Patent Publication Number: US-9904420-B2

Title: Display device integrated with touch screen having physically divided plurality of touch elrctrodes and driving method thereof

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) of the Korean Patent Application No. 10-2013-0111614 filed on Sep. 17, 2013, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a display device integrated with touch screen, and more particularly, to a display device integrated with touch screen and a driving method thereof, which can reduce a parasitic capacitance to enhance touch sensing performance. 
     Discussion of the Related Art 
     Display devices often include touch screens instead of a mouse or a keyboard to enable a user to directly input information with a finger or a pen that is applied to one of the flat panel display devices. 
     Touch screen are used in monitors such as navigations, industrial terminals, notebook computers, financial automation equipment, game machines, portable terminals such as portable phones, MP3 players, PDAs, PMPs, PSPs, portable game machines, DMB receivers, tablet personal computers (PCs), and home appliances such as refrigerators, microwave ovens, and washing machines. 
     A touch screen can be an in-cell type in which the touch screen is built in a cell of a display panel, an on-cell type in which the touch screen is disposed on a display panel, and an add-on type in which the touch screen is separately coupled to an upper portion of a display device, according to a structure. The in-cell type touch screen has an aesthetic design and is slim, and thus is becoming more prevalent. 
       FIG. 1  is a diagram schematically illustrating a related art display device integrated with a touch screen. 
     The related art display device integrated with the touch screen includes a display panel. The display device can also include a gate driver, a data driver, and a touch driver. 
     A plurality of pixels are formed in the display panel, and the touch screen is configured with a plurality of touch electrodes  10 . In this case, the touch electrodes  10  and the pixels are formed in the display panel. A common electrode, which is formed for supplying a common voltage (Vcom) to each of the pixels, is used as the touch electrode  10 . 
     Here, the plurality of touch electrodes  10  is divided into a plurality of driving electrodes (TX)  12 , which receives a touch driving signal, and a plurality of receiving electrodes (RX)  14  that sense a touch. Each of the plurality of receiving electrodes  14  is formed in a one-piece line shape so as to have a bar shape from an upper portion to a lower portion of the display panel. The plurality of driving electrodes  12  are formed in units of a certain number of pixels. 
     A plurality of driving electrode lines  20 , which supply a touch driving signal to the plurality of driving electrodes  12 , are formed in the display panel. A plurality of driving electrodes  12 , which are formed on the same horizontal line, are connected to each other by a corresponding driving electrode line  20 . A plurality of receiving electrode lines  30 , which sense capacitances of the plurality of receiving electrodes  14 , are formed. 
     The touch driver is configured with a touch driving integrated circuit (IC) and a touch sensing IC. The touch driving IC is connected to the plurality of driving electrode lines  20 , and supplies the touch driving signal to the plurality of driving electrodes  12 . The touch sensing IC is connected to the plurality of receiving electrode lines  30 , and senses a touch signal. 
       FIG. 2  is a diagram illustrating a method of driving the related art display device integrated with touch screen. 
     The display panel  10  which is integrated with the touch screen in an in-cell touch type temporally divides and drives a display operation and a touch sensing operation due to a structural characteristic in which the common electrode for display is used as the touch electrode. 
     The display operation may be performed in a partial period of one frame period by time-division driving the display panel in units of a frame, and the touch sensing operation may be performed in the other non-display period. 
     The display operation may be performed, in a partial period of one horizontal period (1H) by time-division driving the display panel in units of a line, and the touch sensing operation may be performed in the other non-display period. 
     In a display period, the display panel supplies data voltages based on image data and the common voltage to all the pixels to display an image. In a touch sensing period, the display panel supplies the touch driving signal to the plurality of driving electrodes TX1 to TXn, and senses touch signals of the plurality of receiving electrodes RX1 to RXn. A capacitance deviation occurs between a touched touch electrode and an untouched touch electrode, and the touch sensing IC senses the capacitance deviation between the touch electrodes to detect whether there is a touch and a touched position. 
     In the related art in-cell touch type display device, for the common electrode of the display panel to be used as the touch electrode  10 , the plurality of driving electrode lines  20  and the plurality of receiving electrode lines  30  are formed to intersect each other, and thus, a parasitic capacitance “Cp” of the touch electrode  10  increases. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
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     where Cp denotes a parasitic capacitance, ε denotes a permittivity of the touch electrode, A denotes a cross-sectional area of the touch electrode, and d denotes a distance between the touch electrodes. The parasitic capacitance “Cp” is inversely proportional to the distance “d” between the touch electrodes, and increases in proportion to the cross-sectional area “A” of the touch electrode. 
     In the in-cell touch type, since the driving electrode  12  and the receiving electrode  14  are formed on the same plane, a distance between electrodes is short, and since the plurality of driving electrode lines  20  and the plurality of receiving electrode lines  30  are formed in a cell, the parasitic capacitance “Cp” increases. As a screen size of the display panel increases, the parasitic capacitance “Cp” increases exponentially, and when the parasitic capacitance “Cp” increases, a sensing performance of the touch IC decreases. The decreased sensing performance of the touch IC can be caused by enlarged sizes of the in-cell touch type display device. 
     SUMMARY 
     Accordingly, the present invention is directed toward providing a display device integrated with a touch screen and a driving method thereof that substantially obviate one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art. 
