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The present invention relates to an optical inspection method for a transparent electrode film, and more particularly, to a method for inspecting defects of a sensor electrode mounted on a transparent electrode film using an image obtained through an optical inspection apparatus, And an optical inspection method of the transparent electrode film.
2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a touch screen is an input device that detects touches of a user's finger or other input object and converts it into a suitable electric signal to recognize coordinates or gestures, etc., and is applied to various electronic devices.
In particular, the touch screen is directly coupled to a display device of an electronic device, and can replace a space occupied by a separate input device such as a keypad, and thus is widely used in portable electronic devices such as a smart phone, a PDA, and a tablet PC.
On the other hand, the touch screen can be divided into a resistance film type, a capacitive type, an ultrasonic type, and an infrared type depending on the method of sensing the touch input.
Here, the electrostatic capacitance type is a method of detecting the position of a contact object by using a capacitance change generated between a contact object and a transparent sensing electrode when an electrically conductive object (such as a finger) is contacted, It has a longer life span, thinner thickness, and multi-touch support than other types of touch screens.
The transparent electrode film used in the touch screen has a first sensor layer in which a sensor electrode in a first direction is formed and a second sensor layer in which a sensor electrode in a second direction is formed, and the sensor electrodes are formed in different directions Overlapping and forming a lattice.
In this case, the presence and contact position of the object can be detected through the latticed sensor electrode. If a defect such as a short circuit occurs in the sensor electrode, it is impossible to precisely detect contact or contact position of the object. And compares the obtained image image with a reference image in a normal state to discriminate the good or bad of the transparent electrode film.
FIGS. 1 and 2 are illustrations showing image images of a lattice-shaped transparent electrode film in a conventional optical inspection method.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, when light of a predetermined wavelength is irradiated onto the transparent electrode film, due to a difference in reflectance between the portions (3, 4) where the sensor electrode is not mounted and the mounted portion (2) The shape of the image can be obtained with the
In detail, each sensor layer of the transparent electrode film is formed of indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (ITO), or the like on a transparent base sheet made of a material such as polyethylene terephthalate And a transparent sensor electrode formed of a material of a transparent electrode.
At this time, the sensor electrode is mounted in a predetermined shape by a photolithography technique using CAD data. Conventionally, CAD data used for photolithography and direct comparison of the obtained image image (1) were used.
In the conventional inspection method, CAD data of a large capacity is loaded, the obtained image image (1) is converted into a format comparable to CAD data, and then the CAD data and the converted image image are compared on a pixel- There is a problem that a considerable time is required for each step.
Furthermore, the
In order to solve the above problems, there is provided an optical inspection method of a transparent electrode film in which defects of a sensor electrode mounted on a transparent electrode film are inspected using an image obtained through an optical inspection apparatus, And the like.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for manufacturing a transparent electrode film, the method including: a first step of obtaining an image image of a transparent electrode film on which a grid-type sensor electrode is mounted; A second step of acquiring a threshold image by switching the obtained image image to black and white according to a preset shadow reference; The thresholded image is subjected to image processing A third step of obtaining a reference point extracted image; A fourth step of obtaining a reference point of a black block corresponding to the inside of the sensor electrode from the reference point extracted image; A fifth step of applying the obtained reference point to the threshold image and setting a predetermined area around the reference point as an inspection area; And a sixth step of comparing the number of black pixels of each inspection area with the number of black pixels corresponding to a predetermined defective condition.
The third step may include thinning a white line corresponding to the sensor electrode and expanding the thinned white line so that the white line is not broken.
The fourth step may include calculating an area center point of the black block, which is enclosed by a white line corresponding to the sensor electrode, as the reference point.
In the fifth step, each of the inspection areas is set to an area including the outline of the black block including the reference point and the white line in contact with the black convex.
Calculating a percentage of the number of black pixels in each of the inspection regions based on the number of black pixels corresponding to the predetermined failure condition; and, if the calculated percentage is within a predetermined deviation range, Area as a good state.
Through the above solution, the optical inspection method of the transparent electrode film according to the present invention provides the following effects.
First, it is possible to simplify the complicated image image according to the shading criterion, and to set the inspection area to the accurate reference by applying the center point of each closed black block of the reference point calculation image to the threshold image calculated to have black and white pixels, Since the defect of the product can be discriminated by the simple comparison of the black and white pixels, the inspection amount can be minimized and the inspection speed can be remarkably improved.
