Granted Patent B2

US 8,941,014 · App. 13/536,172 · Granted Jan 27, 2015

Inventor: David Brent Guard (Southampton, GB)

Assignee: Atmel Corporation

Abstract

Claims (80)

1. An apparatus comprising:

a cover panel;

a first optically clear adhesive (OCA) layer coupled to the cover panel;

a substrate coupled to the first OCA layer, the substrate having drive or sense electrodes of a touch sensor disposed on a first side and having a first connection pad defining a first connection pad region;

wherein the first connection pad region comprises:

a first outer zone;

a second outer zone;

a first connection pad zone;

a second connection pad zone; and

a central zone between the first connection pad zone and the second connection pad zone;

wherein the first OCA layer extends to portions of at least one of:

the first outer zone of the first connection pad region;

the second outer zone of the first connection pad region; and

the first connection pad zone of the first connection pad region; and

a second OCA layer coupled to the substrate, such that the second OCA layer extends to portions of the central zone of the first connection pad region and to portions of at least one of:

the first outer zone of the first connection pad region;

the second outer zone of the first connection pad region; and

the second connection pad zone of the first connection pad region.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first OCA layer extends to portions of the first outer zone and portions of the second outer zone of the first connection pad region.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the first OCA layer extends to portions of the central zone of the first connection pad region.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the first OCA layer extends to portions of the first outer zone and portions of the second outer zone of the first connection pad region.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second OCA layer extends to portions of the first outer zone and portions of the second outer zone of the first connection pad region.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second OCA layer extends to portions of the first outer zone and portions of the second outer zone of the first connection pad region.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the substrate has drive or sense electrodes of a touch sensor disposed on a second side.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the first OCA layer extends to portions of the first outer zone, portions of the second outer zone, and portions of the first connection pad zone of the first connection pad region.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the second OCA layer extends to portions of the first outer zone, portions of the second outer zone, and portions of the second connection pad zone of the first connection pad region.

10. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the first OCA layer extends to portions of the central zone of the first connection pad region.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the first OCA layer extends to portions of the first outer zone, portions of the second outer zone, and portions of the first connection pad zone of the first connection pad region.

12. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein:

the first OCA layer extends to portions of the first outer zone, portions of the second outer zone, and portions of the central zone of the first connection pad region; and

the second OCA layer extends to portions of the first outer zone, portions of the second outer zone, and portions of the central zone of the first connection pad region.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein:

the first OCA layer extends to portions of the first connection pad zone of the first connection pad region; and

the second OCA layer extends to portions of the second connection pad zone of the first connection pad region.

14. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the substrate has a second connection pad region offset from the first connection pad region, the second connection pad region comprising:

a first outer zone;

a second outer zone; and

a first connection pad zone.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the first OCA layer extends to portions of at least one of:

the first outer zone of the second connection pad region;

the second outer zone of the second connection pad region; and

the first connection pad zone of the second connection pad region.

16. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the second OCA layer extends to portions of at least one of:

the first outer zone of the second connection pad region;

the second outer zone of the second connection pad region; and

the first connection pad zone of the second connection pad region.

17. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the drive or sense electrodes are made of a conductive mesh of conductive material comprising metal.

18. An apparatus comprising:

a cover panel;

a first optically clear adhesive (OCA) layer coupled to the cover panel;

a substrate coupled to the first OCA layer, the substrate having first and second connection pads defining a connection pad region, the connection pad region comprising:

a first outer zone;

a second outer zone;

a first connection pad zone;

a second connection pad zone; and

a central zone between the first connection pad zone and the second connection pad zone;

a plurality of drive electrodes of a touch sensor disposed on a first side of the substrate;

a plurality of sense electrodes of a touch sensor disposed on a second side of the substrate;

the first connection pad disposed on the first side of the substrate within the first connection pad zone of the connection pad region;

the second connection pad disposed on the second side of the substrate within the second connection pad zone of the connection pad region;

a second OCA layer coupled to the substrate;

wherein the first OCA layer extends within the connection pad region to portions of the first outer zone, portions of the central zone, and portions of the second outer zone; and

wherein the second OCA layer extends within the connection pad region to portions of the first outer zone, portions of the central zone, and portions of the second outer zone.

19. An apparatus comprising:

a cover panel;

a first optically clear adhesive (OCA) layer coupled to the cover panel;

a substrate coupled to the first OCA layer, the substrate having first and second connection pads defining a connection pad region, the connection pad region comprising:

a first outer zone;

a second outer zone;

a first connection pad zone;

a second connection pad zone; and

a central zone between the first connection pad zone and the second connection pad zone;

a plurality of drive electrodes of a touch sensor disposed on a first side of the substrate;

a plurality of sense electrodes of a touch sensor disposed on a second side of the substrate;

the first connection pad disposed on the first side of the substrate within the first connection pad zone of the connection pad region;

the second connection pad disposed on the second side of the substrate within the second connection pad zone of the connection pad region;

a second OCA layer coupled to the substrate;

wherein the first OCA layer extends within the connection pad region to portions of the first outer zone, portions of the central zone, portions of the second connection pad zone, and portions of the second outer zone; and

wherein the second OCA layer extends within the connection pad region to portions of the first outer zone, portions of the first connection pad zone, portions of the central zone, and portions of the second outer zone.

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Continuity (1)