     An aspect of the present invention is directed to providing a display device integrated with touch screen and a driving method thereof, which can reduce a parasitic capacitance of a display panel integrated with a touch screen to enhance touch sensing performance. 
     In addition to the aforesaid objects of the present invention, other features and advantages of the present invention will be described below, but will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from descriptions below. 
     Additional advantages and features of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and in part will become apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art upon examination of the following or may be learned from practice of the invention. The objectives and other advantages of the invention may be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the written description and claims hereof as well as the appended drawings. 
     To achieve these and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, there is provided a display device integrated with a touch screen, in which a plurality of touch electrodes are formed in a display panel in an in-cell touch type, the display device including: a plurality of touch groups into which the plurality of touch electrodes are physically divided; a plurality of first driving electrode lines connected to a plurality of driving electrodes of a first touch group of the plurality of touch groups; a plurality of second driving electrode lines connected to a plurality of driving electrodes of a second touch group of the plurality of touch groups; a plurality of first receiving electrode lines connected to a plurality of receiving electrodes of the first touch group; a plurality of second receiving electrode lines connected to a plurality of receiving electrodes of the second touch group; a touch driving IC configured to supply a touch driving signal to the plurality of first driving electrode lines and the plurality of second driving electrode lines; and a touch sensing IC configured to sense touch signals of the plurality of first receiving electrode lines and touch signals of the plurality of second receiving electrode lines. 
     In another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of driving a display device integrated with a touch screen in which a plurality of touch electrodes are formed in a display panel in an in-cell touch type, including: during a display period, displaying an image in a plurality of pixels formed in the display panel; during a non-display period, supplying a touch driving signal to a plurality of driving electrodes connected to a plurality of driving electrode lines of a first touch group, and simultaneously supplying the touch driving signal to a plurality of driving electrodes connected to a plurality of driving electrode lines of a second touch group, wherein the first and second touch groups are included in a plurality of touch groups into which the plurality of touch electrodes are physically divided; and sensing touch signals of a plurality of receiving electrode lines of the first touch group, and simultaneously sensing touch signals of a plurality of receiving electrode lines of the second touch group. 
     It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principle of the invention. In the drawings: 
         FIG. 1  is a diagram schematically illustrating a related art display device integrated with a touch screen; 
         FIG. 2  is a diagram illustrating a method of driving the related art display device integrated with a touch screen; 
         FIG. 3  is a diagram schematically illustrating a display device integrated with a touch screen according to a first embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 4  is a diagram illustrating a display device integrated with a touch screen according to a second of the present invention and a frame-unit time division driving method; 
         FIGS. 5 and 6  are diagrams illustrating a display device integrated with a touch screen according to a third of the present invention and a line-unit time division driving method; 
         FIG. 7  is a diagram illustrating another example of a touch driving method according to a fourth of the present invention; 
         FIG. 8  is a diagram illustrating a display device integrated with a touch screen according to a fifth of the present invention; 
         FIG. 9  is a diagram illustrating a display device integrated with a touch screen according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 10  is a diagram illustrating a display device integrated with a touch screen according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention; and 
         FIG. 11  is a diagram illustrating a display device integrated with a touch screen according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts. 
     Hereinafter, a display device integrated with a touch screen and a driving method thereof according to embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. In the below description, elements and functions that are irrelevant to the essentials of the present invention and have been known to those skilled in the art may not be provided. 
     Before providing a detailed description with reference to the drawings, LCD devices have been variously developed in a twisted nematic (TN) mode, a vertical alignment (VA) mode, an in-plane switching (IPS) mode, and a fringe field switching (FFS) mode according to a scheme of adjusting the alignment of liquid crystal. 
     Among the modes, the IPS mode and the FFS mode are modes in which a plurality of pixel electrodes and common electrode are arranged on a lower substrate (TFT array substrate), and the alignment of liquid crystal is adjusted by vertical electric fields between the pixel electrodes and the common electrodes. 
     Particularly, the IPS mode is a mode in which a plurality of pixel electrodes and common electrodes are alternately arranged in parallel, and horizontal electric fields are respectively generated between the pixel electrodes and the common electrodes, thereby adjusting the alignment of liquid crystal. 
     The FFS mode is a mode in which a pixel electrode and a common electrode are formed in plurality to be separated from each other with an insulating layer therebetween. In this case, one electrodes of the pixel electrodes and common electrodes are formed in a plate shape or a pattern, and the other electrodes are formed in a finger shape. The FFS mode is a mode that adjusts the alignment of liquid crystal with fringe fields generated between the pixel electrodes and common electrodes. 
     A TN-mode liquid crystal panel, a VA-mode liquid crystal panel, an IPS-mode liquid crystal panel, and an FFS-mode liquid crystal panel may be applied to a display device integrated with a touch screen. In a detailed description on the present invention, as an example, an FFS-mode liquid crystal panel integrated with a touch screen displays an image and senses a touch. 
     Next,  FIG. 3  is a diagram schematically illustrating a display device integrated with a touch screen according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The display device integrated with the touch screen according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a display panel  100 . The display device can also include a timing controller, a gate driver, a data driver, and a touch driver  200 . The display device integrated with the touch screen according to the first embodiment of the present invention can also include a backlight unit that supplies light to the display panel  100 , a backlight driver, and a power supply. 