Secondly, the white line of the threshold image is thinned to expand the white line in a state where the image distortion according to the light amount difference is minimized, so that the black block connected by the defective portion is partitioned according to the normal state grid, Since the reference point can be calculated quickly and accurately through a simple operation of finding a center point in black pixels, the time required to calculate the reference point can be reduced and the total inspection time can be significantly reduced.
Third, an inspection area is set according to a predetermined area at the calculated reference point, and the number of black pixels in each inspection area with respect to the number of defective black pixels is calculated as a percentage, and compared with the deviation range, It is possible to reduce the time required for the comparison operation and thus the total inspection time can be remarkably reduced.
Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 are views showing an image image of a lattice-shaped transparent electrode film in a conventional optical inspection method. Fig.
3 is a flow chart illustrating a method of optical inspection of a transparent electrode film according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view illustrating an image of a transparent electrode film in an optical inspection method of a transparent electrode film according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an exemplary view illustrating a threshold-hold image in an optical inspection method of a transparent electrode film according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6A and 6B are views illustrating a process of acquiring a reference point extracted image in an optical inspection method of a transparent electrode film according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6C is an exemplary view showing a process of extracting a reference point by enlarging part B of FIG. 6B; FIG.
FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG. 5; FIG.
Hereinafter, an optical inspection method of a transparent electrode film according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an optical inspection method of a transparent electrode film according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an image of a transparent electrode film in an optical inspection method of a transparent electrode film according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 6A and 6B are cross-sectional views illustrating a transparent electrode film according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 6A and 6B are cross- 6B is an enlarged view of a portion B in FIG. 6B to show a process of extracting a reference point. FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG. 5, .
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, the optical inspection method of the transparent electrode film includes an image acquisition (s10), a threshold image acquisition (s20), a reference point extraction image acquisition (S30) s40, applying a reference point (s50), setting an inspection area (s60), and comparing pixels for an inspection area (s70).
First, referring to FIGS. 3 to 4, an
In this case, the term " grid type " means that the sensor electrode is formed in the shape of a closed shape to divide a portion where the sensor electrode is not mounted. The shape of the shape may be various shapes such as a polygon such as a rectangle and a pentagon, have.
Here, the optical inspection apparatus refers to an apparatus that irradiates light of a predetermined wavelength to the transparent electrode film, and converts and reflects a difference in reflectance between a portion where the sensor electrode is not mounted and a portion where the sensor electrode is mounted, into an image.
At this time, in the
That is, the portion where the sensor electrode is mounted is displayed as white to light gray, and the
Here, a
Then, in some of the
In general, the distance between two parallel
3 to 5, when the
Here, the term 'switching to black and white' is understood to mean replacing the data of each pixel with black and white or a simplified variable divided into two, such as 0 and 1, in order to improve the operation speed of the image data.
It is preferable to understand that the predetermined shading reference means a brightness of a certain value, and the shading reference is determined by comparing the sensor electrode of the actual transparent electrode film with the
At this time, for each pixel of the
As described above, the
That is, by applying the center point of each closed black block of the reference point calculation image as a reference point to a threshold image having black and white pixels that are simplified according to the shading reference, a uniform reference can be provided for the entire transparent electrode film.
Therefore, each inspection area can be set uniformly and accurately, sequential inspection is performed for each inspection area, and defective products can be discriminated by simple comparison of black and white pixels, so that the calculation amount can be minimized and the inspection speed can be remarkably improved .
If the
In this case, the
At this time, if the
For example, in the case of holding the reference point of each
As a result, when the respective parts of the transparent electrode film are divided, some parts overlap and other parts fall out of the inspection area, so that the accuracy of the inspection is impaired and it is difficult to perform efficient inspection.
6A and 6B, the step s30 of obtaining the reference point extracted
In this case, it is preferable that the breaking means the
For example, the step of thinning the
Here, the center line applies a distance conversion algorithm to each pixel corresponding to the
Such a distance conversion algorithm can be performed based on a distance conversion method such as Eucliean distance, city-block distance, or chessboard distance.
At this time, pixels corresponding to the
Here, as the
The reflectance of each part of the film can be changed according to the amount of light irradiated on the transparent electrode film in addition to the reflectance difference depending on whether the sensor electrode is mounted or not during the acquisition of the
At this time, by thinning the
Then, when the
When the thinned
Accordingly, a reference point can be set for each
In this way, the white line of the threshold image is thinned to expand the white line in a state in which the image distortion according to the light amount difference is minimized, so that the black block connected by the defect portion can be partitioned according to the normal state lattice.
