Patent Publication Number: US-11385732-B2

Title: Array substrate, manufacturing method thereof, touch display panel and touch display device

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     The present application is a 35 U.S.C. 371 national stage application of PCT International Application No. PCT/CN2018/111586, filed on Oct. 24, 2018, which claims the benefit of Chinese Patent Application No. 201810026777.3 filed on Jan. 11, 2018, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present disclosure relates to the field of touch display technology, and in particular to an array substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, a touch display panel and a touch display device. 
     BACKGROUND 
     The touch display device is a device that can realize both display and touch. Currently, a touch display device generally comprises a touch display panel, and the touch display panel generally comprises a display panel and a touch panel. According to the relative positional relationship between the touch panel and the display panel, the touch display panel can be classified into a built-in touch display panel and an out-cell touch display panel. Specifically, the built-in touch display panel can be further classified into an in-cell touch display panel (also referred to as an embedded touch display panel) and an on-cell touch display panel. The in-cell touch display panel has been widely researched and applied for its convenience in manufacturing thin and light products. 
     An in-cell touch display panel in the related art generally comprises an array substrate, wherein the array substrate generally comprises: a base substrate, and thin film transistors, touch electrodes, a common electrode and pixel electrodes formed sequentially on the base substrate. Additionally, the touch electrodes are connected to the corresponding common electrode, and the pixel electrodes are connected to drains of the corresponding thin film transistors. In addition, an insulating planarization layer is formed between the thin film transistors and the touch electrodes. During operation of the touch display panel provided with the above array substrate, for example, during the display phase, the thin film transistors are turned on and provide pixel voltage signals to the pixel electrodes; at the same time, the touch electrodes provide a common voltage signal to the common electrode, thereby generating voltage differences between the pixel electrodes and the common electrode to realize display function of the touch display panel. In contrast, during the touch phase, the touch electrodes provide touch voltage signals to the common electrode, so that the common electrode experiences a voltage change after the touch is sensed, thereby realizing touch of the touch display panel. 
     In the above array substrate, the pixel electrode is located at a side of the common electrode facing away from the thin film transistors. Therefore, during operation of the touch display panel provided with the above array substrate, in particular, during the display phase, a large capacitance is easily generated between the common electrode and an electrode (for example, a source) of the thin film transistor. Therefore, in order to achieve a good display effect of the touch display panel, it is generally required to increase the common voltage signal applied to the common electrode, which will cause an increase in power consumption when the touch display panel operates. Meanwhile, in the above array substrate, the touch electrode is formed on the insulating planarization layer. Currently, the touch electrode is generally made of a metal material, and the touch electrode is usually formed by a sputtering process. Furthermore, the insulating planarization layer is typically made of an organic material. In such a case, when the metal touch electrode is formed by a sputtering process, the insulating planarization layer will easily be decomposed in the sputtering chamber having a high temperature, thereby causing contamination to the sputtering chamber. 
     SUMMARY 
     According to an aspect of the present disclosure, an array substrate is provided. The array substrate comprises: a base substrate; a plurality of thin film transistors in an array on the base substrate; an insulating planarization layer, the insulating planarization layer being located at a side of the plurality of thin film transistors away from the base substrate and having a plurality of vias exposing a drain of each thin film transistor respectively; a plurality of pixel electrodes in an array on a side of the insulating planarization layer away from the plurality of thin film transistors, each pixel electrode being connected to a drain of a corresponding thin film transistor through a via in the insulating planarization layer; a plurality of touch electrodes in an array on a side of the plurality of pixel electrodes away from the insulating planarization layer; and a plurality of common electrodes in an array on a side of the plurality of touch electrodes away from the plurality of pixel electrodes, each common electrode being connected to a corresponding touch electrode. 
     According to a specific implementation, in the array substrate provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, the insulating planarization layer comprises a single layer having a thickness greater than or equal to 6 μm. 
     According to a specific implementation, in the array substrate provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, the insulating planarization layer comprises a plurality of sub-layers, and a total thickness of the plurality of sub-layers is greater than or equal to 6 μm. 
