive layer 300 and second conductive layer 302 for example is sputtering method or physical vaporous deposition; The material of first conductive layer 300 for example is tin indium oxide (indium tin oxide; ITO), the material of second conductive layer 302 for example is a metal.
In Fig. 3 B, etching second conductive layer 302 forms some signal wires 206, and exposes first conductive layer 300.For example use dry-etching method or wet etching etching to form some signal wires 206.In Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 C; Etching first conductive layer 300 forms electrode circuit 204; Wherein electrode circuit 204 has the first electrode 204a and the second electrode 204b, and the first electrode 204a comprises that some first conductive patterns (204a1,204a2) and the second electrode 204b comprise some second conductive patterns (204b1,204b2).First conductive pattern (204a1,204a2) utilizes lead 205 to electrically connect mutually along first direction (for example Y direction) each other; Second conductive pattern (204b1,204b2) is arranged along second direction (for example X-direction) each other; Be state of insulation between the first electrode 204a and the second electrode 204b wherein, that is some second conductive patterns (204b1,204b2) are state of insulations with some first conductive patterns (204a1,204a2) each other.For example use dry-etching method or wet etching etching to form electrode circuit 204.In one embodiment, when the material of base material 202 is plastics, utilize etching glue (etching paste) etching first conductive layer 300 to form electrode circuit 204.In another embodiment, form protection resin (protection resin) on first conductive layer 300, utilize etching step to form electrode circuit 204 then.
In Fig. 3 D, dielectric layer 208 parts are covered on the electrode circuit 204.The material of dielectric layer 208 for example is silicon dioxide (silicon oxide) or transparent non-organic material, and the present invention utilizes screen printing technology (screen printing technique), APR (Asahi Kasei Photosensitive Resin) plate face coating technique and spraying printing technology to form dielectric layer 208.In one embodiment, the thickness of dielectric layer 208 is between 0.1 μ m to 5 μ m.
In Fig. 3 E; Form an electrode bridging structure 210 on dielectric layer 208 and second conductive pattern (204b1,204b2); Second conductive pattern (204b1,204b2) that electrode bridging structure 210 electrically connects the second electrode 204b; So that second conductive pattern (204b1,204b2) electrically connects each other; Wherein the thickness of electrode bridging structure 210 is greater than the thickness of dielectric layer 208, and dielectric layer 208 is in order to the lead 205 of the electrical isolation electrode bridging structure 210 and the first electrode 204a.That is dielectric layer 208 makes first conductive pattern (204a1,204a2) of the first electrode 204a form electrical isolation with respect to electrode bridging structure 210.The material of electrode bridging structure 210 for example is an alloy material, and alloy material is any of alloy with palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), gold (Au), silver (Ag) and aluminium (Al).In one embodiment, electrode bridging structure 210 is plain conductors, and utilizes metal broken string recovery technique to form plain conductor.For example be to utilize the routing mode to form plain conductor.In a preferred embodiment, the width of plain conductor is between 3 μ m to 50 μ m, and length is between 50 μ m to 2mm, and thickness is between 0.3 μ m to 10 μ m.
In Fig. 3 F, form a protective seam 212 on electrode circuit 204, signal wire 206 and electrode bridging structure 210.The material of protective seam 212 is silicon dioxide or non-organic material, and the thickness of protective seam 212 for example is between 0.1 μ m to 5 μ m.The present invention can utilize picture printing technology (screen printing technique), APR plate face coating technique, spraying printing technology protective seam and spraying technology (spray technique) to form protective seam 212.
According to above-mentioned; Use the gold-tinted processing procedure to form stack layer 110 (as shown in Figure 1) compared to prior art; Panel line construction 200 of the present invention utilizes metal broken string recovery technique; Through electrode bridging structure 210 jumper connections second conductive patterns (204b1,204b2) of selecting uniform thickness for use, effectively reduce the conductor resistance value (trace resistance) of electrode circuit 204.In other words, the second conductive pattern 204b1 is via electrode bridging structure 210, electrically connect with the second conductive pattern 204b2 of opposite side, thereby correctly transmits sensing signal to control circuit 214.
Further, the both ends of electrode bridging structure 210 form preferable nurse difficult to understand with the contact interface of the second conductive pattern 204b1,204b2 respectively and contact (Ohmic contact).That is, effectively reduce the conductor resistance value (trace resistance) between the electrode bridging structure 210 and second conductive pattern (204b1,204b2), solve the problem that the prior art contact interface forms poor electrical contact that defective causes easily.Therefore, the present invention utilizes the mode of metal broken string recovery technique formation electrode bridging structure 210 effectively to replace and uses gold-tinted fabrication steps formation stack layer 110 in the prior art.
And; Electrode bridging structure 210 of the present invention is applicable to the dielectric layer 208 and the electrode circuit 204 of various different-thickness; Mainly be because the thickness of electrode bridging structure 210 greater than the thickness of dielectric layer 208; And electrode bridging structure 210 has preferable ductility; So when dielectric layer 208 produces step edges (step edge) with electrode circuit 204; Electrode bridging structure 210 still can be covered on the dielectric layer 208 and be connected between left side second conductive pattern 204b1 and the right side second conductive pattern 204b2, does not peel off and can not produce.In other words, the thickness size of dielectric layer 208 can't influence the fabrication steps of electrode bridging structure 210.Therefore, in the manufacturing approach of electrode bridging structure of the present invention, the thickness of dielectric layer 208 does not need accurate control, thereby improves the material selection elasticity of dielectric layer 208, effectively improves the process rate of capacitance type touch-control panel.
In addition, when base material was plastic material, prior art will receive many restrictions if desire uses vapour deposition process to form electrode bridging structure 210.Relatively, the present invention utilizes metal broken string recovery technique on the base material 202 of plastics, to form electrode bridging structure 210, effectively improves the process rate of the electrode framework of capacitance type touch-control panel.And the light weight of plastic base, thin thickness, significantly reduce the weight and the volume of capacitance type touch-control panel.
With reference to figure 4, it illustrates according to the block schematic diagram with display system 400 of capacitance type touch-control panel 402 of the present invention.Display system 400 of the present invention mainly comprises capacitance type touch-control panel 400 and power supply unit 404.Power supply unit 404 is electrically connected at capacitance type touch-control panel 402; To supply power to capacitance type touch-control panel 402, wherein display system 400 for example is that display on mobile phone, digital camera, personal digital assistant, notebook computer, desktop computer, TV, satellite navigation, the car, aviation are with display or Portable DVD projector.
In sum, the present invention provides a kind of display system and method thereof with capacitance type touch-control panel, can reduce the contact resistance value of conductive layer, and improve step coverage rate.Increase the material selection elasticity of conductive layer simultaneously, and improve the material selection elasticity of dielectric layer and protective seam, to improve the process rate of capacitance type touch-control panel.