US20190056825A1 - Touch sensing structure and applications thereof - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates in general to a touch sensing structure and applications thereof, and more particularly to a touch sensing structure with a light-shielding layer and applications thereof.
- a touch sensing device Because of the advance in display technology, a touch sensing device has been widely used in various display devices.
- the touch sensing device provides intuitive operation to the users. A user can operate a display device with the touch sensing device through his/her hand gesture or by directly clicking a selection icon displayed on the screen.
- a capacitive touch device typically includes a substrate and a plurality of first sensing electrodes extending along a first axis and a plurality of second sensing electrodes extending along a second axis. Two adjacent first sensing electrodes are connected by a wire. Two adjacent second sensing electrodes are respectively disposed on two sides of the wire and are connected by a conductive bridge crossing the wire.
- the conductive bridges and the wires are electrically insulated from each other.
- the conductive bridges are made of a metal and have high reflectivity, such that incident light coming from external environment may be reflected by the conductive bridges. The user may perceive many bright spots on the surface of a touch display device due to reflection of the external light, and the display quality of the touch display device is deteriorated.
- a touch sensing structure includes a transparent substrate and at least one touch-sensing unit disposed on the transparent substrate.
- the touch-sensing unit includes a first patterned electrode, a second patterned electrode, a conductive bridge and a patterned light-shielding layer.
- the second patterned electrode is separated from the first patterned electrode.
- the conductive bridge electrically connects with the first portion and the second portion and is spatially insulated from the first patterned electrode.
- the patterned light-shielding layer is disposed between the conductive bridge and the transparent substrate and at least partly overlaps the conductive bridge along a direction normal to the transparent substrate.
- a touch display apparatus includes the aforementioned touch sensing structure and a display panel disposed on one side of the touch sensing structure.
- a patterned display structure includes a metal layer with a metal surface, a light shielding layer, and a glass substrate disposed on the light shielding layer.
- the light shielding layer is disposed on the metal surface, and has a plurality of openings for exposing a portion of the metal surface and a plurality of light-shielding portions to collectively define a plurality of display patterns in the light shielding layer.
- the radial dimension of each light-shielding portion is substantially smaller than 100 micrometers ( ⁇ m).
- a patterned light-shielding layer is disposed between an inner surface of a transparent substrate (cover lens) and a conductive bridge of a touch sensing electrode in a manner of at least partly overlapping the conductive bridge to block an external light passing through the transparent substrate from reaching to and then being reflected by the conductive bridge.
- FIGS. 1 A to 1 E are series of partial cross-sectional views illustrating the processing structures for forming a touch sensing structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG. 2A is a partial top view illustrating of a touch sensing structure manufactured by the method illustrated in FIGS. 1A to 1E according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG. 2B is a partial top view of local area of a touch sensing structure manufactured by the method illustrated in FIGS. 1A to 1E according to another embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG. 2C is a partial top view of a touch sensing structure manufactured by the method illustrated in FIGS. 1A to 1 E according to another embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG. 3A is a partial top view of a touch sensing structure manufactured by the method illustrated in FIGS. 1A to 1 E according to another embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view illustrating part of the touch sensing structure taken along the cutting line S 3 depicted in FIG. 3A ;
- FIG. 4A is a top view illustrating part of a touch sensing structure manufactured by the method described in FIGS. 1A to 1 E according to another embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view illustrating part of the touch sensing structure taken along the cutting line S 4 depicted in FIG. 4A ;
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating part of a touch sensing structure according to another embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating part a touch sensing structure according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIGS. 7A to 7D are series of partial cross-sectional views illustrating the processing structures for forming a touch sensing structure according to yet another embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view illustrating part of a touch sensing structure manufactured by the method described in FIGS. 7A to 7D according to another embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating part of a touch sensing structure manufactured by the method described in FIGS. 7A to 7D according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a touch display apparatus with touch function according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a touch display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 12A is a top view illustrating a patterned display structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 12B is a cross-sectional view of the patterned display structure taken along the cutting line S 12 depicted in FIG. 12A .
- the present disclosure provides a touch sensing structure used in a display apparatus and applications thereof. Light interference due to the external light reflected by the touch sensing electrode can be mitigated by using the touch sensing structure, so as to improve the display quality of the touch display apparatus.
- the object, technical features and advantages of the present invention can be more easily understood by anyone ordinary skilled in the technology field, a number of exemplary embodiments are disclosed below with detailed descriptions and accompanying drawings.
- FIGS. 1A to 1E are partial cross-sectional views illustrating the processing structures for forming a touch sensing structure 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the method for forming the touch sensing structure 100 includes following steps. Firstly, a transparent substrate 101 is provided (see FIG. 1A ).
- the transparent substrate 101 can be realized by a light-permeable cover lens which can be touched or clicked by the user directly.
- the transparent substrate 101 can be realized by an ordinary glass substrate, alkali-free glass substrate (such as an LCD substrate), or a reinforced glass substrate processed with physical or chemical treatment (such as cover glass).
- the transparent substrate 101 can also be realized by a plastic substrate made of diethyl polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polycarbonate (PC), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), or polycycloolefin polymer (COP).
- PET diethyl polyethylene terephthalate
- PC polycarbonate
- PMMA polymethyl methacrylate
- COP polycycloolefin polymer
- the transparent substrate 101 has a touch surface 101 a, and an inner surface 101 b opposite to the touch surface 101 a.
- the touch surface 101 a can directly contact the external environment or can be touched by the user directly.
- a patterned light-shielding layer 102 is formed on the inner surface 101 b of the transparent substrate 101 (as shown in FIG. 1B ).
- the patterned light-shielding layer 102 can be realized by a patterned photoresist layer or an ink material layer.
- a photoresist layer is formed on the inner surface 101 b of the transparent substrate 101 by way of coating, press-printing or other suitable method.
- a portion of the photoresist layer is removed by a lithography process to expose a portion of the inner surface 101 b of the transparent substrate 101 , so as to form the patterned light-shielding layer 102 as shown in FIG. 1B .
- the portion of the photoresist layer remained near the edge of the transparent substrate 101 can serve as a light-shielding pattern 1022 to shield the metal traces 1052 formed at the edge of the transparent substrate 101 (the detail steps will be disclosed in the embodiments below). Therefore, in the manufacturing process, there is no need to have another process of forming another light-shielding layer to shield the metal traces 1052 .
- the patterned light-shielding layer 102 and the light-shielding pattern 1022 can be formed in the same process, such that the manufacturing process can be simplified and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.
- the patterned electrode layer 103 is formed on the patterned light-shielding layer 102 .
- the patterned electrode layer 103 can be realized by a transparent electrode layer such as a thin layer made of metal, metal nitride such as aluminum nitride (AlN), metal oxide such as indium tin oxide (ITO) or indium zinc oxide (IZO), graphene or nano-silver traces.
- the patterned electrode layer 103 includes at least one first patterned electrode 103 a and at least one second patterned electrode 103 b.
- the second patterned electrode 103 b is isolated from the first patterned electrode 103 a and is separated into a first portion 103 b 1 and a second portion 103 b 2 by the first patterned electrode 103 a (see FIG. 1C in which a partial cross-sectional view the patterned electrode layer 103 is illustrated).
- the first patterned electrode 103 a and the second patterned electrode 103 b are the same layer stratum. In other embodiments of the present disclosure, however, the first patterned electrode 103 a and the second patterned electrode 103 b can be disposed on different patterned electrode layers of different planes (not shown).
- a patterned dielectric layer 104 is formed on the patterned electrode layer 103 to cover at least one portion of the first patterned electrode 103 a and at least one portion of the second patterned electrode 103 b and partly expose the first portion 103 b 1 and the second portion 103 b 2 of the second patterned electrode 103 b (see FIG. 1D ).
- a conductive bridge 105 is formed above the dielectric layer 104 .
- the dielectric layer 104 is disposed between the conductive bridge 105 and the first patterned electrode 103 a, and the patterned metal layer 105 is spatially insulated from the first patterned electrode 103 a through the dielectric layer 104 .Two opposite sides of the conductive bridge 105 electrically connected with the first portion 103 b 1 and the second portion 103 b 2 respectively.
- the conductive bridge 105 crosses the first patterned electrode 103 a.
- the conductive bridge 105 electrically connects to the first portion 103 b 1 and the second portion 103 b 2 of the second patterned electrode 103 b, the dielectric layer 104 is disposed between the conductive bridge 105 and the first patterned electrode 103 a, such that at least one touch sensing unit 100 a can be formed therein.
- the conductive bridge 105 at least partly overlaps the patterned light-shielding layer 102 along a direction P normal to the transparent substrate 101 (that is, along the thickness direction of the transparent substrate 101 ).
- the conductive bridge 105 is a patterned metal layer formed above the light-shielding layer 102 .
- a portion of the same patterned metal layer can also serve as the metal traces 1052 of the touch sensing structure 100 .