     According to a specific implementation, in the array substrate provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, the insulating planarization layer comprises a first sub-layer adjacent to the plurality of thin film transistors and a second sub-layer away from the plurality of thin film transistors. A thickness of the first sub-layer is greater than or equal to 4 μm, and a thickness of the second sub-layer is between 2 μm and 4 μm. 
     According to a specific implementation, in the array substrate provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, the insulating planarization layer is made of an acrylic material. 
     According to a specific implementation, the array substrate provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure further comprises: a plurality of data lines on the base substrate, wherein a source of each thin film transistor is connected to a corresponding data line; and an orthographic projection of each touch electrode on the base substrate at least partially overlaps with an orthographic projection of a corresponding data line on the base substrate. 
     According to a specific implementation, in the array substrate provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, each common electrode comprises a first portion and a second portion, an orthographic projection of the first portion on the base substrate at least partially overlaps with an orthographic projection of a corresponding touch electrode on the base substrate, an orthographic projection of the second portion on the base substrate does not overlap with an orthographic projection of a corresponding touch electrode on the base substrate, and the common electrode is connected to a corresponding touch electrode through the first portion. 
     According to a specific implementation, the array substrate provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure further comprises: a first dielectric layer between the plurality of pixel electrodes and the plurality of touch electrodes, and a second dielectric layer between the plurality of touch electrodes and the plurality of common electrodes, wherein an orthographic projection of the second dielectric layer on the base substrate does not overlap with an orthographic projection of the plurality of pixel electrodes on the base substrate. 
     According to a specific implementation, in the array substrate provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first dielectric layer is made of an inorganic material, and the second dielectric layer is made of an organic material or an inorganic material. 
     According to a specific implementation, in the array substrate provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the thin film transistors comprises a low temperature polysilicon thin film transistor. 
     According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a touch display panel is also provided. The touch display panel comprises the array substrate as described in any of the above embodiments. 
     According to yet another aspect of the present disclosure, a touch display device is also provided. The touch display device comprises the touch display panel as described in any of the above embodiments. 
     According to still another aspect of the present disclosure, a manufacturing method for an array substrate is also provided. The manufacturing method comprises the following steps: providing a base substrate (S 1 ); forming a plurality of thin film transistors in an array on the base substrate (S 2 ); forming an insulating planarization layer on a side of the plurality of thin film transistors away from the base substrate and forming a plurality of vias exposing a drain of each thin film transistor respectively in the insulating planarization layer (S 3 ); forming a plurality of pixel electrodes in an array on a side of the insulating planarization layer away from the plurality of thin film transistors (S 4 ), each pixel electrode being connected to a drain of a corresponding thin film transistor through a via in the insulating planarization layer; forming a plurality of touch electrodes in an array on a side of the plurality of pixel electrodes away from the insulating planarization layer (S 5 ); and forming a plurality of common electrodes in an array on a side of the plurality of touch electrodes away from the plurality of pixel electrodes (S 6 ), each common electrode being connected to a corresponding touch electrode. 
     According to a specific implementation, in the manufacturing method for an array substrate provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, the step of forming the insulating planarization layer on a side of the plurality of thin film transistors away from the base substrate and forming the plurality of vias in the insulating planarization layer comprises the following sub-steps: depositing a layer of insulating planarization material on a side of the plurality of thin film transistors away from the base substrate (S 31 ); forming the plurality of vias in the layer of insulating planarization material (S 32 ); and repeating the above two sub-steps, such that the plurality of vias in each layer of insulating planarization material formed thereafter is in intercommunication with the corresponding vias in each layer of insulating planarization material formed previously (S 33 ). 