     Here, the timing controller, the gate driver, and the data driver may be provided as separate IC chips, or may be implemented as a single IC chip. The gate driver may be integrated on a lower substrate of the display panel  100  in an amorphous silicon gate (ASG) type or a gate-in panel (GIP) type. 
     The display panel  100  includes an upper substrate (a color filter array substrate), a lower substrate (a thin film transistor (TFT) array substrate), and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate. 
     Red (R), green (G), and blue (B) color filters, which respectively convert lights incident from respective pixels into color lights to display a color image, are formed on the upper substrate. A plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines are formed on the lower substrate so as to intersect each other, and thus, a plurality of pixels are defined. 
     The plurality of pixels are arranged in a matrix type, and one unit pixel may be configured with three pixels RGB or four pixels RGBW. A TFT that is a switching element, a storage capacitor, a pixel electrode, and a common electrode are formed on the lower substrate. 
     The alignment of liquid crystal is adjusted with an electric field generated by a difference voltage between a data voltage (which is supplied to the pixel electrode) and a common voltage Vcom supplied to the common electrode. A transmittance of the light irradiated from the backlight unit is adjusted by adjusting the alignment of the liquid crystal, thereby displaying an image. 
     In the display device integrated with the touch screen according to the first embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of touch electrodes are divided into a plurality of touch groups  110  and  120  so as to reduce a parasitic capacitance “Cp” which increases because a touch electrode is formed in an in-cell touch type. In this case, each of the plurality of touch groups  110  and  120  is driven as one touch screen. 
     In detail, a plurality of first touch electrodes which are disposed at the left with respect to the center of the display panel  100  constitute a first touch group  110 . A plurality of touch electrodes constituting the first touch group  110  are divided into a plurality of driving electrodes (TX)  112 , which receives a touch driving signal (TX signal), and a plurality of receiving electrodes (RX)  114  that sense a touch. 
     A plurality of second touch electrodes which are disposed at the right with respect to the center of the display panel  100  constitute a second touch group  120 . A plurality of touch electrodes constituting the second touch group  120  are divided into a plurality of driving electrodes (TX)  122 , which receives the touch driving signal, and a plurality of receiving electrodes (RX)  124  that sense a touch. 
     Here, a common electrode which is formed for supplying the common voltage Vcom to each pixel may be used as each of the receiving electrodes  114  and  124 , and the driving electrodes  112  and  122  may be separately formed. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the common electrode which is formed for supplying the common voltage Vcom to each pixel may be used as each of the driving electrodes  112  and  122 , and the receiving electrodes  114  and  124  may be separately formed. 
     The driving electrodes  112  and  122  and the receiving electrodes  114  and  124  are formed on different layers, and the receiving electrodes  114  and  124  are formed under the driving electrodes  112  and  122 . However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the driving electrodes  112  and  122  and the receiving electrodes  114  and  124  may be switched in their disposed positions, and thus, the driving electrodes  112  and  122  are formed under the receiving electrodes  114  and  124 . 
     A plurality of driving electrode lines  116  and  126  and a plurality of receiving electrode lines  118  and  128  are formed in the display panel  100 . 
     A plurality of first driving electrode lines  116  are for supplying the touch driving signal to the plurality of driving electrodes  112  constituting the first touch group  110 . One side of each of the plurality of first driving electrode lines  116  is connected to the plurality of driving electrodes  112  constituting the first touch group  110 , and the other side is connected to a touch driving IC  210 . 
     A plurality of first receiving electrode lines  118  are for sensing touch signals from the plurality of receiving electrodes  114  constituting the first touch group  110 . One side of each of the plurality of first receiving electrode lines  118  is connected to the plurality of receiving electrodes  114  constituting the first touch group  110 , and the other side is connected to a touch sensing IC  220 . 
     A plurality of second driving electrode lines  126  are for supplying the touch driving signal to the plurality of driving electrodes  122  constituting the second touch group  120 . One side of each of the plurality of second driving electrode lines  126  is connected to the plurality of driving electrodes  122  constituting the second touch group  120 , and the other side is connected to the touch driving IC  210 . 
     A plurality of second receiving electrode lines  128  are for sensing touch signals from the plurality of receiving electrodes  124  constituting the second touch group  120 . One side of each of the plurality of second receiving electrode lines  128  is connected to the plurality of receiving electrodes  124  constituting the second touch group  120 , and the other side is connected to the touch sensing IC  220 . 
     Here, the driving electrode lines  116  and  126  and the receiving electrode lines  118  and  128  are formed on different layers and on the lower substrate of the display panel  100 . 
     The display device integrated with the touch screen according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a touch driver  200 . The touch driver  200  is configured with the touch driving IC  210  and the touch sensing IC  220 . 
     The touch driving IC  210  is connected to the first driving electrode lines  116  of the first touch group  110  and the second driving electrode lines  126  of the second touch group  120 . The touch driving IC  210  supplies the touch driving signal to the driving electrodes  112  of the first touch group  110  and the driving electrodes  122  of the second touch group  120 . 
     The touch sensing IC  220  is connected to the first receiving electrode lines  118  of the first touch group  110  and the second receiving electrode lines  128  of the second touch group  120 . The touch sensing IC  220  senses touch signals of the first receiving electrode lines  118  of the first touch group  110  and touch signals of the second receiving electrode lines  128  of the second touch group  120 . 