- the conductive bridge 105 and the metal traces 1052 of the touch sensing structure 100 can be formed in the same patterning process of the metal layer. However, such treatment may not be applicable to other embodiments of the invention.
- a protection layer 106 is then formed on the conductive bridge 105 .
- the protection layer 106 can be made of an organic or inorganic material.
- a single-layer or multi-layer film can be disposed between the patterned electrode layer 103 and the transparent substrate 101 to increase the transmittance or strength of the glass, wherein the single-layer or multi-layer film can be made of an organic material such as a high temperature resistant organic material (higher than 200° C.) or an inorganic material such as silicon oxide (SiOx) or silicon nitride (SiNx).
- the touch sensing structure that is manufactured by the method illustrated in FIGS. 1A to 1E may achieve different optical effects through adjusting the overlapping position and overlapping size between the patterned light-shielding layer 102 and the conductive bridge 105 .
- FIG. 2A is a top view illustrating part of a touch sensing structure 200 A manufactured by the method described in FIGS. 1A to 1E according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the top view is taken from the top of the touch sensing structure 200 A along a direction P normal to the transparent substrate 101 .
- the first length (D 1 ) and the first width (W 1 ) of the patterned light-shielding layer 102 are substantially larger than or equal to the second length (D 2 ) and the second width (W 2 ) of the conductive bridge 105 respectively.
- the patterned light-shielding layer 102 completely overlaps the conductive bridge 105 , and the external light L passing through the transparent substrate 101 can be completely shielded by the patterned light-shielding layer 102 and will not be reflected by the conductive bridge 105 (see FIG. 1E ).
- FIG. 2B is a top view of illustrating part of a touch sensing structure 200 B according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the length (the first length D 1 ) of the patterned light-shielding layer 102 is substantially equivalent to the length (the second length D 2 ) of the conductive bridge 105 , but the width (the first width W 1 ) of the patterned light-shielding layer 102 is substantially smaller than the width (the second width W 2 ) of the conductive bridge 105 .
- the patterned light-shielding layer 102 and the conductive bridge 105 completely overlap in a horizontal direction H, but the conductive bridge 105 does not be fully covered by the patterned light-shielding layer 102 to entirely block the external light (not shown) passing through the transparent substrate 101 from reaching to the conductive bridge 105 . Therefore, a portion of the external light (not shown) passing through the transparent substrate 101 may reach to the conductive bridge 105 and then be reflected by the conductive bridge 105 .
- the ratio of the roof square of the top surface of the conductive bridge 105 not overlapped with the patterned light-shielding layer 102 to the roof square of the top surface of the conductive bridge 105 is substantially between 40%-70%. In other words, the roof square of the conductive bridge 105 and that of the patterned light-shielding layer 102 are different when viewed along the direction P normal to the transparent substrate 101 .
- FIG. 2C is a top view illustrating part of a touch sensing structure 200 C according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the length (the first length D 1 ) and the width (the first width W 1 ) of the patterned light-shielding layer 102 are substantially equivalent to the length (the second length D 2 ) and the width (the second width W 2 ) of the conductive bridge 105 a respectively.
- the patterned light-shielding layer 102 is not exactly aligned with the conductive bridge 105 a, the lateral sides of the patterned light-shielding layer 102 deviate from that of the conductive bridge 105 a in a horizontal direction H, and the patterned light-shielding layer 102 and the conductive bridge 105 a only partly overlap.
- the roof square of the top surface of the conductive bridge 105 a not overlapping with the patterned light-shielding layer 102 to the roof square of the top surface of the conductive bridge 105 a is substantially less than 50%.
- the width of the conductive bridge 105 is about 3-10 ⁇ m.
- each of the lateral sides of the patterned light-shielding layer 102 deviates from the corresponding one of the conductive bridge 105 about 1.5-5 ⁇ m in the horizontal direction H. Additionally, when the length and the width of the patterned light-shielding layer 102 are not equivalent to that of the conductive bridge 105 , the ratio of the unshielded portion of the conductive bridge 105 to the whole roof square of the conductive bridge 105 is substantially less than 50%.
- the dielectric layer 104 is not illustrated in the top views of FIGS. 2A to 2C .
- FIG. 3A is a top view illustrating part of a touch sensing structure 300 according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view illustrating part of the touch sensing structure 300 taken along the cutting line S 3 depicted in FIG. 3A .
- the structure of the touch sensing structure 300 is similar to that of the touch sensing structure 100 except that the patterned light-shielding layer 302 of the touch sensing structure 300 includes at least one (i.e. one or more than one) opening 302 b.
- the patterned light-shielding layer 302 is divided into several spatially separated light-shielding portions, such as the light-shielding portions 302 a 1 , 302 a 2 , 302 a 3 , 302 a 4 and 302 a 5 , and a plurality of openings 302 b are defined between two adjacent ones of the light-shielding portions 302 a 1 , 302 a 2 , 302 a 3 , 302 a 4 and 302 a 5 .
- Each of the light-shielding portions 302 a 1 , 302 a 2 , 302 a 3 , 302 a 4 and 302 a 5 at least partly overlaps the conductive bridge 105 a. Since the light-shielding portions 302 a 1 , 302 a 2 , 302 a 3 , 302 a 4 and 302 a 5 do not shield the whole roof square of the conductive bridge 105 to block the external light L passing through the transparent substrate 101 and from reaching to the conductive bridge 105 . Thus, still a portion of the external light L can reach to the conductive bridge 105 and then be reflected by the conductive bridge 105 .
- the ratio of the roof square of the top surface of the conductive bridge 105 a not overlapping with the patterned light-shielding layer 302 to the roof square of the top surface of the conductive bridge 105 a is substantially between 40%-50% (as shown in FIG. 3B ). In other words, the ratio of the exposed area of the conductive bridge 105 a is between 40%-50%.
- the patterned light-shielding layer 302 has a plurality of openings 302 b formed thereon.
- a patterned electrode layer 303 including a first patterned electrode 303 and a second patterned electrode 303 b is subsequently formed on the patterned light-shielding layer 302 .
- the first patterned electrode 303 a, the second patterned electrode 303 b or both of them may extend downwards and passing through the openings 302 b and in contact with the inner surface 101 b of the transparent substrate 101 (as shown in FIG. 3B ).
- the dielectric layer 104 is not illustrated in the top views of FIGS. 3A and 3B .
- the display quality of the display can benefit by the design of the light-shielding layer 302 , because the presence of the openings 302 b can prevent the patterned light-shielding layer 302 from completely shielding the sub-pixels of the display to block the light emitted from the sub-pixels.
- This approach may be more profitable to the display with high resolution, particularly when the size of the sub-pixels of the display with high resolution is smaller than the size of the patterned light-shielding layer 302 .
- the presences of the openings 302 b in the present embodiment can avoid the light emitted from the sub-pixels or some of the light rays having particular colors from being completely blocked.
- FIG. 4A is a top view illustrating part of a touch sensing structure 400 according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view illustrating part of the touch sensing structure 400 taken along the cutting line S 4 depicted in FIG. 4A .
- the touch sensing structure 400 is similar to the touch sensing structure 100 except the dimension of the light-shielding layer 402 of the touch sensing structure 400 .
- the width of the patterned light-shielding layer 402 of the touch sensing structure 400 is substantially larger than that of the conductive bridge 105 a and the length of the patterned light-shielding layer 402 is substantially smaller than that of the conductive bridge 105 (see FIG. 4A ).
- the conductive bridge 105 does not laterally extend beyond the patterned light-shielding layer 402 in the horizontal direction H. However, two ends of the conductive bridge 105 extend beyond the patterned light-shielding layer 402 along the direction parallel to the long axis of the conductive bridge 105 .
- the ratio of the roof square of the conductive bridge 105 a not overlapping with the patterned light-shielding layer 402 to the roof square of the conductive bridge 105 a is substantially between 20%-30%.
- the patterned light-shielding layer 402 cannot block all the external light (not shown) passing through the transparent substrate 101 . Still a portion of the external light can reach to the conductive bridge 105 and then be reflected by the conductive bridge 105 .
- the patterned light-shielding layer 402 is shorter than the conductive bridge 105 , and the conductive bridge 105 extend beyond the patterned light-shielding layer 402 at the two ends of the long axis.
- a patterned electrode layer 403 including a plurality of first patterned electrode 403 a and a plurality of second patterned electrode 403 b is subsequently formed on the patterned light-shielding layer 402 .
- the first patterned electrode 403 a and the second patterned electrode 403 b extends downward to cover the sidewalls of the patterned light-shielding layer 402 at the two ends of the long axis and in contact with the inner surface 101 b of the transparent substrate 101 (as shown in FIG. 4B ).
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating part of a touch sensing structure 500 according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the touch sensing structure 500 is similar to the touch sensing structure 400 except the locations of the first patterned electrode 503 a and the second patterned electrode 503 b of the touch sensing structure 500 .