     According to a specific implementation, the manufacturing method for an array substrate provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure further comprises the following steps: after forming the plurality of pixel electrodes and before forming the plurality of touch electrodes, forming a first dielectric layer on a side of the plurality of pixel electrode away from the insulating planarization layer; and after forming the plurality of touch electrodes and before forming the plurality of common electrodes, forming a second dielectric layer on a side of the plurality of touch electrodes away from the plurality of pixel electrodes, and forming a plurality of vias in the second dielectric layer, such that each via corresponds to one touch electrode. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The drawings described herein are merely provided to give a further understanding of the present disclosure and constitute a part of the present disclosure. Illustrative embodiments of the present disclosure and descriptions thereof are only for explaining the present disclosure, but do not constitute an undue limitation to the present disclosure. In the drawings: 
         FIG. 1  schematically illustrates a top view of an array substrate according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2  schematically illustrates a side view taken along line A-A in  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 3  schematically illustrates a side view taken along line B-B in  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 4  schematically illustrates a flow chart of a manufacturing method for an array substrate according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 5  schematically illustrates a flow chart of step S 2  in  FIG. 4 , and 
         FIG. 6  schematically illustrates a flow chart of step S 3  in  FIG. 4 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 
     In order to further explain the array substrate and the manufacturing method thereof, the touch display panel and the touch display device as provided in embodiments of the present disclosure, a detailed description will be made below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
     In the following description, reference signs as follows are used to refer to various components in the array substrate provided by embodiments of the present disclosure: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
                   
               
             
            
               
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     Referring to  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2 , a top view and a side view of an array substrate according to an embodiment of the present disclosure are schematically illustrated. Specifically, the array substrate comprises: a base substrate; a plurality of thin film transistors  11  arranged in an array on the base substrate  10 ; an insulating planarization layer  12 , the insulating planarization layer  12  being located at a side of the plurality of thin film transistors  11  away from the base substrate and having a plurality of vias exposing a drain  116  of each thin film transistor  11  respectively in the insulating planarization layer  12 ; a plurality of pixel electrodes  13 , the plurality of pixel electrodes  13  being arranged in an array on a side of the insulating planarization layer  12  away from the plurality of thin film transistors  11 , and each pixel electrode  13  is connected to a drain  116  of a corresponding thin film transistor  11  through a via in the insulating planarization layer  12 ; a plurality of touch electrodes  15 , the plurality of touch electrodes  15  being arranged in an array on a side of the plurality of pixel electrodes  13  away from the insulating planarization layer  12 ; a plurality of common electrodes  17 , the plurality of common electrodes  17  being arranged in an array on a side of the touch electrodes  15  away from the pixel electrodes  13 , and each common electrode  17  being connected to a corresponding touch electrode  15 . 
     By way of example, with continued reference to  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an array substrate. The array substrate can be applied into a touch display panel to realize a display function and a touch function of the touch display panel. The array substrate comprises a base substrate  10 , and thin film transistors  11 , an insulating planarization layer  12 , pixel electrodes  13 , touch electrodes and common electrodes  17  which are formed sequentially on the base substrate  10 . The number of the thin film transistors  11  is plural, and the plurality of thin film transistors  11  are arranged in an array on the base substrate  10 . The insulating planarization layer  12  is located on the thin film transistors  11  and covers the thin film transistors  11 . The pixel electrodes  13  are formed on the insulating planarization layer  12 . Specifically, the pixel electrodes  13  are located on a side of the insulating planarization layer  12  away from the thin film transistors  11 . The number of the pixel electrodes  13  is also plural, and the plurality of pixel electrodes  13  is arranged in an array. Each pixel electrode  13  is connected to a drain  116  of a corresponding thin film transistor  11  through a corresponding via in the insulating planarization layer  12 . As for the material of pixel electrode  13 , a transparent conductive material such as indium tin oxide (ITO) or indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) can be used. The touch electrodes  15  are located on a side of the pixel electrodes  13  away from the insulating planarization layer  12 . That is, the touch electrodes  15  are located above the pixel electrodes  13 . The common electrodes  17  are located on a side of the touch electrodes  15  away from the pixel electrodes  13 . That is, the common electrodes  17  are located above the touch electrodes  15 . Further, the common electrodes  17  are connected to corresponding touch electrodes  15 . As for the material of common electrode  17 , a transparent conductive material such as indium tin oxide (ITO) or indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) can be used. 
