Display Panel Antenna Integration in Electrode Layer
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Solution Overview
Problem
The manufacturing of display apparatuses using Laser-Direct-Structuring (LDS) technology is time-consuming, resulting in low manufacturing efficiency due to the lengthy process of forming antennas.
Innovation Solution
Integrating an antenna pattern into the same electro-conductive layer as the electrode pattern during the manufacturing of display panels, allowing for a patterning process that eliminates the need for LDS technology, thereby reducing manufacturing time and improving efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If Laser-Direct-Structuring (LDS) technology is used to form an antenna on the shell, then the antenna can be created with three-dimensional plastic bracket decomposition, but the manufacturing process becomes time-consuming and manufacturing efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the antenna pattern formation with the electrode layer patterning process. The antenna pattern is formed within the electrode layer during the same photolithography and etching steps used to create the display electrode patterns, eliminating the need for separate LDS processing of the shell. This integration directly resolves the technical contradiction by maintaining reliable antenna formation while dramatically improving manufacturing efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary action by pre-forming the antenna pattern within the electrode layer during the display panel manufacturing process, before the display apparatus is assembled. The antenna conductive pattern is created as part of the electrode structure, so that when the back cover is attached, the antenna is already in position and requires no additional formation steps, thus improving productivity.
2Productivity
If antenna pattern is integrated into the electro-conductive layer during manufacturing, then manufacturing time is shortened and efficiency is improved, but the antenna pattern must be insulated from the electrode layer
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by creating different functional zones within the electrode layer. The antenna pattern regions are selectively insulated from adjacent electrode patterns at specific locations where electrical isolation is required, while other regions maintain their conductive connectivity. This is achieved through localized insulation layers or patterning that provides electrical isolation only where needed, rather than insulating the entire antenna pattern, thus managing device complexity while maintaining high manufacturing efficiency.
3Ease of manufacture
If the antenna pattern is located within the display area, then the manufacturing process is simplified, but it may interfere with the display function
Solution Approach 1:
The patent resolves this contradiction by utilizing the thickness dimension of the display panel. The antenna pattern is formed within the electrode layer at a specific depth within the panel structure, below the display surface. This dimensional placement allows the antenna to coexist with the display function, as it operates at a different spatial level and does not visually interfere with the display area, while still being integrated into the manufacturing process.
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AI summary
The present application provides a display panel, belonging to the field of display technology. The display panel includes a base substrate, and a first electro-conductive pattern and a second electro-conductive pattern which are arranged on the base substrate, wherein the first electro-conductive pattern includes a first electrode layer, the second electro-conductive pattern includes a second electrode layer, at least one of the first electro-conductive pattern and the second electro-conductive pattern further includes an antenna pattern, and the antenna pattern is insulated from the electrode layer in the electro-conductive pattern where the antenna pattern is located.