- the first patterned electrode 503 a and the second patterned electrode 503 b of the touch sensing structure 500 are disposed between the inner surface 101 b of the transparent substrate 101 and the patterned light-shielding layer 502 ; and the patterned electrode layer 503 of the touch sensing structure 500 directly contacts the inner surface 101 b of the transparent substrate 101 .
- a single-layer or multi-layer film (not shown) can be disposed between the patterned electrode layer 503 and the transparent substrate 101 , wherein the single-layer or multi-layer film can be made of an organic material such as a high temperature resistant organic material (higher than 200° C.) or an inorganic material such as silicon oxide (SiOx) or silicon nitride (SiNx) to increase the transmittance or strength of the glass.
- an organic material such as a high temperature resistant organic material (higher than 200° C.) or an inorganic material such as silicon oxide (SiOx) or silicon nitride (SiNx) to increase the transmittance or strength of the glass.
- the relative positions between the first patterned electrode 503 a, the second patterned electrode 503 b, the transparent substrate 101 and the patterned light-shielding layer 502 of the touch sensing structure 500 are different from that of corresponding structures of the touch sensing structure 400 .
- the step sequence for forming the touch sensing structure 500 is thus different from that for forming the touch sensing structure 400 .
- the method for forming the touch sensing structure 500 includes following steps. Firstly, the patterned electrode layer 503 with the first patterned electrode 503 a and the second patterned electrode 503 b is formed on the inner surface 101 b of a transparent substrate 101 .
- a patterned light-shielding layer 502 , a dielectric layer 104 , a conductive bridge 505 and a protection layer 106 are formed in sequence on the patterned electrode layer 503 .
- a light-shielding pattern 1022 capable of shielding several metal traces 1052 can be formed on the transparent substrate 101 by the same process for forming the patterned light-shielding layer 502 .
- the metal traces 1052 can be electrically connected with the first patterned electrode 503 a and the second patterned electrode 503 b respectively.
- the patterned light-shielding layer 502 formed on the patterned electrode layer 503 may partially extend downwards and passing through the gap 503 c to contact the inner surface 101 b of the transparent substrate 101 .
- the conductive bridge 505 crosses over the patterned light-shielding layer 502 and the two ends of the conductive bridge 505 electrically contact with the first portion 503 b 1 and the second portion 503 b of the second patterned electrode 503 b that is disposed under the patterned light-shielding layer 502 .
- the conductive bridge 505 and the second patterned electrode 503 b both extend beyond the patterned light-shielding layer 502 at the two ends of the long axis of conductive bridge 505 .
- the two ends of the conductive bridge 505 thus can extend downwards to cover the sidewalls of the dielectric layer 104 and the patterned light-shielding layer 502 , as well as to contact with the first portion 503 b 1 and the second portion 503 b of the second patterned electrode 503 b respectively.
- the patterned light-shielding layer 502 is defined by lithography process, and the resulted patterned light-shielding layer 502 may have a cross-section profile with smooth gradient sidewalls gradually flared from bottom to top at the two ends of the long axis in accordance with the nature of the lithography process.
- the thickness of the conductive bridge 505 is decreased the electrical connection formed between the conductive bridge 505 , the first portion 503 b 1 of the second patterned electrode 503 b and the connecting portion 505 a 1 of the second portion 503 b may not be deteriorated Therefore, the process reliability of forming the conductive bridge 505 (the conductive bridge 505 a ) can be increased.
- the insulation impedance of the patterned light-shielding layer 502 is similar to that of the dielectric layer 104 , therefore the dielectric layer 104 can be selectively omitted, and the conductive bridge 505 can be directly formed on the patterned light-shielding layer 502 .
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating part of a touch sensing structure 600 according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the touch sensing structure 600 are similar to that of the touch sensing structure 300 except the locations of the first patterned electrode 603 a and the second patterned electrode 603 b of the touch sensing structure 600 .
- the first patterned electrode 603 a and the second patterned electrode 603 b of the touch sensing structure 600 are disposed between an inner surface 101 b of the transparent substrate 101 and the patterned light-shielding layer 602 ; and the patterned electrode layer 603 of the touch sensing structure 600 directly contacts the inner surface 101 b of the transparent substrate 101 .
- the patterned light-shielding layer 602 of the touch sensing structure 600 is divided into several spatially separated light-shielding portions, such as the light-shielding portions 602 a 1 , 602 a 2 , 602 a 3 , 602 a 4 and 602 a 5 , and a plurality of openings 602 b are defined between two adjacent ones of the light-shielding portions 602 a 1 , 602 a 2 , 602 a 3 , 602 a 4 and 602 a 5 .
- the light-shielding portions 602 a 1 , 602 a 2 , 602 a 3 , 602 a 4 and 602 a 5 do not shield the whole roof square of the conductive bridge 105 to block the external light L passing through the transparent substrate 101 from reaching to the conductive bridge 105 . Thus, still a portion of the external light L can reach to the conductive bridge 105 and then be reflected by the conductive bridge 105 .
- FIGS. 7A to 7D are partial cross-sectional views illustrating the processing structures for forming a touch sensing structure 700 according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the touch sensing structure 700 is formed on the transparent substrate 711 of the light outputting surface of a display panel 71 .
- the method for forming the touch sensing structure 700 includes following steps: Firstly, a patterned electrode layer 703 including a first patterned electrode 703 a and a second patterned electrode 703 b is formed on the surface 711 a of the transparent substrate 711 farther away from the liquid crystal layer (see FIG. 7A ).
- a dielectric layer 104 is formed on the patterned electrode layer 703 to cover the first patterned electrode 703 a and the second patterned electrode 703 b and partly expose the first portion 703 b 1 and the second portion 703 b 2 of the second patterned electrode 703 b (as shown in FIG. 7B ).
- a conductive bridge 705 is formed on the dielectric layer 104 , to make the the dielectric layer 104 disposed between the conductive bridge 705 and the first patterned electrode 703 a, and to make the conductive bridge 705 electrically connected with the exposed first portion 703 b 1 and the second portion 703 b 2 of the second patterned electrode 703 b.
- the conductive bridge crossing over the first portion 703 b 1 and the second portion 703 b 2 of the second patterned electrode 703 b (as shown in FIG. 7C ).
- a patterned light-shielding layer 702 is formed on the dielectric layer 104 in a manner of at least partly overlapping with the conductive bridge 705 .
- a glass substrate 701 (a transparent substrate) is provided to cover the patterned light-shielding layer 702 , meanwhile the forming of the touch sensing structure 700 (as shown in FIG. 7D ) is completed.
- an optional layer protection layer 106 can be coated on the patterned light-shielding layer 702 .
- the process and components for forming the touch sensing structure 700 can be integrated with that for forming a display panel 71 to form a touch display apparatus 70 .
- the touch display apparatus 70 can be formed through series of downstream processes such as forming a protection layer, forming a functional optical film, connecting a circuit board or assembly, after the process for forming the touch sensing structure 700 is carried out.
- the length and the width of the patterned light-shielding layer 702 are substantially larger than or equal to that of the conductive bridge 705 respectively; and the patterned light-shielding layer 702 completely overlaps the conductive bridge 705 .
- the patterned light-shielding layer 702 can block the external light L passing through the transparent substrate 701 from reaching to the conductive bridge 705 . Therefore, the external light L can be completely shielded by the patterned light-shielding layer 702 and will not be reflected by the conductive bridge 705 .
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view illustrating part of a touch sensing structure 800 manufactured by the method described in FIGS. 7A to 7D according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the touch sensing structure 800 are similar to the touch sensing structure 700 except the structure of the patterned light-shielding layer 802 .
- the patterned light-shielding layer 802 of the touch sensing structure 800 is divided into several spatially separated light-shielding portions 802 a 1 , 802 a 2 , 802 a 3 , 802 a 4 and 802 a 5 , and a plurality of openings 802 b are defined between two adjacent ones of the light-shielding portions 802 a 1 , 802 a 2 , 802 a 3 , 802 a 4 and 802 a 5 .
- each of the light-shielding portions 802 a 1 , 802 a 2 , 802 a 3 , 802 a 4 and 802 a 5 at least partly overlaps the conductive bridge 705 .
- the light-shielding portions 802 a 1 , 802 a 2 , 802 a 3 , 802 a 4 and 802 a 5 do not shield the whole roof square of the conductive bridge 705 to block external light L passing through the glass substrate 701 from reaching to the conductive bridge 705 . Therefore, still a portion of the external light L can reach to the conductive bridge 105 and then be reflected by the conductive bridge 705 .
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating part of a touch sensing structure 900 manufactured by the method described in FIGS. 7A to 7D according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the touch sensing structure 900 are similar to the touch sensing structure 700 except the structure of the patterned light-shielding layer 902 .
- the patterned light-shielding layer 902 of the touch sensing structure 900 is substantially shorter than the conductive bridge 705 .