     As described above, the first and second touch groups  110  and  120  are formed by physically dividing (two division) all the touch electrodes. In a non-display period, the first and second touch groups  110  and  120  are driven as separate touch screens. The first touch group  110  senses a touch of an area corresponding to a left side (i.e., half (½)) of a whole screen of the display panel  100 . The second touch group  120  senses a touch of an area corresponding to a right side (i.e., the other half (½)) of a whole screen of the display panel  100 . 
     In the display device integrated with the touch screen according to the first embodiment of the present invention which includes the above-described elements, the plurality of touch groups  110  and  120  are formed by physically dividing the touch electrodes of the display panel  100 , thereby reducing the parasitic capacitance “Cp” of each of the touch electrodes. Therefore, since the parasitic capacitance “Cp” of each of the touch electrodes is reduced, touch sensing performance can be enhanced. Also, a size of the display panel  100  which is manufactured in an in-cell touch type can be enlarged. 
     In the display panel  100 , by using the in-cell touch type, the elements of each pixel for display and the elements of the touch screen for touch detection are integrated and formed on the lower substrate. Accordingly, a display operation and a touch sensing operation are temporally divided and performed. 
     Next,  FIG. 4  is a diagram illustrating a display device integrated with a touch screen according to a second of the present invention and a frame-unit time division driving method. One frame may be divided into a display period and a touch sensing period. A display operation and a touch sensing operation may be performed. 
     In the display period, the display device supplies a data voltage based on image data to the pixel electrode of each pixel, and supplies the common voltage to the common electrode, thereby displaying an image. 
     In the touch sensing period that is a non-display period, the display device drives the common electrodes of all the pixels as the touch electrodes of the first touch group  110  and the touch electrodes of the second touch group  120  to detect whether there is a touch and a touched position. 
     Here, the touch driving IC  210  of the touch driver  200  simultaneously supplies the touch driving signal to the driving electrodes  112  of the first touch group  110  and the driving electrodes  122  of the second touch group  120 . In this case, the touch driving signal is sequentially supplied in units of a driving electrode line TX. 
     In detail, the touch driving IC  210  simultaneously supplies the touch driving signal to a first driving electrode line TX1 of the first touch group  110  and a first driving electrode line TX(k+1) of the second touch group  120 . The touch driving signal is supplied to a driving electrode connected to the first driving electrode line TX1 of the first touch group  110 . Simultaneously, the touch driving signal is supplied to a driving electrode connected to the first driving electrode line TX(k+1) of the second touch group  120 . 
     Subsequently, the touch driving IC  210  simultaneously supplies the touch driving signal to a second driving electrode line TX2 of the first touch group  110  and a second driving electrode line TX(k+2) of the second touch group  120 . The touch driving signal is supplied to a driving electrode connected to the second driving electrode line TX2 of the first touch group  110 . Simultaneously, the touch driving signal is supplied to a driving electrode connected to the second driving electrode line TX(k+2) of the second touch group  120 . In this way, the touch driving IC  210  sequentially supplies the touch driving signal to a last driving electrode line TXk of the first touch group  110  and a last driving electrode line TX(2k) of the second touch group  120 . The touch driving signal is supplied to a driving electrode up to the last driving electrode line TXk of the first touch group  110 . Simultaneously, the touch driving signal is supplied to a driving electrode up to the last driving electrode line TX(2k) of the second touch group  120 . 
     The touch sensing IC  220  of the touch driver  200  senses touch signals from the plurality of receiving electrode lines  118  respectively connected to the receiving electrodes  114  of the first touch group  110 . Also, the touch sensing IC  220  of the touch driver  200  senses touch signals from the plurality of receiving electrode lines  128  respectively connected to the receiving electrodes  124  of the second touch group  110 . In this case, the touch sensing IC  220  of the touch driver  200  simultaneously senses the first touch group  110  and the second touch group  120 , and an operation of sensing the touch signals of the first and second touch groups  110  and  120  is sequentially performed in units of a receiving electrode line RX. 
     In detail, the touch sensing IC  220  senses a touch signal of a first receiving electrode line RX1 of the first touch group  110 . Simultaneously, the touch sensing IC  220  senses a touch signal of a first receiving electrode line RX(n+1) of the second touch group  120 . 
     Subsequently, the touch sensing IC  220  senses a touch signal of a second receiving electrode line RX2 of the first touch group  110 . Simultaneously, the touch sensing IC  220  senses a touch signal of a second receiving electrode line RX(n+2) of the second touch group  120 . In this way, the touch sensing IC  220  senses a touch signal up to a last receiving electrode line RXn of the first touch group  110 , and simultaneously senses a touch signal up to a last receiving electrode line RX(2n) of the second touch group  120 . 
     In this case, the touch sensing IC  220  sequentially senses the touch signals of the first and second touch groups  110  and  120  in units of one line. The touch sensing IC  220  senses touch signals by receiving electrode line of the first touch group  110  and receiving electrode line of the second touch group  120  to detect whether there is a touch and a touched position of a screen. 
     Next,  FIGS. 5 and 6  are diagrams illustrating a display device integrated with a touch screen according to a third of the present invention and a line-unit time division driving method. By time-division driving the display panel in units of a line, a display operation may be performed in a partial period of one horizontal period (1H), and a touch sensing operation may be performed in the other non-display period. 
