Touch Display Substrate Wire Layer Crosstalk Reduction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional touch display substrates suffer from vertical crosstalk due to the arrangement of touch detection wires, which affects the accuracy of touch detection.

Innovation Solution

The touch display substrate design features a common electrode layer and a wire layer arranged on the same side of the substrate, with wires connected to common electrodes in odd and even rows positioned on opposite sides of the electrode columns, preventing overlap and crosstalk, and utilizing a time-sharing driving method for touch detection.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If wires are arranged to connect to common electrodes in a conventional striding manner, then the control circuit can be simplified, but vertical crosstalk occurs and touch detection accuracy deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontrol circuit complexityVSAvoidtouch detection accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The wire layer is segmented into multiple sub-layers (first wire layer and second wire layer) with different wiring patterns. Wires connecting to odd-row common electrodes are placed in the first wire layer, while wires connecting to even-row common electrodes are placed in the second wire layer. This segmentation prevents overlapping between wires and common electrodes, eliminating vertical crosstalk while maintaining a relatively simple control circuit structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent transitions from a single-plane wire arrangement to a multi-layer three-dimensional arrangement. By stacking wire layers at different heights above the substrate, the design allows wires to connect to common electrodes without overlapping in the vertical dimension, thus avoiding parasitic capacitance coupling and vertical crosstalk while preserving routing simplicity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Measurement precision

If wires are arranged to avoid overlapping with common electrodes, then vertical crosstalk is avoided, but the wiring structure becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetouch detection accuracyVSAvoidwiring structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The wiring structure is segmented into multiple layers with distinct functions. The first wire layer handles connections to odd-row electrodes, while the second wire layer handles even-row electrodes. This segmentation allows each layer to have a simpler, more regular wiring pattern, reducing overall complexity compared to attempting to route all wires in a single layer while avoiding overlaps.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses a repetitive, modular wiring pattern where the same basic wire configuration is copied alternately for odd and even rows, just placed in different layers. This regularity and repetition simplify the wiring design process and manufacturing, offsetting the added complexity of multiple layers through standardization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

3Device complexity

If a single wire layer is used to connect all common electrodes, then the structure remains simple, but wires must stride over common electrodes causing crosstalk

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvewire layer structureVSAvoidvertical crosstalk
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent resolves the conflict between structural simplicity and crosstalk prevention by adding a vertical dimension with multiple wire layers. This allows wires to connect to common electrodes without striding over them in the same plane, eliminating parasitic capacitance and vertical crosstalk while maintaining a relatively organized and systematic wire layer structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary insulating layer between the wire layers and the common electrode layer, and between different wire layers. This intermediary structure enables wires to pass over or near common electrodes without direct electrical coupling, preventing crosstalk while allowing the wire layers to maintain their routing simplicity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This configuration effectively avoids vertical crosstalk, ensuring high accuracy in touch detection and reducing the complexity of the control circuit, while maintaining efficient production and cost-effectiveness.

Implementation Method 1

The wire layer includes multiple wires respectively connected to the common electrodes. Each of the wires includes a first connection portion and a second connection portion. The common electrode is electrically connected to a control circuit with the first connection portion and the second portion.

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectrical conduction: Conduction (electrical)

Implementation Method 2

a touch detection signal transmitted in the wire 12 may be coupled to other common electrodes in the same column via parasitic capacitances, thereby resulting in serious vertical crosstalk

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectParasitic capacitance: Parasitic Capacitance

Data Source

PatentUS9927918B2Touch display substrate, electronic device and driving method
Publication Date: 2018.03.27 SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

Provided is a touch display substrate, an electronic device and a driving method. The touch display substrate includes a substrate, and a common electrode layer and a wire layer arranged on a same side of the substrate. The common electrode layer includes multiple common electrodes. The wire layer includes multiple wires connected to the common electrodes respectively. The wire includes a first connection portion and a second connection portion. The common electrode is connected to a control circuit with the first connection portion and the second connection portion. A first end of the first connection portion is connected to the common electrode and a second end of the first connection portion is connected to a first end of the second connection portion. The second connection portion is parallel to a column direction of an array. The second end of the second connection portion is connected to the control circuit.