Electronic device with capacitive touch-sensitive display

1. A touch-sensitive display comprising:

an insulator;

pixel electrodes deposited directly on the insulator;

drive electrodes deposited directly on the insulator and interspersed with the pixel electrodes such that the pixel electrodes and the drive electrodes are disposed in a same layer on the insulator;

sense electrodes spaced from the drive electrodes;

a display material and a color filter material disposed between the pixel electrodes and the sense electrodes;

a black matrix material and the display material disposed between the drive electrodes and the sense electrodes;

wherein the drive electrodes and the sense electrodes are utilized to detect touches on the touch-sensitive display.

2. The touch-sensitive display according to claim 1 , comprising common electrodes disposed between the pixel electrodes and a substrate, and, wherein the insulator is disposed between the pixel electrodes and the common electrodes.

3. The touch-sensitive display according to claim 1 , wherein the sense electrodes are utilized as a shield.

4. The touch-sensitive display according to claim 1 , wherein the color filter is disposed adjacent the sense electrodes.

5. The touch-sensitive display according to claim 1 , wherein the sense electrodes are disposed on a glass substrate and extend over the black matrix material.

6. The touch-sensitive display according to claim 5 , wherein the drive electrodes are aligned with the black matrix material.

7. The touch-sensitive display according to claim 1 , wherein the display material comprises liquid crystal.

8. The touch-sensitive display according to claim 1 , comprising at least one controller coupled to the pixel electrodes, the sense electrodes, and the drive electrodes.

9. The touch-sensitive display according to claim 1 , comprising a touch controller coupled to the drive electrodes and the sense electrodes, and a display controller in communication with the touch controller to control the pixel electrodes.

10. The touch-sensitive display according to claim 9 , wherein the touch controller is operable to carry out touch sensing when the pixel electrodes are not driven.

11. The touch-sensitive display according to claim 9 , wherein gate lines are utilized to drive the drive electrodes when the pixel electrodes are not driven.

12. An electronic device comprising:

a touch-sensitive display comprising:

an insulator;

pixel electrodes deposited directly on the insulator;

drive electrodes deposited directly on the insulator and interspersed with the pixel electrodes such that the pixel electrodes and the drive electrodes are disposed in a same layer on the insulator;

sense electrodes spaced from the drive electrodes;

a display material and a color filter disposed between the pixel electrodes and the sense electrodes;

a black matrix material and the display material disposed between the drive electrodes and the sense electrodes;

at least one controller coupled to the pixel electrodes, the drive electrodes and the sense electrodes, and configured to sense a touch on the touch-sensitive display during horizontal blanking time periods of the touch-sensitive display.

13. The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the at least one controller comprises a first controller coupled to the pixel electrodes to control the display of information, and a second controller coupled to the drive electrodes and the sense electrodes and coupled to the first controller to sense a touch on the touch-sensitive display.

14. The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the pixel electrodes are coupled to the at least one controller by gate lines and the gate lines are coupled to the drive electrodes.