Touch panel
A flexible touch panel is provided. Both reduction in thickness and high sensitivity of a touch panel are achieved. The touch panel includes a first flexible substrate, a first insulating layer over the first substrate, a transistor and a light-emitting element over the first insulating layer, a color filter over the light-emitting element, a pair of sensor electrodes over the color filter, a second insulating layer over the sensor electrodes, a second flexible substrate over the second insulating layer, and a protective layer over the second substrate. A first bonding layer is between the light-emitting element and the color filter. The thickness of the first substrate and the second substrate is each 1 μm to 200 μm inclusive. The first bonding layer includes a region with a thickness of 50 nm to 10 μm inclusive.
1. A touch panel comprising:
a first substrate having flexibility;
a first insulating layer over the first substrate;
a transistor, a light-emitting element, and a wiring over the first insulating layer;
a second insulating layer over the wiring;
a conductive layer in contact with the wiring through an opening in the second insulating layer;
a first adhesive layer over the transistor, the light-emitting element, and the wiring;
a plurality of conductive particles dispersed in the first adhesive layer;
a pair of sensor electrodes over the first adhesive layer;
a third insulating layer over the pair of sensor electrodes;
a second substrate having flexibility over the third insulating layer; and
a protective layer over the second substrate,
wherein one of the plurality of conductive particles is in contact with the conductive layer and one of the pair of sensor electrodes,
wherein another one of the plurality of conductive particles is positioned inside the opening of the second insulating layer, and
wherein the pair of sensor electrodes and the light-emitting element overlap each other in a direction perpendicular to the first substrate.
2. The touch panel according to claim 1 , wherein each thickness of the first substrate and the second substrate is greater than or equal to 1 μm and less than or equal to 200 μm.
3. The touch panel according to claim 1 , wherein the transistor comprises a semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor.
4. The touch panel according to claim 1 , wherein the transistor comprises a semiconductor layer including polycrystalline silicon.
5. The touch panel according to claim 1 , wherein the protective layer contains aluminum oxide or yttrium oxide.
6. The touch panel according to claim 1 , further comprising a color filter over the light-emitting element with the first adhesive layer therebetween.
7. The touch panel according to claim 1 , further comprising a second adhesive layer between the first insulating layer and the first substrate.
8. The touch panel according to claim 1 , further comprising a third adhesive layer between the second insulating layer and the second substrate.
9. The touch panel according to claim 1 , further comprising:
first flexible printed circuits electrically connected to the transistor; and
second flexible printed circuits electrically connected to the one of the pair of sensor electrodes through the wiring,
wherein each of the first flexible printed circuits and the second flexible printed circuits is over the first substrate.
10. The touch panel according to claim 1 , wherein a touch sensor including the pair of sensor electrodes operates while a pixel including the transistor and the light-emitting element stops operating.
11. A touch panel comprising:
a first substrate having flexibility;
a first insulating layer over and in contact with the first substrate;
a transistor, a light-emitting element, and a wiring over the first insulating layer;
a second insulating layer over the wiring;
a conductive layer in contact with the wiring through an opening in the second insulating layer;
a first adhesive layer over the transistor, the light-emitting element, and the wiring;
a plurality of conductive particles dispersed in the first adhesive layer;
a pair of sensor electrodes over the first adhesive layer;
a third insulating layer over the pair of sensor electrodes;
a second substrate having flexibility over and in contact with the third insulating layer; and
a protective layer over the second substrate,
wherein one of the plurality of conductive particles is in contact with the conductive layer and one of the pair of sensor electrodes,
wherein another one of the plurality of conductive particles is positioned inside the opening of the second insulating layer,
wherein the pair of sensor electrodes and the light-emitting element overlap each other in a direction perpendicular to the first substrate, and
wherein the one of the plurality of conductive particles and the opening of the second insulating layer do not overlap each other in the direction perpendicular to the first substrate.
12. The touch panel according to claim 11 , wherein each thickness of the first substrate and the second substrate is greater than or equal to 1 μm and less than or equal to 200 μm.
13. The touch panel according to claim 11 , wherein the transistor comprises a semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor.
14. The touch panel according to claim 11 , wherein the transistor comprises a semiconductor layer including polycrystalline silicon.
15. The touch panel according to claim 11 , wherein the protective layer contains aluminum oxide or yttrium oxide.
16. The touch panel according to claim 11 , further comprising a color filter over the light-emitting element with the first adhesive layer therebetween.
17. The touch panel according to claim 11 , further comprising:
first flexible printed circuits electrically connected to the transistor; and
second flexible printed circuits electrically connected to the one of the pair of sensor electrodes through the wiring,
wherein each of the first flexible printed circuits and the second flexible printed circuits is over the first substrate.
18. The touch panel according to claim 11 , wherein a touch sensor including the pair of sensor electrodes operates while a pixel including the transistor and the light-emitting element stops operating.