Therefore, accurate reference can be calculated by performing a simple calculation of finding a center point in a small black pixel with respect to each black block, so that the entire area of the transparent electrode film is divided uniformly in accordance with the grid without division error, The time required to calculate the reference point is reduced, and the whole inspection time can be significantly reduced as each inspection area around the reference point is sequentially inspected.
3 to 6C, when the reference
Here, the
Accordingly, even if the entire product is not inspected, if defects exceeding the accommodation limit are generated in one of the divided areas, the product can be judged to be defective and the inspection can be performed quickly.
Here, the
Thus, one
3 to 7, when the
Here, the
Accordingly, even when the
As described above, each part of the transparent electrode film can be uniformly and accurately divided according to the normal shape of the grid without being bound to the defective part through the reference
That is, since each part of the transparent electrode film is divided according to a uniform reference in the assumption of a normal shape of the grid, the overlapping part can be minimized to reduce the inspection time, Can be inspected finely without a portion to be excluded, so that the reliability of the inspection is improved, and an accurate and efficient quality inspection can be performed.
Here, each of the
The outermost line of the
The area may be set corresponding to the grid standard of the transparent electrode film. If the area for one inspection area is calculated, the same area is applied to the reference point of each grid having the same standard, .
In detail, a square or a rectangle enclosing a rhombus shape connecting a outermost line of a white line circumscribing a black block including the reference point at one reference point is calculated, and the area of the square to the rectangles is calculated as an area , And this process can be performed by the user's direct input or automatic input through arithmetic calculation.
When the area of one reference electrode is set in one transparent electrode film during inspection of the same transparent electrode film, the set area is applied to the entire reference point to set each inspection region. Therefore, Can be reduced.
If the
Here, the number of black pixels corresponding to the predetermined failure condition is calculated on the basis of the area of each
At this time, a percentage of the number of black pixels in each inspection area is calculated based on the number of black pixels corresponding to the predetermined defective condition, and the calculated percentage is compared with a predetermined deviation range.
Here, X 1 denotes a maximum deviation range, and X 2 denotes a minimum deviation range.
At this time, if the calculated percentage is within the predetermined deviation range, the inspection region is determined as a good state and the same process is performed for the next inspection region. If the calculated percentage is not within the predetermined deviation range, the inspection region is determined as a defective state.
In detail, when the percentage exceeds the maximum deviation range, the number of black pixels in the inspection region is excessively higher than a normal value, so that it can be analyzed that a defective portion exceeding the accommodation limit exists in the inspection region.
If the percentage is less than the minimum deviation range, it can be analyzed that the portion corresponding to the sensor electrode exists in the inspection region excessively, and further analysis is made as to whether there is an error in the sensor electrode or image image. Can be performed.
Here, if the inspection area is defective, the inspection can be terminated after determining that the product is defective without performing the next inspection area. Accordingly, if defects exceeding the accommodation limit are generated in one part without inspecting the divided inspection areas as a whole, the product can be judged to be defective and the inspection can be performed quickly.
As described above, the inspection area is set according to a predetermined area at the calculated reference point, and the number of black pixels in each inspection area with respect to the number of defective black pixels is calculated as a percentage, and compared with the deviation range, It is possible to reduce the time required for the comparison operation and thus the total inspection time can be remarkably reduced.
As described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and variations and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention. And such modifications are within the scope of the present invention.
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A second step of acquiring a threshold image by switching the obtained image image to black and white according to a preset shadow reference;
The thresholded image is subjected to image processing A third step of obtaining a reference point extracted image;
A fourth step of obtaining a reference point of a black block corresponding to the inside of the sensor electrode from the reference point extracted image;
A fifth step of applying the obtained reference point to the threshold image and setting a predetermined area around the reference point as an inspection area; And
And a sixth step of comparing the number of black pixels in each of the inspection regions with the number of black pixels corresponding to a predetermined defective condition.
The third step includes thinning a white line corresponding to the sensor electrode,
And expanding the thinned white line so that the break of the white line is removed.
Wherein the fourth step includes the step of calculating an area center point of the black block closed by a white line corresponding to the sensor electrode as the reference point.
Wherein each of the inspection regions in the fifth step is set to an area including an outermost line of the black block including the reference point and a white line in contact with the black convex.
Calculating a percentage of the number of black pixels in each inspection area based on the number of black pixels corresponding to the predetermined failure condition;
And determining that the inspection area is in a good state if the calculated percentage is within a predetermined deviation range.
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