     In a display period of one horizontal period (1H), the display device supplies a data voltage based on image data to the pixel electrode of each pixel, and supplies the common voltage to the common electrode, thereby displaying an image. 
     In the touch sensing period other than the display period of one horizontal period (1H), the display device drives the common electrodes of all the pixels as the touch electrodes of the first touch group  110  and the touch electrodes of the second touch group  120  to sense a touch. 
     Here, the touch driving IC  210  of the touch driver  200  simultaneously supplies the touch driving signal to the driving electrodes  112  of the first touch group  110  and the driving electrodes  122  of the second touch group  120  in the touch sensing period that is the non-display period of one horizontal period (1H). In this case, the touch driving signal is sequentially supplied in units of a driving electrode line TX. 
     In detail, the touch driving IC  210  simultaneously supplies the touch driving signal to a first driving electrode line TX1 of the first touch group  110  and a first driving electrode line TX(k+1) of the second touch group  120 . The touch driving signal is supplied to a plurality of driving electrodes connected to the first driving electrode line TX1 of the first touch group  110 . Simultaneously, the touch driving signal is supplied to a plurality of driving electrodes connected to the first driving electrode line TX(k+1) of the second touch group  120 . 
     Subsequently, the touch driving IC  210  simultaneously supplies the touch driving signal to a second driving electrode line TX2 of the first touch group  110  and a second driving electrode line TX(k+2) of the second touch group  120 . The touch driving signal is supplied to a plurality of driving electrodes connected to the second driving electrode line TX2 of the first touch group  110 . Simultaneously, the touch driving signal is supplied to a plurality of driving electrodes connected to the second driving electrode line TX(k+2) of the second touch group  120 . 
     The touch driving IC  210  sequentially supplies the touch driving signal up to a last driving electrode line TXk of the first touch group  110  and a last driving electrode line TX(2k) of the second touch group  120 . 
     The touch driving signal is supplied to a plurality of driving electrodes connected to a last driving electrode line TXk of the first touch group  110 . Simultaneously, the touch driving signal is supplied to a plurality of driving electrodes connected to a last driving electrode line TX(2k) of the second touch group  120 . In this way, the touch driving signal is sequentially supplied to the driving electrodes of the first touch group  110  and the driving electrodes of the second touch group  120  from a first horizontal period to a last horizontal period in units of one line. 
     In the touch sensing period that is the non-display period in one horizontal period, the touch sensing IC  220  of the touch driver  200  simultaneously senses the touch signals of the receiving electrode lines  118  of the first touch group  110  and the touch signals of the receiving electrode lines  128  of the second touch group  120 . 
     In this case, an operation of sensing the touch signals of the first and second touch groups  110  and  120  is sequentially performed in units of a receiving electrode line RX at every one horizontal period. The touch sensing IC  220  sequentially senses the touch signals of all the receiving electrodes of the first and second groups  110  and  120  in units of one line. 
     In detail, in the first horizontal period, the touch sensing IC  220  senses a touch signal of a first receiving electrode line RX1 of the first touch group  110 . Simultaneously, the touch sensing IC  220  senses a touch signal of a first receiving electrode line RX(n+1) of the second touch group  120 . 
     Subsequently, in a second horizontal period, the touch sensing IC  220  senses a touch signal of a second receiving electrode line RX2 of the first touch group  110 . Simultaneously, the touch sensing IC  220  senses a touch signal of a second receiving electrode line RX(n+2) of the second touch group  120 . 
     Subsequently, in the last horizontal period, the touch sensing IC  220  senses a touch signal up to a last receiving electrode line RXn of the first touch group  110 . Simultaneously, the touch sensing IC  220  senses a touch signal up to a last receiving electrode line RX(2n) of the second touch group  120 . 
     A method of sensing the touch signals of the receiving electrode lines of the first touch group  110  and the touch signals of the receiving electrode lines of the second touch group  120  during each horizontal period from a third horizontal period to the last horizontal period is the same as the above-described method, and thus, its detailed description is not provided. In this way, the touch sensing IC  220  sequentially senses the touch signals of the receiving electrode lines of the first touch group  110  and the touch signals of the receiving electrode lines of the second touch group  120  in units of one line at every one horizontal period from the first horizontal period to the last horizontal period. 
     The touch sensing IC  220  senses touch signals by receiving electrode line of the first touch group  110  and receiving electrode line of the second touch group  120  to detect whether there is a touch and a touched position of a screen. 
     In the display device integrated with the touch screen and the driving method thereof according to the third embodiment of the present invention, the touch electrodes of the display panel  100  are physically divided into the plurality of touch groups  110  and  120 , thereby reducing the parasitic capacitance “Cp” of each touch electrode. 
     Next, in  FIG. 6 , when a display operation of displaying an image at 60 Hz is performed, a touch sensing operation is performed at 120 Hz. In this way, the first touch group  110  disposed in a left screen of the display panel  100  and the second touch group  120  disposed in a right screen are simultaneously driven, and thus, the touch sensing operation is performed in units of two channels in one touch section. 
     Next,  FIG. 7  is a diagram illustrating another example of a touch driving method according to a fourth of the present invention. A display operation may be performed in a plurality of horizontal periods, and then, a touch sensing operation may be performed. A certain number of gate lines constitute one gate group. For example, when the total number of gate lines is 1280 and one gate group is formed in units of 20 gate lines, a total of 64 gate groups may be formed. 