- the conductive bridge 705 completely overlaps the patterned light-shielding layer 902 in a horizontal direction (that is, in a direction parallel to the short axis of the conductive bridge 705 a ), but the two ends of the conductive bridge 705 do not overlap with the patterned light-shielding layer 902 .
- the light-shielding layer 902 do not shield the whole roof square of the conductive bridge 705 to block external light L passing through the glass substrate 701 from reaching to the conductive bridge 705 . Therefore, still a portion of the external light L can reach to the conductive bridge 705 and then be reflected by the conductive bridge 705 .
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a touch display apparatus 10 with touch function according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the touch sensing structure 100 of the touch display apparatus 10 is adjacent to the light outputting surface 11 a of the display panel 11 .
- the protection layer 106 a of the touch sensing structure 100 is opposite to the light outputting surface 11 a of the display panel 11 .
- the touch sensing structure 100 may include a patterned color light-shielding layer 107 , which is formed on the periphery of the inner surface 101 a of the transparent substrate 101 and surrounds the first patterned electrode 103 a, the second patterned electrode 103 b, the conductive bridge 105 a and the patterned light-shielding layer 102 .
- the color light-shielding layer 107 can be a multi-stacked layers structure made of white or color ink.
- the patterned light-shielding layer 102 has an inner frame 1022 disposed on the inner side of the color light-shielding layer 107 .
- a light-shielding pattern (hereinafter referred as 1022 ) can be formed outside the transparent substrate to serve as the inner frame of the touch sensing structure 100 , and the color light-shielding layer 107 is formed subsequently.
- the color light-shielding layer 107 partly covers the light-shielding pattern 1022 and makes the light-shielding pattern 1022 adjacent to the color light-shielding layer 107 .
- the inner frame defined by light-shielding pattern 1022 can be seen.
- a portion of the patterned metal layer 105 can be stacked on the color light-shielding layer 107 to form a plurality of metal traces 1052 (see FIG. 10 ).
- the metal traces 1052 can be electrically connected with the first patterned electrode 103 a and the second patterned electrode 103 b adopted by the same the touch sensing unit.
- FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a touch display apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the display panel 11 of the touch display apparatus 10 has a plurality of sub-pixels 111 , and at least one sub-pixel 111 overlaps with the touch sensing structure 100 .
- the size of each sub-pixel 111 is 20 ⁇ m ⁇ 60 ⁇ m, and the size of each patterned light-shielding layer 102 is 260 ⁇ m ⁇ 10 ⁇ m.
- the long axis 111 a of the sub-pixel 111 forms a non-flat angle ⁇ with the long axis of the conductive bridge 105 .
- the non-flat angle e formed by the long axis 111 a of the sub-pixel 111 and the long axis of the conductive bridge 105 a ranges between 85°-90°.
- the long axis 111 a of the sub-pixel 111 and the long axis of the conductive bridge 105 a are arranged in an identical horizontal direction, most area of the sub-pixel 111 may be shielded by the conductive bridge 105 a, and the display quality of the touch display apparatus 10 will be deteriorated by this approach.
- FIG. 12A is a top view illustrating a patterned display structure 120 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 12B is a cross-sectional view of the patterned display structure 120 taken along the cutting line S 12 depicted in FIG. 12A .
- the patterned display structure 120 includes a metal layer 121 with a metal surface 121 a, a photosensitive light shielding layer 122 , and a cover lens 123 disposed on the photosensitive light shielding layer 122 (such as a reinforced glass substrate or a plastic substrate).
- the photosensitive light shielding layer 122 is firstly disposed on the cover lens 123 , and then the metal layer 121 is sequentially disposed on the photosensitive light shielding layer 122 .
- a plurality of openings 122 b are formed in the photosensitive light shielding layer 122 , and the photosensitive light shielding layer 122 is divided into a plurality of light-shielding portions 122 a.
- the openings 122 b can expose a portion of the metal surface 121 a to define at least one display pattern 124 on the photosensitive light shielding layer 122 .
- the radial dimension of each light-shielding portion 122 a is substantially smaller than 100 micrometers ( ⁇ m).
- the metal layer 121 just covers on the portions of the photosensitive light shielding layer 122 corresponding to the openings 122 b and the light-shielding portions 122 a.
- the structure depicted in FIG. 12B is only illustrative.
- the metal layer 121 may fulfill the plurality of openings 122 b.
- the photosensitive light shielding layer 122 can be realized by the light-shielding pattern 1022 as disclosed in above embodiments.
- the display pattern 124 can be trademarks, texts, floral patterns, and so on, and is not subjected to specific restrictions.
- the photosensitive light shielding layer 122 can be realized by a patterned photoresist layer, such as a black matrix.
- the method for forming the patterned display structure 120 includes following steps. Firstly, a photoresist coating layer (the photosensitive light shielding layer 122 ) can be formed on the surface 121 a of the metal layer by way of coating, press-printing or other suitable method. Then, a lithography process is performed to remove a portion of the photoresist coating layer to expose a portion of the surface 121 a of the metal layer and define a display pattern 124 . At the same time the portions of the photosensitive light shielding layer 122 left in the display pattern 124 may serve as the light-shielding portions 122 a.
- each light-shielding portion 122 a can be regular or irregular to meet the design needs of the display pattern 124 of the patterned display structure 120 .
- each light-shielding portion 122 a can be a circle, a rectangle, a triangle, a polygon or other irregular shapes.
- the brightness of the display pattern 124 can be adjusted by controlling the volume of the light reflected to the display pattern 124 from the surface 121 a of the metal layer.
- a patterned light-shielding layer is disposed between an inner surface of a transparent substrate (cover lens) and a conductive bridge of a touch sensing electrode in a manner of at least partly overlapping the conductive bridge to block an external light passing through the transparent substrate from reaching to and being reflected by the conductive bridge.
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Abstract
A touch sensing structure including a transparent substrate and at least one touch sensing unit disposed on the transparent substrate is provided. Each touch sensing unit includes a first patterned electrode, a second patterned electrode, a conductive bridge and a patterned light-shielding layer. The second patterned electrode is isolated from the first patterned electrode and is separated into a first portion and a second portion by the first patterned electrode. A conductive bridge electrically connects the first portion and the second portion and is spatially separated from the first patterned electrode. The patterned light-shielding layer is disposed between the conductive bridge and the inner surface and at least partly overlaps the conductive bridge along a direction normal to the transparent substrate.
Description
- This application is a divisional application of co-pending application Ser. No. 15/148,511, filed on May 6, 2016, which claims the benefit of People's Republic of China Application No. 201510232474.3, filed May 8, 2015, the invention of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
- The present disclosure relates in general to a touch sensing structure and applications thereof, and more particularly to a touch sensing structure with a light-shielding layer and applications thereof.
- Because of the advance in display technology, a touch sensing device has been widely used in various display devices. The touch sensing device provides intuitive operation to the users. A user can operate a display device with the touch sensing device through his/her hand gesture or by directly clicking a selection icon displayed on the screen.
- Take for example, a capacitive touch device typically includes a substrate and a plurality of first sensing electrodes extending along a first axis and a plurality of second sensing electrodes extending along a second axis. Two adjacent first sensing electrodes are connected by a wire. Two adjacent second sensing electrodes are respectively disposed on two sides of the wire and are connected by a conductive bridge crossing the wire. The conductive bridges and the wires are electrically insulated from each other. The conductive bridges are made of a metal and have high reflectivity, such that incident light coming from external environment may be reflected by the conductive bridges. The user may perceive many bright spots on the surface of a touch display device due to reflection of the external light, and the display quality of the touch display device is deteriorated.
- Therefore, it is a prominent task for the industries to provide an advanced touch sensing structure and applications thereof to resolve the problems.
- According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a touch sensing structure is provided. The touch sensing structure includes a transparent substrate and at least one touch-sensing unit disposed on the transparent substrate. The touch-sensing unit includes a first patterned electrode, a second patterned electrode, a conductive bridge and a patterned light-shielding layer. The second patterned electrode is separated from the first patterned electrode. The conductive bridge electrically connects with the first portion and the second portion and is spatially insulated from the first patterned electrode. The patterned light-shielding layer is disposed between the conductive bridge and the transparent substrate and at least partly overlaps the conductive bridge along a direction normal to the transparent substrate.
- According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a touch display apparatus is provided. The touch display apparatus includes the aforementioned touch sensing structure and a display panel disposed on one side of the touch sensing structure.
- According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a patterned display structure is provided. The patterned display structure includes a metal layer with a metal surface, a light shielding layer, and a glass substrate disposed on the light shielding layer. The light shielding layer is disposed on the metal surface, and has a plurality of openings for exposing a portion of the metal surface and a plurality of light-shielding portions to collectively define a plurality of display patterns in the light shielding layer. The radial dimension of each light-shielding portion is substantially smaller than 100 micrometers (μm).
