In-cell touch display device and driving method thereof
An in-cell touch display device includes a first substrate, a plurality of common lines and a plurality of data lines. The common lines are disposed on the first substrate and extend along a first direction. The data lines are disposed on the first substrate and extend along a second direction. The common lines intersect and are insulated from the data lines. A plurality of touch sensing capacitors are formed at intersections of the common lines and the data lines to perform touch sensing.
1. An in-cell touch display device, comprising:
a first substrate;
a pixel electrode, disposed on the first substrate;
a common line, disposed on the first substrate extending along a first direction, said common line comprising a protruding electrode portion overlapping said pixel electrode; and
a data line, disposed on the first substrate extending along a second direction different from said first direction and insulated from the common line,
wherein a touch sensing capacitance is formed between the common line and the data lines.
2. The in-cell touch display device according to claim 1 , wherein in a display driving mode, the data line is utilized to transmit display data, and the common line is utilized to provide a common voltage.
3. The in-cell touch display device according to claim 2 , wherein the data line is electrically coupled to a display control element via a first switching element, and the common line is electrically coupled to a common voltage source via a second switching element.
4. The in-cell touch display device according to claim 1 , wherein in a touch sensing mode the data line is utilized to transmit a first touch signal, and the common line is utilized to transmit a second touch signal.
5. The in-cell touch display device according to claim 4 , wherein the data line is electrically coupled to a first touch control element via a first switching element, and the common line is electrically coupled to a second touch control element via a second switching element.
6. The in-cell touch display device according to claim 5 , wherein the first touch control element is a touch signal driving element, the first touch signal is a touch driving signal, and the first touch control element transmits the first touch signal to the data line; the second touch control element is a touch signal receiving element, the second touch signal is a touch sensing signal, and the second touch control element receives the second touch signal.
7. The in-cell touch display device according to claim 5 , wherein the second touch control element is a touch signal driving element, the second touch signal is a touch driving signal, and the second touch control element is utilized to transmit the second touch signal to the common line; the first touch control element is a touch signal receiving element, the first touch signal is a touch sensing signal, and the first touch control element receives the first touch signal.
8. The in-cell touch display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a transistor; and
a gate line, disposed on the first substrate extending along the first direction, coupled to the transistor;
wherein in a touch sensing mode, the data line is utilized to transmit a first touch signal, the common line is utilized to transmit a second touch signal, and the gate line is coupled to a constant voltage.
9. The in-cell touch display device according to claim 8 , wherein the constant voltage is a ground voltage.
10. The in-cell touch display device according to claim 8 , wherein the constant voltage is greater than a turn-on voltage of the transistors.
11. A driving method for an in-cell touch display device, the in-cell touch display device comprising a common line extending along a first direction and a data line extending along a second direction, the driving method comprising:
driving a display mode, comprising:
transmitting display data on the data line; and
providing a common voltage to the common line; and
driving a touch sensing mode, comprising:
transmitting a first touch signal on the data line;
transmitting a second touch signal on the common line; and
locating a touch based on a capacitance change between said data line and said common line,
wherein the first touch signal and the second touch signal are touch driving signal and touch sensing signal respectively or vise versa.
12. The driving method according to claim 11 , wherein driving the display mode further comprises:
electrically coupling the data line to a display control element to receive the display data; and
electrically coupling the common lines to a common voltage.
13. The driving method according to claim 11 , wherein driving the touch sensing mode further comprises:
electrically coupling the data line to a first touch control element; and
electrically coupling the common line to a second touch control element.
14. The driving method according to claim 11 , wherein the in-cell touch display device further comprises a gate line extending along said first direction, and driving the touch sensing mode further comprises:
providing a constant voltage to the gate line.
15. The driving method according to claim 14 , wherein the constant voltage is a ground voltage.
16. The driving method according to claim 14 , wherein the in-cell touch display device further comprises a transistor, the gate line is coupled to the transistor, and the constant voltage is greater than a turn-on voltage of the transistor.