Touch panel
A display device with a touch panel includes a display panel, and a touch panel formed above the display panel. The touch panel includes X electrodes which extend in a first direction, and Y electrodes which extend in a second direction different from the first direction. The X electrodes and the Y electrodes respectively include intersection portions each formed where the X electrodes and the Y electrodes overlap each other, and electrode portions each formed between the intersection portions, wherein the electrode portions of one of the X electrodes is smaller in area than the electrode portions of one of the Y electrodes, and wherein floating electrodes are formed close to the electrode portion of the one of the X electrodes or Y electrodes, and over a reduced portion of the X electrode.
1. A touch panel comprising:
a substrate;
a plurality of first touch electrodes which extends in a first direction and which comprises a plurality of first individual electrodes on a layer of the substrate and a plurality of first connecting electrodes which connect to each of the first individual electrodes;
a plurality of second touch electrodes which extends in a second direction different from the first direction and which comprises a plurality of second individual electrodes on the layer of the substrate and a plurality of second connecting electrodes which connect to each of the second individual electrodes; and
an insulating layer on the layer of the substrate formed between each of the first connecting electrodes and the second connecting electrodes,
wherein an area of each of the first individual electrodes is smaller than an area of each of the second individual electrodes, and
the number of the first touch electrodes is smaller than the number of the second touch electrodes.
2. The touch panel according to claim 1 , wherein
the length of each of the first touch electrodes is longer than the length of each of the second touch electrodes.
3. The touch panel according to claim 2 , wherein
the first individual electrodes and the second individual electrodes have a diamond shape.
4. The touch panel according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a plurality of dummy electrodes in an electrical floating formed between the first individual electrodes and the second individual electrodes.
5. The touch panel according to claim 4 , wherein
each of the dummy electrodes is arranged between each of sides of the first individual electrodes and the second individual electrodes and along each of the sides.
6. The touch panel according to claim 5 , wherein
a space between the dummy electrode and the second individual electrodes is from 20 um to 30 um.
7. The touch panel according to claim 1 , further comprising:
the first touch electrodes, the second touch electrodes and the dummy electrodes are made of transparent conductive film.
8. The touch panel according to claim 1 , wherein
each of the first touch electrodes is formed in continuity with the first individual electrodes and the first connecting electrodes which are arranged alternatively on the layer of the substrate, and
each of the second touch electrodes comprises the second individual electrodes arranged between each of the first touch electrodes on the layer of the substrate, and the second connecting electrodes on the insulating layer over each of the first connecting electrodes.
9. The touch panel according to claim 1 , wherein
each of the second touch electrodes is formed in continuity with the second individual electrodes and the second connecting electrodes arranged alternatively on the layer of the substrate, and
each of the first touch electrodes comprises the first individual electrodes arranged between each of the second touch electrodes on the layer of the substrate, and the first connecting electrodes on the insulating layer over each of the second connecting electrodes.
10. A touch panel comprising:
a substrate;
a plurality of first touch electrodes which extends in a first direction and which comprises a plurality of first individual electrodes on a layer of the substrate and a plurality of first connecting electrodes which connect to each of the first individual electrodes;
a plurality of second touch electrodes which extends in a second direction different from the first direction and which comprises a plurality of second individual electrodes on the layer of the substrate and a plurality of second connecting electrodes which connect to each of the second individual electrodes; and
an insulating layer on the layer of the substrate formed between each of the first connecting electrodes and the second connecting electrodes,
wherein an area of each of the first individual electrodes is different than an area of each of the second individual electrodes, and
the length of each of the first touch electrodes is longer than the length of each of the second touch electrodes.
11. A touch panel according to claim 10 , wherein
the number of the first touch electrodes is smaller than the number of the second touch electrodes.
12. A touch panel according to claim 11 , wherein
an area of each of the first individual electrodes is smaller than an area of each of the second individual electrodes.
13. The touch panel according to claim 10 , wherein
the first individual electrodes and the second individual electrodes have a diamond shape.
14. The touch panel according to claim 13 , further comprising:
a plurality of dummy electrodes in an electrical floating formed between the first individual electrodes and the second individual electrodes.
15. The touch panel according to claim 14 , wherein
each of the dummy electrodes is arranged between each of sides of the first individual electrodes and the second individual electrodes and along each of the sides.
16. The touch panel according to claim 15 , wherein
a space between the dummy electrode and the second individual electrodes is from 20 um to 30 um.
17. The touch panel according to claim 10 , further comprising:
the first touch electrodes, the second touch electrodes and the dummy electrodes are made of transparent conductive film.
18. The touch panel according to claim 10 , wherein
each of the first touch electrodes is formed in continuity with the first individual electrodes and the first connecting electrodes which are arranged alternatively on the layer of the substrate, and
each of the second touch electrodes comprises the second individual electrodes arranged between each of the first touch electrodes on the layer of the substrate, and the second connecting electrodes on the insulating layer over each of the first connecting electrodes.
19. The touch panel according to claim 10 , wherein
each of the second touch electrodes is formed in continuity with the second individual electrodes and the second connecting electrodes arranged alternatively on the layer of the substrate, and
each of the first touch electrodes comprises the first individual electrodes arranged between each of the second touch electrodes on the layer of the substrate, and the first connecting electrodes on the insulating layer over each of the second connecting electrodes.