- As discussed above, a touch sensing structure and a touch display apparatus using the same are provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure. A patterned light-shielding layer is disposed between an inner surface of a transparent substrate (cover lens) and a conductive bridge of a touch sensing electrode in a manner of at least partly overlapping the conductive bridge to block an external light passing through the transparent substrate from reaching to and then being reflected by the conductive bridge. Though adjusting the overlapping position and overlapping size between the conductive bridge and the patterned light-shielding layer, the problems of bright spots due to the reflection of the external light can be mitigated, and the display quality of the touch display apparatus can be improved.
- The above and other aspects of the present disclosure will become better understood with regard to the following detailed description of the preferred but non-limiting embodiment(s). The following description is made with reference to the accompanying drawings.
- FIGS.1A to 1E are series of partial cross-sectional views illustrating the processing structures for forming a touch sensing structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
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FIG. 2A is a partial top view illustrating of a touch sensing structure manufactured by the method illustrated inFIGS. 1A to 1E according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 2B is a partial top view of local area of a touch sensing structure manufactured by the method illustrated inFIGS. 1A to 1E according to another embodiment of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 2C is a partial top view of a touch sensing structure manufactured by the method illustrated inFIGS. 1A to 1 E according to another embodiment of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 3A is a partial top view of a touch sensing structure manufactured by the method illustrated inFIGS. 1A to 1 E according to another embodiment of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view illustrating part of the touch sensing structure taken along the cutting line S3 depicted inFIG. 3A ; -
FIG. 4A is a top view illustrating part of a touch sensing structure manufactured by the method described inFIGS. 1A to 1 E according to another embodiment of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view illustrating part of the touch sensing structure taken along the cutting line S4 depicted inFIG. 4A ; -
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating part of a touch sensing structure according to another embodiment of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating part a touch sensing structure according to another embodiment of the present disclosure; -
FIGS. 7A to 7D are series of partial cross-sectional views illustrating the processing structures for forming a touch sensing structure according to yet another embodiment of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view illustrating part of a touch sensing structure manufactured by the method described inFIGS. 7A to 7D according to another embodiment of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating part of a touch sensing structure manufactured by the method described inFIGS. 7A to 7D according to another embodiment of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a touch display apparatus with touch function according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a touch display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 12A is a top view illustrating a patterned display structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and -
FIG. 12B is a cross-sectional view of the patterned display structure taken along the cutting line S12 depicted inFIG. 12A . - The present disclosure provides a touch sensing structure used in a display apparatus and applications thereof. Light interference due to the external light reflected by the touch sensing electrode can be mitigated by using the touch sensing structure, so as to improve the display quality of the touch display apparatus. The object, technical features and advantages of the present invention can be more easily understood by anyone ordinary skilled in the technology field, a number of exemplary embodiments are disclosed below with detailed descriptions and accompanying drawings.
- It should be noted that these embodiments are for exemplification purpose only, not for limiting the scope of protection of the invention. The invention can be implemented by using other features, elements, methods and parameters. The preferred embodiments are merely for illustrating the technical features of the invention, not for limiting the scope of protection of. Anyone skilled in the technology field of the invention will be able to make suitable modifications or changes based on the specification disclosed below without breaching the spirit of the invention. Designations common to the accompanying drawings are used to indicate identical or similar elements.
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FIGS. 1A to 1E are partial cross-sectional views illustrating the processing structures for forming atouch sensing structure 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method for forming thetouch sensing structure 100 includes following steps. Firstly, atransparent substrate 101 is provided (seeFIG. 1A ). In some embodiments of the present disclosure, thetransparent substrate 101 can be realized by a light-permeable cover lens which can be touched or clicked by the user directly. In other words, thetransparent substrate 101 can be realized by an ordinary glass substrate, alkali-free glass substrate (such as an LCD substrate), or a reinforced glass substrate processed with physical or chemical treatment (such as cover glass). Thetransparent substrate 101 can also be realized by a plastic substrate made of diethyl polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polycarbonate (PC), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), or polycycloolefin polymer (COP). In the present embodiment, thetransparent substrate 101 has atouch surface 101 a, and aninner surface 101 b opposite to thetouch surface 101 a. Thetouch surface 101 a can directly contact the external environment or can be touched by the user directly. - Then, a patterned light-
shielding layer 102 is formed on theinner surface 101 b of the transparent substrate 101 (as shown inFIG. 1B ). In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the patterned light-shielding layer 102 can be realized by a patterned photoresist layer or an ink material layer. In the present embodiment, firstly, a photoresist layer is formed on theinner surface 101 b of thetransparent substrate 101 by way of coating, press-printing or other suitable method. Then, a portion of the photoresist layer is removed by a lithography process to expose a portion of theinner surface 101 b of thetransparent substrate 101, so as to form the patterned light-shielding layer 102 as shown inFIG. 1B . In the present embodiment, during the forming of the patterned light-shielding layer 102, the portion of the photoresist layer remained near the edge of thetransparent substrate 101 can serve as a light-shielding pattern 1022 to shield the metal traces 1052 formed at the edge of the transparent substrate 101 (the detail steps will be disclosed in the embodiments below). Therefore, in the manufacturing process, there is no need to have another process of forming another light-shielding layer to shield the metal traces 1052. In other words, the patterned light-shielding layer 102 and the light-shielding pattern 1022 can be formed in the same process, such that the manufacturing process can be simplified and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. - Then, at least one
patterned electrode layer 103 is formed on the patterned light-shielding layer 102. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the patternedelectrode layer 103 can be realized by a transparent electrode layer such as a thin layer made of metal, metal nitride such as aluminum nitride (AlN), metal oxide such as indium tin oxide (ITO) or indium zinc oxide (IZO), graphene or nano-silver traces. The patternedelectrode layer 103 includes at least one firstpatterned electrode 103 a and at least one secondpatterned electrode 103 b. The secondpatterned electrode 103 b is isolated from the firstpatterned electrode 103 a and is separated into afirst portion 103 b 1 and asecond portion 103 b 2 by the firstpatterned electrode 103 a (seeFIG. 1C in which a partial cross-sectional view the patternedelectrode layer 103 is illustrated). - In the present embodiment, the first
patterned electrode 103 a and the secondpatterned electrode 103 b are the same layer stratum. In other embodiments of the present disclosure, however, the firstpatterned electrode 103 a and the secondpatterned electrode 103 b can be disposed on different patterned electrode layers of different planes (not shown). - Next, a patterned
dielectric layer 104 is formed on the patternedelectrode layer 103 to cover at least one portion of the firstpatterned electrode 103 a and at least one portion of the secondpatterned electrode 103 b and partly expose thefirst portion 103 b 1 and thesecond portion 103 b 2 of the secondpatterned electrode 103 b (seeFIG. 1D ). - After the
dielectric layer 104 is formed, aconductive bridge 105 is formed above thedielectric layer 104. Thedielectric layer 104 is disposed between theconductive bridge 105 and the firstpatterned electrode 103 a, and the patternedmetal layer 105 is spatially insulated from the firstpatterned electrode 103 a through the dielectric layer 104.Two opposite sides of theconductive bridge 105 electrically connected with thefirst portion 103 b 1 and thesecond portion 103 b 2 respectively. Theconductive bridge 105 crosses the firstpatterned electrode 103 a. In other words, theconductive bridge 105 electrically connects to thefirst portion 103 b 1 and thesecond portion 103 b 2 of the secondpatterned electrode 103 b, thedielectric layer 104 is disposed between theconductive bridge 105 and the firstpatterned electrode 103 a, such that at least one touch sensing unit 100 a can be formed therein. Theconductive bridge 105 at least partly overlaps the patterned light-shielding layer 102 along a direction P normal to the transparent substrate 101 (that is, along the thickness direction of the transparent substrate 101). - In the present embodiment, the
conductive bridge 105 is a patterned metal layer formed above the light-shielding layer 102. A portion of the same patterned metal layer can also serve as the metal traces 1052 of thetouch sensing structure 100. In other words, theconductive bridge 105 and the metal traces 1052 of thetouch sensing structure 100 can be formed in the same patterning process of the metal layer. However, such treatment may not be applicable to other embodiments of the invention. - Then, the forming of the