     Here, driving electrodes  112  and  122  equal to the number of gate groups are respectively formed in the first and second touch groups  110  and  120 . That is,  64  driving electrodes  112  and  122  are respectively formed in the first and second touch groups  110  and  120 . 
     One grate group is driven to display an image, and then, the touch driving signal is supplied to one driving electrode  112  of the first touch group  110  and one driving electrode  122  of the second touch group  120 . Touch signals of all receiving electrode lines of the first and second touch groups are sensed. That is, an image is displayed in units of a gate group, and the tough driving signal is sequentially supplied to the driving electrode  112  of the first touch group  110  and the driving electrode  122  of the second touch group  120  in synchronization with driving of the gate group in the non-display period. Whenever the tough driving signal is supplied to the driving electrode  112  of the first touch group  110  and the driving electrode  122  of the second touch group  120 , touch signals of all receiving electrode lines  118  of the first touch group  110  and touch signals of all receiving electrode lines  128  of the second touch group  120  are sensed. 
     For example, a first gate group is driven to display an image, and then, the touch driving IC  210  supplies the touch driving signal to a first driving electrode of the first touch group  110  and a first driving electrode of the second touch group  120 . Also, the touch sensing IC  220  simultaneously senses the touch signals of all the receiving electrode lines  118  of the first touch group  110  and the touch signals of all the receiving electrode lines  128  of the second touch group  120  in a non-display period after the first gate group is driven. 
     Subsequently, a second gate group is driven to display an image, and then, the touch driving IC  210  supplies the touch driving signal to the first driving electrode of the first touch group  110  and a second driving electrode of the second touch group  120 . Also, the touch sensing IC  220  simultaneously senses the touch signals of all the receiving electrode lines  118  of the first touch group  110  and the touch signals of all the receiving electrode lines  128  of the second touch group  120  in a non-display period after the second gate group is driven. In this way, all the gate groups are sequentially driven up to a last gate group to display an image, and the touch driving signal is sequentially supplied up to a last driving electrode of the first touch group  110  and a last driving electrode of the second tough group  120  at every non-display period. Whenever the touch driving signal is supplied to each driving electrode, the touch signals of all the receiving electrode lines of the first and second touch groups  110  and  120  are sensed. 
     As described above, the touch electrodes of the display panel  100  are physically divided into the plurality of touch groups  110  and  120 . The first touch group  110  disposed in a left screen of the display panel  100  and the second touch group  120  disposed in a right screen are simultaneously driven, and thus, the touch sensing operation is performed in units of two channels in one touch section. 
     Next,  FIG. 8  is a diagram illustrating a display device integrated with a touch screen according to a fifth of the present invention. The display device integrated with a touch screen according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention includes a touch driver  200  that is configured with two touch driving ICs  212  and  214  and one touch sensing IC  220 . A touch electrode, a plurality of driving electrode lines  116  and  126 , and a plurality of receiving electrode lines  118  and  128 , which are formed in a display panel  100 , are the same as or similar to the embodiments described above with reference to  FIGS. 3 to 7 . 
     The frame-unit time division driving method described above with reference to  FIG. 4  and the line-unit time division driving method described above with reference to FIGS.  5  and  7  may be applied to the display device integrated with the touch screen according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. 
     The first touch driving IC  212  is connected to first driving electrode lines  116  of a first touch group  110  which is formed at the left of a screen of the display panel  100 . The second touch driving IC  214  is connected to second driving electrode lines  126  of a second touch group  120  which is formed at the right of the screen of the display panel  100 . 
     The first and second touch driving ICs  212  and  214  simultaneously supply a touch driving signal in units of one driving electrode line in a state where an operating time is synchronized therebetween. In detail, the first touch driving IC  212  supplies a touch driving signal to a first driving electrode line TX1 of the first touch group  110 . Simultaneously, the second touch driving IC  214  supplies the touch driving signal to a first driving electrode line TX(k+1) of the second touch group  120 . 
     The touch driving signal is supplied to a driving electrode connected to the first driving electrode line TX1 of the first touch group  110 . Simultaneously, the touch driving signal is supplied to a driving electrode connected to the first driving electrode line TX(k+1) of the second touch group  120 . 
     Subsequently, the first touch driving IC  212  supplies the touch driving signal to a second driving electrode line TX2 of the first touch group  110 . Simultaneously, the second touch driving ICA  214  supplies the touch driving signal to a second driving electrode line TX(k+2) of the second touch group  120 . The touch driving signal is supplied to a driving electrode connected to the second driving electrode line TX2 of the first touch group  110 . Simultaneously, the touch driving signal is supplied to a driving electrode connected to the second driving electrode line TX(k+2) of the second touch group  120 . In this way, the first touch driving IC  212  sequentially supplies the touch driving signal up to a last driving electrode line TXk of the first touch group  110 . Also, the second touch driving IC  214  sequentially supplies the touch driving signal up to a last driving electrode line TX(2k) of the second touch group  120  in synchronization with the first touch driving IC  212 . 
