Integrated NFC Antenna on TFT Display Screen

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing NFC products face issues with antenna signal deterioration due to frequent disassembly and assembly, leading to wear off or inaccurate alignment, and signal transmission is affected by metal shells, limiting material choices for the electrical product.

Innovation Solution

A thin film transistor displayer integrated with a NFC antenna, where the antenna is disposed on the display screen and connected to the output circuit, ensuring fixed alignment and signal quality, allowing signal transfer through the facade and enabling flexible shell material choices.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If the NFC antenna is disposed on a separate PCB or FPC and adhered to the battery or shell, then the NFC antenna can be independently assembled, but the wiring is prone to wear off or inaccurate alignment causing signal deterioration

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveIndependent assembly of NFC antennaVSAvoidSignal quality of NFC antenna
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The NFC antenna is integrated directly into the display screen structure, merging the previously separate components (antenna, display, battery assembly) into a unified structure. This eliminates the need for separate PCB or FPC adherence and prevents wiring wear-off and misalignment issues while maintaining manufacturing feasibility through integrated production processes

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Strength

If the NFC antenna is located inside the shell of the electrical product, then the antenna is protected, but signal transmission is affected by metal shells limiting material choices

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveProtection of NFC antennaVSAvoidShell material selection
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The NFC antenna is extracted from the traditional enclosed position inside the shell and repositioned to the front surface of the display screen. This extraction allows the antenna to operate in a location that does not suffer from metal shell interference, enabling versatile shell material selection while maintaining adequate protection through the display screen structure

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Device complexity

If the touch panel is disposed on a separate liquid crystal panel, then the liquid crystal panel structure is simple, but the integration of touch panel function into the liquid crystal panel is not achieved

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveLiquid crystal panel structureVSAvoidIntegration of touch panel function
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The touch panel function is merged with the liquid crystal panel by integrating the NFC antenna and touch sensing capabilities directly into the display screen structure. This creates a multi-functional integrated panel that combines display, touch sensing, and NFC communication functions without significantly increasing structural complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS9680200B2TP on/in cell-type thin-film transistor display device having integrated NFC antenna
Publication Date: 2017.06.13 TRULY OPTO ELECTRONICS
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AI summary

A thin-film transistor displayer integrated with an NFC antenna, is a TP on/in cell thin-film transistor displayer. The NFC antenna is arranged on a display screen of the thin-film transistor displayer, where the NFC interface is built in an output circuit of the display screen and connected to a control mainboard of the display screen. The display screen and NFC antenna features are combined into one, and the NFC antenna is arranged directly on the thin-film transistor displayer, avoiding problems of signal quality deterioration and reception failure due to wearing of the NFC antenna interface and inaccurate alignment. In addition, a solution is provided for facilitating reception of an NFC signal from a display panel and touch panel of the displayer, or for the case that the NFC signal must be received from the display panel and touch panel of the displayer.