touch sensing structure 100 is completed through series of downstream processes such as forming a protection layer, forming a functional optical film, connecting a circuit board or assembly. As shown inFIG. 1E , aprotection layer 106 is then formed on theconductive bridge 105. Theprotection layer 106 can be made of an organic or inorganic material. A single-layer or multi-layer film can be disposed between thepatterned electrode layer 103 and thetransparent substrate 101 to increase the transmittance or strength of the glass, wherein the single-layer or multi-layer film can be made of an organic material such as a high temperature resistant organic material (higher than 200° C.) or an inorganic material such as silicon oxide (SiOx) or silicon nitride (SiNx). - In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the touch sensing structure that is manufactured by the method illustrated in
FIGS. 1A to 1E may achieve different optical effects through adjusting the overlapping position and overlapping size between the patterned light-shielding layer 102 and theconductive bridge 105. - For example,
FIG. 2A is a top view illustrating part of atouch sensing structure 200A manufactured by the method described inFIGS. 1A to 1E according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In the present embodiment, the top view is taken from the top of thetouch sensing structure 200A along a direction P normal to thetransparent substrate 101. The first length (D1) and the first width (W1) of the patterned light-shielding layer 102 are substantially larger than or equal to the second length (D2) and the second width (W2) of theconductive bridge 105 respectively. It means that the patterned light-shielding layer 102 completely overlaps theconductive bridge 105, and the external light L passing through thetransparent substrate 101 can be completely shielded by the patterned light-shielding layer 102 and will not be reflected by the conductive bridge 105 (seeFIG. 1E ). -
FIG. 2B is a top view of illustrating part of atouch sensing structure 200B according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. In the present embodiment, the length (the first length D1) of the patterned light-shielding layer 102 is substantially equivalent to the length (the second length D2) of theconductive bridge 105, but the width (the first width W1) of the patterned light-shielding layer 102 is substantially smaller than the width (the second width W2) of theconductive bridge 105. It means that the patterned light-shielding layer 102 and theconductive bridge 105 completely overlap in a horizontal direction H, but theconductive bridge 105 does not be fully covered by the patterned light-shielding layer 102 to entirely block the external light (not shown) passing through thetransparent substrate 101 from reaching to theconductive bridge 105. Therefore, a portion of the external light (not shown) passing through thetransparent substrate 101 may reach to theconductive bridge 105 and then be reflected by theconductive bridge 105. In the present embodiment, the ratio of the roof square of the top surface of theconductive bridge 105 not overlapped with the patterned light-shielding layer 102 to the roof square of the top surface of theconductive bridge 105 is substantially between 40%-70%. In other words, the roof square of theconductive bridge 105 and that of the patterned light-shielding layer 102 are different when viewed along the direction P normal to thetransparent substrate 101. -
FIG. 2C is a top view illustrating part of a touch sensing structure 200C according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. In the present embodiment, the length (the first length D1) and the width (the first width W1) of the patterned light-shielding layer 102 are substantially equivalent to the length (the second length D2) and the width (the second width W2) of the conductive bridge 105 a respectively. However, the patterned light-shielding layer 102 is not exactly aligned with the conductive bridge 105 a, the lateral sides of the patterned light-shielding layer 102 deviate from that of the conductive bridge 105 a in a horizontal direction H, and the patterned light-shielding layer 102 and the conductive bridge 105 a only partly overlap. The roof square of the top surface of the conductive bridge 105 a not overlapping with the patterned light-shielding layer 102 to the roof square of the top surface of the conductive bridge 105 a is substantially less than 50%. In a preferred embodiment, the width of theconductive bridge 105 is about 3-10 μm. Each of the lateral sides of the patterned light-shielding layer 102 deviates from the corresponding one of theconductive bridge 105 about 1.5-5 μm in the horizontal direction H. Additionally, when the length and the width of the patterned light-shielding layer 102 are not equivalent to that of theconductive bridge 105, the ratio of the unshielded portion of theconductive bridge 105 to the whole roof square of theconductive bridge 105 is substantially less than 50%. For providing clear description to the above embodiments, thedielectric layer 104 is not illustrated in the top views ofFIGS. 2A to 2C . - Referring to
FIG. 3A and FIG, 3B.FIG. 3A is a top view illustrating part of atouch sensing structure 300 according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view illustrating part of thetouch sensing structure 300 taken along the cutting line S3 depicted inFIG. 3A . The structure of thetouch sensing structure 300 is similar to that of thetouch sensing structure 100 except that the patterned light-shielding layer 302 of thetouch sensing structure 300 includes at least one (i.e. one or more than one)opening 302 b. In the present embodiment, the patterned light-shielding layer 302 is divided into several spatially separated light-shielding portions, such as the light-shielding portions 302 a 1, 302 a 2, 302 a 3, 302 a 4 and 302 a 5, and a plurality ofopenings 302 b are defined between two adjacent ones of the light-shielding portions 302 a 1, 302 a 2, 302 a 3, 302 a 4 and 302 a 5. - Each of the light-shielding portions 302 a 1, 302 a 2, 302 a 3, 302 a 4 and 302 a 5 at least partly overlaps the conductive bridge 105 a. Since the light-shielding portions 302 a 1, 302 a 2, 302 a 3, 302 a 4 and 302 a 5 do not shield the whole roof square of the
conductive bridge 105 to block the external light L passing through thetransparent substrate 101 and from reaching to theconductive bridge 105. Thus, still a portion of the external light L can reach to theconductive bridge 105 and then be reflected by theconductive bridge 105. In the present embodiment, the ratio of the roof square of the top surface of the conductive bridge 105 a not overlapping with the patterned light-shielding layer 302 to the roof square of the top surface of the conductive bridge 105 a is substantially between 40%-50% (as shown inFIG. 3B ). In other words, the ratio of the exposed area of the conductive bridge 105 a is between 40%-50%. - As discussed above, the patterned light-
shielding layer 302 has a plurality ofopenings 302 b formed thereon. When a patternedelectrode layer 303 including a firstpatterned electrode 303 and a secondpatterned electrode 303 b is subsequently formed on the patterned light-shielding layer 302. The firstpatterned electrode 303 a, the secondpatterned electrode 303 b or both of them may extend downwards and passing through theopenings 302 b and in contact with theinner surface 101 b of the transparent substrate 101 (as shown inFIG. 3B ). Similarly, for providing clear description to the above embodiments, thedielectric layer 104 is not illustrated in the top views ofFIGS. 3A and 3B . The display quality of the display can benefit by the design of the light-shielding layer 302, because the presence of theopenings 302 b can prevent the patterned light-shielding layer 302 from completely shielding the sub-pixels of the display to block the light emitted from the sub-pixels. This approach may be more profitable to the display with high resolution, particularly when the size of the sub-pixels of the display with high resolution is smaller than the size of the patterned light-shielding layer 302. The presences of theopenings 302 b in the present embodiment can avoid the light emitted from the sub-pixels or some of the light rays having particular colors from being completely blocked. - Refer to
FIG. 4A andFIG. 4B ,FIG. 4A is a top view illustrating part of atouch sensing structure 400 according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view illustrating part of thetouch sensing structure 400 taken along the cutting line S4 depicted inFIG. 4A . Thetouch sensing structure 400 is similar to thetouch sensing structure 100 except the dimension of the light-shielding layer 402 of thetouch sensing structure 400. In the present embodiment, the width of the patterned light-shielding layer 402 of thetouch sensing structure 400 is substantially larger than that of the conductive bridge 105 a and the length of the patterned light-shielding layer 402 is substantially smaller than that of the conductive bridge 105 (seeFIG. 4A ). - In the present embodiment, the conductive bridge 105does not laterally extend beyond the patterned light-
shielding layer 402 in the horizontal direction H. However, two ends of theconductive bridge 105 extend beyond the patterned light-shielding layer 402 along the direction parallel to the long axis of theconductive bridge 105. The ratio of the roof square of the conductive bridge 105 a not overlapping with the patterned light-shielding layer 402 to the roof square of the conductive bridge 105 a is substantially between 20%-30%. The patterned light-shielding layer 402 cannot block all the external light (not shown) passing through thetransparent substrate 101. Still a portion of the external light can reach to theconductive bridge 105 and then be reflected by theconductive bridge 105. - As shown in
FIG. 4B , the patterned light-shielding layer 402 is shorter than theconductive bridge 105, and theconductive bridge 105 extend beyond the patterned light-shielding layer 402 at the two ends of the long axis. When a patternedelectrode layer 403 including a plurality of firstpatterned electrode 403 a and a plurality of secondpatterned electrode 403 b is subsequently formed on the patterned light-shielding layer 402. The firstpatterned electrode 403 a and the secondpatterned electrode 403 b extends downward to cover the sidewalls of the patterned light-shielding layer 402 at the two ends of the long axis and in contact with theinner surface 101 b of the transparent substrate 101 (as shown inFIG. 4B ). -
