Patent ID: 9098154
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: G02F,G06F,H01L

Abstract:
1. A display apparatus, comprising: a display including an array of pixels formed in rows and columns, the pixels in a row separated by column inter-pixel gaps and the pixels in a column separated by row inter-pixel gaps; a capacitive touch-screen including a dielectric layer located over the display, the touch screen having row electrodes located on a row side of the dielectric layer and column electrodes located on a column side of the dielectric layer, the row and column electrodes separated by the dielectric layer; wherein the row electrodes include a plurality of electrically connected row micro-wires formed in a row micro-pattern over the array of pixels, the row micro-wires located between the pixels in the row inter-pixel gaps and substantially extending continuously along the row electrode length; wherein the row electrodes each include a first micro-wire located in a first inter-pixel gap and a second micro-wire different from the first micro-wire located in a second inter-pixel gap different from the first inter-pixel gap; wherein the column electrodes include a plurality of electrically connected column micro-wires formed in a column micro-pattern over the array of pixels, the column micro-wires located between the pixels in the column inter-pixel gaps and substantially extending continuously along the column electrode length; wherein the column electrodes each include a first micro-wire located in a first inter-pixel gap and a second micro-wire different from the first micro-wire located in a second inter-pixel gap different from the first inter-pixel gap; wherein the row and column electrodes form an array of capacitors; wherein the row micro-pattern includes additional row micro-wires located between the pixels in the inter-pixel gaps electrically connecting the row micro-wires and the column micro-pattern includes additional column micro-wires located between the pixels in the inter-pixel gaps electrically connecting the column micro-wires; and wherein the pixels are grouped and the row micro-wires and additional row micro-wires are located between the groups of pixels in the inter-pixel gaps but not between pixels within a group or wherein the pixels are grouped and the column micro-wires and additional column micro-wires are located between the groups of pixels in the inter-pixel gaps but not between pixels within a group.