     The touch sensing IC  220  senses touch signals of the receiving electrode lines  118  of the first touch group  110  and touch signals of the receiving electrode lines  128  of the second touch group  120  along with the driving of the first and second touch driving ICs  212  and  214 . In this case, an operation of sensing the touch signals of the receiving electrode lines  118  of the first touch group  110  and the touch signals of the receiving electrode lines  128  of the second touch group  120  is sequentially performed in units of one line. 
     Next,  FIG. 9  is a diagram illustrating a display device integrated with a touch screen according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention. The display device integrated with the touch screen according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention includes a touch driver  200  that is configured with one touch driving IC  210  and two touch sensing ICs  220 . A touch electrode, a plurality of driving electrode lines  116  and  126 , and a plurality of receiving electrode lines  118  and  128 , which are formed in a display panel  100 , are the same as or similar to the embodiments described above with reference to  FIGS. 3 to 7 . 
     The frame-unit time division driving method described above with reference to  FIG. 4  and the line-unit time division driving method described above with reference to  FIGS. 5 and 7  may be applied to the display device integrated with the touch screen according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention. 
     The touch driving IC  210  simultaneously supplies a touch driving signal to driving electrodes  112  of a first touch group  110  and driving electrodes  122  of a second touch group  120 . In this case, the touch driving signal is sequentially supplied in units of a driving electrode line TX. In detail, the touch driving IC  210  simultaneously supplies the touch driving signal to a first driving electrode line TX1 of the first touch group  110  and a first driving electrode line TX(k+1) of the second touch group  120 . The touch driving signal is supplied to a driving electrode connected to the first driving electrode line TX1 of the first touch group  110 . Simultaneously, the touch driving signal is supplied to a driving electrode connected to the first driving electrode line TX(k+1) of the second touch group  120 . 
     Subsequently, the touch driving IC  210  simultaneously supplies the touch driving signal to a second driving electrode line TX2 of the first touch group  110  and to a second driving electrode line TX(k+2) of the second touch group  120 . The touch driving signal is supplied to a driving electrode connected to the second driving electrode line TX2 of the first touch group  110 . Simultaneously, the touch driving signal is supplied to a driving electrode connected to the second driving electrode line TX(k+2) of the second touch group  120 . In this way, the touch driving IC  210  sequentially supplies the touch driving signal up to a last driving electrode line TXk of the first touch group  110  and a last driving electrode line TX(2k) of the second touch group  120 . 
     The first touch sensing IC  222  is connected to first receiving electrode lines  118  of the first touch group  110  which is formed at the left of a screen of the display panel  100 . The second touch sensing IC  224  is connected to second receiving electrode lines  128  of the second touch group  120  which is formed at the right of the screen of the display panel  100 . 
     An operation of sensing touch signals of the first receiving electrode lines  118  of the first touch group  110  and touch signals of the second receiving electrode lines  128  of the second touch group  120  is sequentially performed in units of a receiving electrode line RX. In this case, the first and second touch sensing ICs  222  and  224  sense the touch signals in units of one receiving electrode line in synchronization with each other. 
     In detail, the first touch sensing IC  222  senses a touch signal of a first receiving electrode line RX1 of the first touch group  110 . Simultaneously, the second touch sensing IC  224  senses a touch signal of a first receiving electrode line RX(n+1) of the second touch group  120 . 
     Subsequently, the first touch sensing IC  222  senses a touch signal of a second receiving electrode line RX2 of the first touch group  110 . Simultaneously, the second touch sensing IC  224  senses a touch signal of a second receiving electrode line RX(n+2) of the second touch group  120 . In this way, the first touch sensing IC  222  sequentially senses touch signals of the receiving electrode lines  118  in units of one line up to a last receiving electrode line RXn of the first touch group  110 . Simultaneously, the second touch sensing IC  224  sequentially senses touch signals of the receiving electrode lines  128  in units of one line up to a last receiving electrode line RX(2n) of the second touch group  120 . 
     Next,  FIG. 10  is a diagram illustrating a display device integrated with a touch screen according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention. The display device integrated with the touch screen according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention includes a touch driver  200  that is configured with two touch driving ICs  212  and  214  and two touch sensing ICs  222  and  224 . 
     A touch electrode, a plurality of driving electrode lines  116  and  126 , and a plurality of receiving electrode lines  118  and  128 , which are formed in a display panel  100 , are the same as or similar to the embodiments described above with reference to  FIGS. 3 to 7 , and thus, their detailed descriptions are not provided. 
     The frame-unit time division driving method described above with reference to  FIG. 4  and the line-unit time division driving method described above with reference to  FIGS. 5 and 7  may be applied to the display device integrated with the touch screen according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention. 
     The first touch driving IC  212  is connected to the first driving electrode lines  116  of a first touch group  110  which is formed at the left of a screen of the display panel  100 . The second touch driving IC  214  is connected to the second driving electrode lines  126  of a second touch group  120  which is formed at the right of the screen of the display panel  100 . 
     The first and second touch driving ICs  212  and  214  supply a touch driving signal in units of one driving electrode line in synchronization with each other. In detail, the first touch driving IC  212  supplies the touch driving signal to a first driving electrode line TX1 of the first touch group  110 . Simultaneously, the second touch driving IC  214  supplies the touch driving signal to a first driving electrode line TX(k+1) of the second touch group  120 . 
