Touch-sensitive display and method
A touch-sensitive apparatus includes a first material, a second material joined to the first material such that the first material and the second material are substantially flat across an interface between the first material and the second material, and first touch sensors disposed continuously across the interface from the first material to the second material.
1. A touch-sensitive apparatus comprising:
a first glass of a first color;
a second glass of a second color, which second glass is different from the first glass, is substantially the same thickness as the first glass, and is fused to the first glass along a periphery of the first glass such that the first glass and the second glass are substantially co-planar and substantially flat across an interface at which the first glass is fused to the second glass; and
first touch sensors deposited on the fused first glass and second glass such that a plurality of the first touch sensors are formed continuously across the interface at which the first glass is fused to the second glass, from the first glass of the first color to the second glass of the second color, wherein each first touch sensor of the plurality of the first touch sensors is disposed on the first glass, the interface at which the first glass is fused to the second glass, and the second glass such that each first touch sensor of the plurality of first touch sensors extends continuously from the first glass to the second glass;
wherein the first color is different than the second color.
2. The touch-sensitive apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising a flex connector coupled to the first touch sensors.
3. The touch-sensitive apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising a controller coupled to the first touch sensors via a flex connector.
4. The touch-sensitive apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising second touch sensors and a dielectric material disposed between first touch sensors and the second touch sensors.
5. A method comprising:
joining a first glass of a first color to a second-glass of a second color, which second glass is different from the first glass and is substantially the same thickness as the first glass, by fusing the first glass to the second glass such that the first glass and the second glass are substantially co-planar and substantially flat across an interface at which the first glass is fused to the second glass; and
after fusing the first glass to the second glass, depositing touch sensors on both the first glass and the second glass such that a plurality of the touch sensors are formed continuously across the interface at which the first glass is fused to the second glass, from the first glass of a first color to the second glass of the second color, wherein each touch sensor of the plurality of the touch sensors is disposed on the first glass, the interface at which the first glass is fused to the second glass, and the second glass such that each touch sensor of the plurality of touch sensors extends continuously from the first glass to the second glass;
wherein the first color is different than the second color.
6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein depositing touch sensors comprises depositing a plurality of first touch sensors on both the first glass and the second glass such that the touch sensors are disposed continuously across the interface at which the first glass is fused to the second glass, disposing a dielectric material on the first touch sensors, and depositing second touch sensors on the dielectric material.
7. The method according to claim 6 , comprising coupling a flex connector to the first touch sensors and the second touch sensors.
8. The method according to claim 7 , comprising coupling the flex connector to a controller to couple the first touch sensors and the second touch sensors to the controller.
9. An electronic device comprising a touch-sensitive apparatus, the touch-sensitive apparatus comprising:
a first glass of a first color;
a second glass of a second color, which second glass is different from the first glass, is substantially the same thickness as the first glass, and is fused to the first glass along a periphery of the first glass such that the first glass and the second glass are substantially co-planar and substantially flat across an interface at which the first glass is fused to the second glass;
first touch sensors deposited on the fused first glass and second glass such that a plurality of the first touch sensors are formed continuously across the interface at which the first glass is fused to the second glass, from the first glass of the first color to the second glass of the second color, wherein each first touch sensor of the plurality of the first touch sensors is disposed on the first glass, the interface at which the first glass is fused to the second glass, and the second glass such that each first touch sensor of the plurality of first touch sensors extends continuously from the first glass to the second glass;
wherein the first color is different than the second color.
10. The electronic device according to claim 9 , comprising a flex connector coupled to the first touch sensors.
11. The electronic device according to claim 9 , comprising a controller coupled to the first touch sensors via a flex connector.
12. The electronic device according to claim 9 , comprising second touch sensors and a dielectric material disposed between first touch sensors and the second touch sensors.
13. The touch-sensitive apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a first thickness of the first glass is within 4 μm of a second thickness of the second glass.
14. The method according to claim 5 , wherein a first thickness of the first glass is within 4 μm of a second thickness of the second glass.