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating part of atouch sensing structure 500 according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. Thetouch sensing structure 500 is similar to thetouch sensing structure 400 except the locations of the firstpatterned electrode 503 a and the secondpatterned electrode 503 b of thetouch sensing structure 500. The firstpatterned electrode 503 a and the secondpatterned electrode 503 b of thetouch sensing structure 500 are disposed between theinner surface 101 b of thetransparent substrate 101 and the patterned light-shielding layer 502; and the patternedelectrode layer 503 of thetouch sensing structure 500 directly contacts theinner surface 101 b of thetransparent substrate 101. Additionally, a single-layer or multi-layer film (not shown) can be disposed between thepatterned electrode layer 503 and thetransparent substrate 101, wherein the single-layer or multi-layer film can be made of an organic material such as a high temperature resistant organic material (higher than 200° C.) or an inorganic material such as silicon oxide (SiOx) or silicon nitride (SiNx) to increase the transmittance or strength of the glass. - In the present embodiment, the relative positions between the first
patterned electrode 503 a, the secondpatterned electrode 503 b, thetransparent substrate 101 and the patterned light-shielding layer 502 of thetouch sensing structure 500 are different from that of corresponding structures of thetouch sensing structure 400. The step sequence for forming thetouch sensing structure 500 is thus different from that for forming thetouch sensing structure 400. The method for forming thetouch sensing structure 500 includes following steps. Firstly, the patternedelectrode layer 503 with the firstpatterned electrode 503 a and the secondpatterned electrode 503 b is formed on theinner surface 101 b of atransparent substrate 101. Then, a patterned light-shielding layer 502, adielectric layer 104, a conductive bridge 505 and aprotection layer 106 are formed in sequence on the patternedelectrode layer 503. A light-shielding pattern 1022 capable of shieldingseveral metal traces 1052 can be formed on thetransparent substrate 101 by the same process for forming the patterned light-shielding layer 502. The metal traces 1052 can be electrically connected with the firstpatterned electrode 503 a and the secondpatterned electrode 503 b respectively. - There is at least one
gap 503 c formed between the firstpatterned electrode 503 a and the secondpatterned electrode 503 b of the patternedelectrode layer 503. In the present embodiment, there are twogaps 503 c formed between the firstpatterned electrode 503 a and the secondpatterned electrode 503 b. One is formed between the firstpatterned electrode 503 a and afirst portion 503 b 1 of the secondpatterned electrode 503 b, and the other is formed between the firstpatterned electrode 503 a and asecond portion 503 b 2 of the secondpatterned electrode 503 b. The patterned light-shielding layer 502 formed on the patternedelectrode layer 503 may partially extend downwards and passing through thegap 503 c to contact theinner surface 101 b of thetransparent substrate 101. - In the present embodiment, the conductive bridge 505 crosses over the patterned light-
shielding layer 502 and the two ends of the conductive bridge 505 electrically contact with thefirst portion 503 b 1 and thesecond portion 503 b of the secondpatterned electrode 503 b that is disposed under the patterned light-shielding layer 502. The conductive bridge 505 and the secondpatterned electrode 503 b both extend beyond the patterned light-shielding layer 502 at the two ends of the long axis of conductive bridge 505. The two ends of the conductive bridge 505 thus can extend downwards to cover the sidewalls of thedielectric layer 104 and the patterned light-shielding layer 502, as well as to contact with thefirst portion 503 b 1 and thesecond portion 503 b of the secondpatterned electrode 503 b respectively. - The patterned light-
shielding layer 502 is defined by lithography process, and the resulted patterned light-shielding layer 502 may have a cross-section profile with smooth gradient sidewalls gradually flared from bottom to top at the two ends of the long axis in accordance with the nature of the lithography process. When the thickness of the conductive bridge 505 is decreased the electrical connection formed between the conductive bridge 505, thefirst portion 503 b 1 of the secondpatterned electrode 503 b and the connectingportion 505 a 1 of thesecond portion 503 b may not be deteriorated Therefore, the process reliability of forming the conductive bridge 505 (theconductive bridge 505 a) can be increased. - In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the insulation impedance of the patterned light-
shielding layer 502 is similar to that of thedielectric layer 104, therefore thedielectric layer 104 can be selectively omitted, and the conductive bridge 505 can be directly formed on the patterned light-shielding layer 502. -
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating part of atouch sensing structure 600 according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. Thetouch sensing structure 600 are similar to that of thetouch sensing structure 300 except the locations of the firstpatterned electrode 603 a and the secondpatterned electrode 603 b of thetouch sensing structure 600. The firstpatterned electrode 603 a and the secondpatterned electrode 603 b of thetouch sensing structure 600 are disposed between aninner surface 101 b of thetransparent substrate 101 and the patterned light-shielding layer 602; and the patternedelectrode layer 603 of thetouch sensing structure 600 directly contacts theinner surface 101 b of thetransparent substrate 101. - In the present embodiment, the patterned light-
shielding layer 602 of thetouch sensing structure 600 is divided into several spatially separated light-shielding portions, such as the light-shielding portions 602 a 1, 602 a 2, 602 a 3, 602 a 4 and 602 a 5, and a plurality ofopenings 602 b are defined between two adjacent ones of the light-shielding portions 602 a 1, 602 a 2, 602 a 3, 602 a 4 and 602 a 5. The light-shielding portions 602 a 1, 602 a 2, 602 a 3, 602 a 4 and 602 a 5 do not shield the whole roof square of theconductive bridge 105 to block the external light L passing through thetransparent substrate 101 from reaching to theconductive bridge 105. Thus, still a portion of the external light L can reach to theconductive bridge 105 and then be reflected by theconductive bridge 105. -
FIGS. 7A to 7D are partial cross-sectional views illustrating the processing structures for forming atouch sensing structure 700 according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. Thetouch sensing structure 700 is formed on thetransparent substrate 711 of the light outputting surface of adisplay panel 71. The method for forming thetouch sensing structure 700 includes following steps: Firstly, a patternedelectrode layer 703 including a firstpatterned electrode 703 a and a secondpatterned electrode 703 b is formed on thesurface 711 a of thetransparent substrate 711 farther away from the liquid crystal layer (seeFIG. 7A ). - Then, a
dielectric layer 104 is formed on the patternedelectrode layer 703 to cover the firstpatterned electrode 703 a and the secondpatterned electrode 703 b and partly expose thefirst portion 703 b 1 and thesecond portion 703 b 2 of the secondpatterned electrode 703 b (as shown inFIG. 7B ). - Then, a
conductive bridge 705 is formed on thedielectric layer 104, to make the thedielectric layer 104 disposed between theconductive bridge 705 and the firstpatterned electrode 703 a, and to make theconductive bridge 705 electrically connected with the exposedfirst portion 703 b 1 and thesecond portion 703 b 2 of the secondpatterned electrode 703 b. Wherein, the conductive bridge crossing over thefirst portion 703 b 1 and thesecond portion 703 b 2 of the secondpatterned electrode 703 b (as shown inFIG. 7C ). - Then, a patterned light-
shielding layer 702 is formed on thedielectric layer 104 in a manner of at least partly overlapping with theconductive bridge 705. Then, a glass substrate 701(a transparent substrate) is provided to cover the patterned light-shielding layer 702, meanwhile the forming of the touch sensing structure 700 (as shown inFIG. 7D ) is completed. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, an optionallayer protection layer 106 can be coated on the patterned light-shielding layer 702. The process and components for forming thetouch sensing structure 700 can be integrated with that for forming adisplay panel 71 to form atouch display apparatus 70. For example, thetouch display apparatus 70 can be formed through series of downstream processes such as forming a protection layer, forming a functional optical film, connecting a circuit board or assembly, after the process for forming thetouch sensing structure 700 is carried out. - In the present embodiment, the length and the width of the patterned light-
shielding layer 702 are substantially larger than or equal to that of theconductive bridge 705 respectively; and the patterned light-shielding layer 702 completely overlaps theconductive bridge 705. The patterned light-shielding layer 702 can block the external light L passing through thetransparent substrate 701 from reaching to theconductive bridge 705. Therefore, the external light L can be completely shielded by the patterned light-shielding layer 702 and will not be reflected by theconductive bridge 705. -
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view illustrating part of atouch sensing structure 800 manufactured by the method described inFIGS. 7A to 7D according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. Thetouch sensing structure 800 are similar to thetouch sensing structure 700 except the structure of the patterned light-shielding layer 802. The patterned light-shielding layer 802 of thetouch sensing structure 800 is divided into several spatially separated light-shielding portions 802 a 1, 802 a 2, 802 a 3, 802 a 4 and 802 a 5, and a plurality of openings 802 b are defined between two adjacent ones of the light-shielding portions 802 a 1, 802 a 2, 802 a 3, 802 a 4 and 802 a 5. In the present embodiment, each of the light-shielding portions 802 a 1, 802 a 2, 802 a 3, 802 a 4 and 802 a 5 at least partly overlaps theconductive bridge 705. However, the light-shielding portions 802 a 1, 802 a 2, 802 a 3, 802 a 4 and 802 a 5 do not shield the whole roof square of theconductive bridge 705 to block external light L passing through theglass substrate 701 from reaching to theconductive bridge 705. Therefore, still a portion of the external light L can reach to theconductive bridge 105 and then be reflected by theconductive bridge 705. -