     The touch driving signal is supplied to a driving electrode connected to the first driving electrode line TX1 of the first touch group  110 . Simultaneously, the touch driving signal is supplied to a driving electrode connected to the first driving electrode line TX(k+1) of the second touch group  120 . 
     Subsequently, the first touch driving IC  212  supplies the touch driving signal to a second driving electrode line TX2 of the first touch group  110 . Simultaneously, the second touch driving ICA  214  supplies the touch driving signal to a second driving electrode line TX(k+2) of the second touch group  120 . 
     The touch driving signal is supplied to a driving electrode connected to the second driving electrode line TX2 of the first touch group  110 . Simultaneously, the touch driving signal is supplied to a driving electrode connected to the second driving electrode line TX(k+2) of the second touch group  120 . In this way, the first touch driving IC  212  sequentially supplies the touch driving signal up to a last driving electrode line TXk of the first touch group  110 . Also, the second touch driving IC  214  sequentially supplies the touch driving signal up to a last driving electrode line TX(2k) of the second touch group  120  in synchronization with the first touch driving IC  212 . 
     The first touch sensing IC  222  is connected to the first receiving electrode lines  118  of the first touch group  110  which is formed at the left of the screen of the display panel  100 . The second touch sensing IC  224  is connected to the second receiving electrode lines  128  of the second touch group  120  which is formed at the right of the screen of the display panel  100 . 
     When the first touch driving IC  212  is driven, the first touch sensing IC  222  senses touch signals of the receiving electrode lines  118  of the first touch group  110 . When the second touch driving IC  214  is driven, the second touch sensing IC  224  senses touch signals of the receiving electrode lines  128  of the second touch group  120 . 
     An operation of sensing touch signals of the first receiving electrode lines  118  of the first touch group  110  and touch signals of the second receiving electrode lines  128  of the second touch group  120  is sequentially performed in units of a receiving electrode line RX. In this case, the first and second touch sensing ICs  222  and  224  sense the touch signals of the first receiving electrode lines  118  and the second receiving electrode lines  128  in units of one receiving electrode line in synchronization with each other. In detail, the first touch sensing IC  222  senses a touch signal of a first receiving electrode line RX1 of the first touch group  110 . Simultaneously, the second touch sensing IC  224  senses a touch signal of a first receiving electrode line RX(n+1) of the second touch group  120 . 
     Subsequently, the first touch sensing IC  222  senses a touch signal of a second receiving electrode line RX2 of the first touch group  110 . Simultaneously, the second touch sensing IC  224  senses a touch signal of a second receiving electrode line RX(n+2) of the second touch group  120 . In this way, the first touch sensing IC  222  sequentially senses touch signals in units of one line up to a plurality of receiving electrodes connected to a last receiving electrode line RXn of the first touch group  110 . Simultaneously, the second touch sensing IC  224  sequentially senses touch signals in units of one line up to a plurality of receiving electrodes connected to a last receiving electrode line RX(2n) of the second touch group  120 . 
     As described above, in the display device integrated with the touch screen according to the embodiments of the present invention, the first and second touch groups  110  and  120  are formed by physically dividing (two division) all the touch electrodes. In a non-display period, the first and second touch groups  110  and  120  are driven as separate touch screens. The first touch group  110  senses a touch of an area corresponding to a left side (i.e., half (½)) of a whole screen of the display panel  100 . The second touch group  120  senses a touch of an area corresponding to a right side (i.e., the other half (½)) of a whole screen of the display panel  100 . 
     Hereinabove, it has been described that the first and second touch groups  110  and  120  are formed by physically dividing all the touch electrodes of the display panel  100  into two groups. However, the above descriptions have been made on some of various embodiments of the present invention. 
     Next,  FIG. 11  is a diagram illustrating a display device integrated with a touch screen according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention. In the display device integrated with the touch screen according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention, first to fourth touch groups  120 ,  130 ,  140  and  150  may be formed by physically dividing all the touch electrodes of the display panel  100  into five groups. In a non-display period, the first to fourth touch groups  120 ,  130 ,  140  and  150  may be driven as separate touch screens. In this case, a touch driving signal is simultaneously supplied to the first to fourth touch groups  120 ,  130 ,  140  and  150 , and touch signals of the first to fourth touch groups  120 ,  130 ,  140  and  150  are simultaneously sensed. 
     The frame-unit time division driving method described above with reference to  FIG. 4  and the line-unit time division driving method described above with reference to  FIGS. 5 and 7  may be applied to the display device integrated with the touch screen according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention. 
     The first to fourth touch groups  120 ,  130 ,  140  and  150  simultaneously sense four areas which each correspond to one-fourth (¼) of a whole screen of the display panel  100 , respectively, and thus can reduce a time expended in sensing a touch. 
     Because all the touch electrodes are physically divided into four groups, a parasitic capacitance of each touch electrode is reduced by one-fourth. Accordingly, a size of a display panel can be enlarged while still maintaining good touch sensing performance. 
     In the display device integrated with the touch screen and the driving method thereof according to the embodiments of the present invention, the parasitic capacitance of the display panel integrated with the touch screen is reduced, thereby enhancing touch sensing performance. 
     Moreover, in the display device integrated with the touch screen and the driving method thereof according to the embodiments of the present invention, the parasitic capacitance is reduced, thereby enlarging a size of the display panel integrated with the touch screen. 
     It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the inventions. Thus, it is intended that the present invention covers the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.