IP Library Granted Patent US 9,690,418
Granted Patent B2
US 9,690,418 · App. 14/427,064 · Granted Jun 27, 2017

Touch panel and touch panel integrated display device

Inventors: Yasuhiro Sugita (Osaka, JP); Kazutoshi Kida (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
G06F3/0416G06F3/044G06F3/0412G02F1/13338G09G3/3655
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Patent No.
US 9,690,418
App. No.
14/427,064
Granted
Jun 27, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electrostatic capacitive touch panel having a large surface area includes (i) a driving electrode group ( 220 ) and a sensing electrode group ( 130 ) which are provided on a substrate ( 210 ), and (ii) a touch panel driving circuit ( 250 ) provided in a frame region adjacent to a touch panel region where the driving electrode group ( 220 ) and the sensing electrode group ( 130 ) are provided. The touch panel driving circuit ( 250 ) is made up of TFTs made of an oxide semiconductor having a wide band gap so that the touch panel driving circuit ( 250 ) has a small surface area. This allows the touch panel to have a narrow frame.

Claims (44)

1. A touch panel comprising:

a substrate;

sensing electrodes and driving electrodes, each of the sensing electrodes and the driving electrodes providing detection of a touched position;

a touch panel driving circuit that drives the driving electrodes; and

a touched position detecting circuit that detects the touched position upon receipt of a detection output from the sensing electrodes, wherein

the touch panel driving circuit includes a plurality of thin-film transistors of an oxide semiconductor,

the touch panel driving circuit is in a frame region adjacent to a touch electrode region in which the sensing electrodes and the driving electrodes are located, and

the sensing electrodes, the driving electrodes, and the touch panel driving circuit are on a same surface of the substrate, wherein

the touch panel driving circuit is a sequential driving circuit which sequentially drives the driving electrodes, and

the touch panel driving circuit carries out time-sharing driving in synchronization with a horizontal synchronization signal of a display device to be integrated with the touch panel, the touch panel driving circuit driving the touch panel during a period other than an initial charging period during which a source line of each of sub pixels of the display device is charged.

2. A touch panel integrated display device comprising a touch panel recited in claim 1 .

3. A touch panel comprising:

a substrate;

sensing electrodes and driving electrodes, each of the sensing electrodes and the driving electrodes providing detection of a touched position;

a touch panel driving circuit that drives the driving electrodes; and

a touched position detecting circuit that detects the touched position upon receipt of a detection output from the sensing electrodes, wherein

the touch panel driving circuit includes a plurality of thin-film transistors of an oxide semiconductor,

the touch panel driving circuit is in a frame region adjacent to a touch electrode region in which the sensing electrodes and the driving electrodes are located, and

the sensing electrodes, the driving electrodes, and the touch panel driving circuit are on a same surface of the substrate, wherein

the touch panel driving circuit is a sequential driving circuit which sequentially drives the driving electrodes, and

the touch panel driving circuit carries out time-sharing driving in synchronization with a horizontal synchronization signal of a display device to be integrated with the touch panel, the touch panel driving circuit driving the touch panel during a period overlapping with an initial charging period during which (i) a source line of each of sub pixels of the display device is charged and (ii) radiant noise is present.

4. A touch panel integrated display device comprising a touch panel recited in claim 3 .

5. A touch panel comprising:

a substrate;

sensing electrodes and driving electrodes, each of the sensing electrodes and the driving electrodes providing detection of a touched position;

a touch panel driving circuit that drives the driving electrodes; and

a touched position detecting circuit that detects the touched position upon receipt of a detection output from the sensing electrodes, wherein

the touch panel driving circuit includes a plurality of thin-film transistors of an oxide semiconductor,

the touch panel driving circuit is in a frame region adjacent to a touch electrode region in which the sensing electrodes and the driving electrodes are located, and

the sensing electrodes, the driving electrodes, and the touch panel driving circuit are on a same surface of the substrate, wherein

the touch panel driving circuit is a parallel driving circuit which drives the driving electrodes in parallel, and

the touch panel driving circuit carries out time-sharing driving in synchronization with a horizontal synchronization signal of a display device to be integrated with the touch panel, the touch panel driving circuit driving the touch panel during a period other than an initial charging period during which a source line of each of sub pixels of the display device is charged.

6. A touch panel integrated display device comprising a touch panel recited in claim 5 .

7. A touch panel comprising:

a substrate;

sensing electrodes and driving electrodes, each of the sensing electrodes and the driving electrodes providing detection of a touched position;

a touch panel driving circuit that drives the driving electrodes; and

a touched position detecting circuit that detects the touched position upon receipt of a detection output from the sensing electrodes, wherein

the touch panel driving circuit includes a plurality of thin-film transistors of an oxide semiconductor,

the touch panel driving circuit is in a frame region adjacent to a touch electrode region in which the sensing electrodes and the driving electrodes are located, and

the sensing electrodes, the driving electrodes, and the touch panel driving circuit are on a same surface of the substrate, wherein

the touch panel driving circuit is a parallel driving circuit which drives the driving electrodes in parallel, and

the touch panel driving circuit carries out time-sharing driving in synchronization with a horizontal synchronization signal of a display device to be integrated with the touch panel, the touch panel driving circuit driving the touch panel during a period overlapping with an initial charging period during which (i) a source line of each of sub pixels of the display device is charged and (ii) radiant noise is present.

8. A touch panel integrated display device comprising a touch panel recited in claim 7 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 10, 2015
From: SUGITA, YASUHIRO; KIDA, KAZUTOSHI
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-203615 · Sep 14, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150242041A1 · Aug 27, 2015