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating part of atouch sensing structure 900 manufactured by the method described inFIGS. 7A to 7D according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. Thetouch sensing structure 900 are similar to thetouch sensing structure 700 except the structure of the patterned light-shielding layer 902. The patterned light-shielding layer 902 of thetouch sensing structure 900 is substantially shorter than theconductive bridge 705. In the present embodiment, theconductive bridge 705 completely overlaps the patterned light-shielding layer 902 in a horizontal direction (that is, in a direction parallel to the short axis of theconductive bridge 705 a), but the two ends of theconductive bridge 705 do not overlap with the patterned light-shielding layer 902. In other words, the light-shielding layer 902 do not shield the whole roof square of theconductive bridge 705 to block external light L passing through theglass substrate 701 from reaching to theconductive bridge 705. Therefore, still a portion of the external light L can reach to theconductive bridge 705 and then be reflected by theconductive bridge 705. - The touch sensing structure based on the a
transparent substrate 101, for example thetouch sensing structure 100, can be integrated with anotherdisplay panel 11 to form atouch display apparatus 10 with touch function. Referring toFIG. 10 ,FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view illustrating atouch display apparatus 10 with touch function according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Thetouch sensing structure 100 of thetouch display apparatus 10 is adjacent to thelight outputting surface 11 a of thedisplay panel 11. In the present embodiment, the protection layer 106 a of thetouch sensing structure 100 is opposite to thelight outputting surface 11 a of thedisplay panel 11. - The
touch sensing structure 100 may include a patterned color light-shielding layer 107, which is formed on the periphery of theinner surface 101 a of thetransparent substrate 101 and surrounds the firstpatterned electrode 103 a, the secondpatterned electrode 103 b, the conductive bridge 105 a and the patterned light-shielding layer 102. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the color light-shielding layer 107 can be a multi-stacked layers structure made of white or color ink. Preferably, the patterned light-shielding layer 102 has aninner frame 1022 disposed on the inner side of the color light-shielding layer 107. - In the present embodiment, during the forming of the patterned light-
shielding layer 102, a light-shielding pattern (hereinafter referred as 1022) can be formed outside the transparent substrate to serve as the inner frame of thetouch sensing structure 100, and the color light-shielding layer 107 is formed subsequently. The color light-shielding layer 107 partly covers the light-shielding pattern 1022 and makes the light-shielding pattern 1022 adjacent to the color light-shielding layer 107. When viewed along the direction P normal to the transparent substrate 101 (top view), the inner frame defined by light-shielding pattern 1022 can be seen. A portion of the patternedmetal layer 105 can be stacked on the color light-shielding layer 107 to form a plurality of metal traces 1052 (seeFIG. 10 ). The metal traces 1052 can be electrically connected with the firstpatterned electrode 103 a and the secondpatterned electrode 103 b adopted by the same the touch sensing unit. -
FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view illustrating atouch display apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, thedisplay panel 11 of thetouch display apparatus 10 has a plurality ofsub-pixels 111, and at least one sub-pixel 111 overlaps with thetouch sensing structure 100. The size of each sub-pixel 111 is 20 μm×60 μm, and the size of each patterned light-shielding layer 102 is 260 μm×10 μm. To reduce the area of the sub-pixel 111 shielded by the patterned light-shielding layer 102, thelong axis 111 a of the sub-pixel 111 forms a non-flat angle θ with the long axis of theconductive bridge 105. In the present embodiment, the non-flat angle e formed by thelong axis 111 a of the sub-pixel 111 and the long axis of the conductive bridge 105 a ranges between 85°-90°. That is, if thelong axis 111 a of the sub-pixel 111 and the long axis of the conductive bridge 105 a are arranged in an identical horizontal direction, most area of the sub-pixel 111 may be shielded by the conductive bridge 105 a, and the display quality of thetouch display apparatus 10 will be deteriorated by this approach. -
FIG. 12A is a top view illustrating a patterneddisplay structure 120 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.FIG. 12B is a cross-sectional view of the patterneddisplay structure 120 taken along the cutting line S12 depicted inFIG. 12A . The patterneddisplay structure 120 includes ametal layer 121 with ametal surface 121 a, a photosensitivelight shielding layer 122, and acover lens 123 disposed on the photosensitive light shielding layer 122 (such as a reinforced glass substrate or a plastic substrate). In other words, the photosensitivelight shielding layer 122 is firstly disposed on thecover lens 123, and then themetal layer 121 is sequentially disposed on the photosensitivelight shielding layer 122. After the photosensitivelight shielding layer 122 is patterned, a plurality ofopenings 122 b are formed in the photosensitivelight shielding layer 122, and the photosensitivelight shielding layer 122 is divided into a plurality of light-shieldingportions 122 a. Theopenings 122 b can expose a portion of themetal surface 121 a to define at least onedisplay pattern 124 on the photosensitivelight shielding layer 122. The radial dimension of each light-shieldingportion 122 a is substantially smaller than 100 micrometers (μm). Themetal layer 121 just covers on the portions of the photosensitivelight shielding layer 122 corresponding to theopenings 122 b and the light-shieldingportions 122 a. However, the structure depicted inFIG. 12B is only illustrative. In some practical applications, themetal layer 121 may fulfill the plurality ofopenings 122 b. The photosensitivelight shielding layer 122 can be realized by the light-shielding pattern 1022 as disclosed in above embodiments. Thedisplay pattern 124 can be trademarks, texts, floral patterns, and so on, and is not subjected to specific restrictions. - In the present embodiment, the photosensitive
light shielding layer 122 can be realized by a patterned photoresist layer, such as a black matrix. The method for forming the patterneddisplay structure 120 includes following steps. Firstly, a photoresist coating layer (the photosensitive light shielding layer 122) can be formed on thesurface 121 a of the metal layer by way of coating, press-printing or other suitable method. Then, a lithography process is performed to remove a portion of the photoresist coating layer to expose a portion of thesurface 121 a of the metal layer and define adisplay pattern 124. At the same time the portions of the photosensitivelight shielding layer 122 left in thedisplay pattern 124 may serve as the light-shieldingportions 122 a. - The shape of each light-shielding
portion 122 a can be regular or irregular to meet the design needs of thedisplay pattern 124 of the patterneddisplay structure 120. For example, each light-shieldingportion 122 a can be a circle, a rectangle, a triangle, a polygon or other irregular shapes. Through the adjustment in the size or shape of theopenings 122 b in different regions, the brightness of thedisplay pattern 124 can be adjusted by controlling the volume of the light reflected to thedisplay pattern 124 from thesurface 121 a of the metal layer. - As discussed above, a touch sensing structure and a touch display apparatus using the same are provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure. A patterned light-shielding layer is disposed between an inner surface of a transparent substrate (cover lens) and a conductive bridge of a touch sensing electrode in a manner of at least partly overlapping the conductive bridge to block an external light passing through the transparent substrate from reaching to and being reflected by the conductive bridge. Though adjusting the overlapping position and overlapping size between the conductive bridge and the patterned light-shielding layer, the problems of bright spots due to the reflection of the external light can be mitigated, and the display quality of the touch display apparatus can be improved.
- While the invention has been described by way of example and in terms of the preferred embodiment (s), it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto. On the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements and procedures, and the scope of the appended claims therefore should be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and similar arrangements and procedures.
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1. A touch sensing structure, comprising:
a transparent substrate; and
at least one touch sensing unit disposed on the transparent substrate, wherein the touch sensing unit comprises:
a first patterned electrode;
a second patterned electrode includes a first portion and a second portion separated from the first portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion are separated by the first patterned electrode;
a conductive bridge electrically connected with the first portion and the second portion and spatially separated from the first patterned electrode;
a patterned light-shielding layer disposed on the conductive bridge and at least partly overlapping the conductive bridge along a direction normal to the transparent substrate; and
a patterned dielectric layer disposed between the patterned light-shielding layer and the transparent substrate.
2. The touch sensing structure according to claim 1 , wherein the size of the patterned light-shielding layer is substantially equivalent to that of the conductive bridge.
3. A touch display apparatus, comprising:
a touch sensing structure, comprising:
a transparent substrate; and
at least one touch sensing unit disposed on the transparent substrate, wherein the touch sensing unit comprises:
a first patterned electrode;
a second patterned electrode includes a first portion and a second portion separated from the first portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion are separated by the first patterned electrode;
a conductive bridge electrically connected with the first portion and the second portion and spatially separated from the first patterned electrode;
a patterned light-shielding layer disposed on the conductive bridge and at least partly overlapping the conductive bridge along a direction normal to the transparent substrate; and
a patterned dielectric layer disposed between the patterned light-shielding layer and the transparent substrate; and
a display panel disposed on one side of the touch sensing structure.
4. A patterned display structure, comprising:
a cover lens;
a light shielding layer disposed on the cover lens, wherein the light shielding layer has a plurality of openings and a plurality of light-shielding portions to define at least one display pattern; and
a metal layer covering the openings and the light-shielding portions of the light shielding layer;
wherein each light-shielding portion has a width substantially smaller than 100 micrometers (μm).
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