Touch Control Array Substrate with Constant RC Loading

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing touch-control array substrates face difficulties in driving touch-control electrodes away from the integrated circuit (IC) terminal due to inconsistent RC loading, making it challenging or impossible to drive these electrodes effectively.

Innovation Solution

A touch-control array substrate design where the product of resistance and capacitance values of the touch-control units is kept constant across the substrate, with adjustments in pixel electrode area, source line width, and capacitive values to ensure consistent RC loading, allowing for easier driving of touch-control electrodes regardless of their distance from the IC terminal.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If the touch-control electrode is positioned away from the IC terminal to increase the display area, then the area of the touch-control panel is improved, but the resistance of the touch-control circuit increases causing greater RC loading that makes driving the electrode difficult or impossible

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetouch-control panel areaVSAvoiddriving ease of touch-control electrode
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by making the pixel electrode area vary according to position. Pixels farther from the IC terminal have larger electrode areas to compensate for higher RC loading, while pixels closer to the IC have smaller areas. This spatially varying electrode design ensures uniform driving characteristics across the entire touch-control panel despite different distances from the IC terminal.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the parameter of electrode area based on position. By adjusting the area of pixel electrodes according to their distance from the IC terminal, the capacitance values are modified to compensate for the increasing resistance in longer touch-control circuits. This parameter adjustment maintains constant RC loading products across all pixels, enabling uniform driving performance throughout the expanded panel area.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Productivity

If the touch-control electrode is positioned away from the IC terminal to expand the panel size, then the productivity and output of the display device is improved, but the resistance of the touch-control circuit increases causing inconsistent RC loading across different electrodes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay device outputVSAvoidRC loading consistency
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements local quality by creating position-dependent electrode characteristics. Each pixel's electrode area is specifically designed according to its location relative to the IC terminal, with farther pixels having larger areas to compensate for higher circuit resistance. This localized adaptation ensures that RC loading remains consistent across all pixels, enabling stable and uniform operation throughout the expanded display output.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent achieves equipotentiality in terms of electrical characteristics by equalizing the RC loading product across all pixels. Although physical distances and resistances differ, the combined effect of resistance and capacitance (RC loading) is made uniform through adjusted electrode areas. This creates equivalent electrical conditions for all pixels regardless of their position, ensuring consistent driving performance across the entire panel.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #12Equipotentiality

3Area of stationary object

If the touch-control electrode is positioned away from the IC terminal to increase the coverage area, then the area of the display device is improved, but the capacitance and resistance values become inconsistent making the electrode impossible to drive

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay device areaVSAvoiddriving reliability of touch-control electrode
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by designing position-specific electrode areas that compensate for varying circuit characteristics. Pixels at different locations have differently sized electrodes tailored to their specific distance from the IC terminal, ensuring that each pixel achieves reliable driving conditions appropriate to its location. This localized optimization maintains uniform RC loading products and ensures reliable operation across the entire expanded display area.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the electrode area parameter as a function of position to maintain driving reliability. By systematically adjusting the capacitance values through area modification, the patent compensates for the increasing resistance in longer circuits. This parameter transformation ensures that the product of resistance and capacitance remains constant, guaranteeing reliable and uniform driving performance across all pixels regardless of their distance from the IC terminal.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS11163388B1Touch control array substrate and display device
Publication Date: 2021.11.02 WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A touch-control array substrate and a display device are provided. A plurality of touch-control units are arranged on the touch-control array substrate. A product of a resistance value of a touch-control circuit of the touch-control units and a capacitive value of the touch-control electrode of the touch-control units is constant. The effort for the touch-control chip to drive the far-IC terminal touch-control electrode is the same as the effort to drive the near-IC terminal touch-control electrode. So it will not occur that to drive the far-IC terminal touch-control electrode is difficult or unsuccessful.