     When the array substrate provided by embodiments of the present disclosure is applied into a touch display panel, during operation of the touch display panel, for example, during the display phase, the thin film transistor  11  is turned on, and the thin film transistor  11  provides a pixel voltage signal to the pixel electrode  13 . At the same time, the touch electrode  15  provides a common voltage signal to the corresponding common electrode  17 . In such a case, a voltage difference is generated between the pixel electrode  13  and the common electrode  17 , thereby realizing the display function of the touch display panel. Correspondingly, during the touch phase, the touch electrode  15  provides a touch voltage signal to the corresponding common electrode  17 . For example, when the touch occurs, the voltage signal on the common electrode  17  will change, thereby realizing the touch function of the touch display panel. 
     It can be seen from above, in the array substrate provided by embodiments of the present disclosure, an insulating planarization layer  12  is disposed between the thin film transistors  11  and the pixel electrodes  13 , the common electrodes  17  are disposed on a side of the touch electrodes  15  away from the pixel electrodes  13 , and the touch electrodes  15  are located on a side of the pixel electrodes  13  away from the insulating planarization layer  12 . That is, the common electrodes  17  are disposed on a side of the pixel electrodes  13  away from the insulating planarization layer  12 , and the touch electrodes  15 , the pixel electrodes  13  and the insulating planarization layer  12  are interposed between the common electrodes  17  and the thin film transistors  11 . In this way, the distance between the common electrodes  17  and the thin film transistors  11  is made large. For example, the distance between the common electrode  17  and a source  115  of the thin film transistor  11  is large. Further, in the array substrate provided by embodiments of the present disclosure, the pixel electrodes  13  are located between the thin film transistors  11  and the common electrodes  17 . In this case, when the array substrate provided by embodiments of the present disclosure is applied into the touch display panel, during operation of the touch display panel, the pixel electrode  13  can block the electricity generated between the common electrode  17  and each electrode of the thin film transistor  11 . Therefore, when the array substrate provided by embodiments of the present disclosure is applied into the touch display panel, during operation of the touch display panel, for example, during display phase of the touch display panel, the capacitance between the common electrode  17  and the electrode (e.g., the source  115 ) of the thin film transistor  11  can be reduced. In this way, the voltage required to be supplied to the common electrode  17  during display of the touch display panel can be reduced, and the power consumption of the touch display panel during operation can be reduced. Meanwhile, in the array substrate provided by embodiments of the present disclosure, the pixel electrode  13  is formed on the insulating planarization layer  12 , and the touch electrode  15  is prevented from being formed on the insulating planarization layer  12 . Therefore, when forming the touch electrode  15  by a sputtering process, the insulating planarization layer  12  will not be decomposed due to a high temperature. Thus, the contamination to chamber can be avoided when forming the touch electrodes  15  by the sputtering process. 
     Further, in conventional solutions, the insulating planarization layer  12  on the thin film transistor  11  is generally made of an organic material. In such a case, in order to prevent decomposition of the organic material when forming the touch electrode  15  on the insulating planarization layer  12  by a sputtering process, a protective layer of inorganic material is generally formed after the insulating planarization layer  12  and vias in the insulating planarization layer  12  corresponding to drains  116 . Specifically, vias corresponding to the drains  116  are also formed in the protective layer of inorganic material, and advantageously, diameters of the vias in the protective layer of inorganic material are smaller than diameters of the vias in the insulating planarization layer  12 . In view of this, a dedicated mask is required to form the vias in the protective layer of inorganic material. This causes the process for manufacturing the array substrate to be cumbersome and costly. In contrast, in embodiments of the present disclosure, the formation of touch electrodes  15  on the insulating planarization layer  12  of organic material is avoided. Thus, it is not necessary to provide a plurality of masks, thereby simplifying the process for manufacturing the array substrate and reducing the cost for manufacturing the array substrate. 
     Further, in embodiments of the present disclosure, the common electrodes  17  are disposed at the uppermost layer. As for the material of common electrode  17 , a transparent conductive material such as Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) or Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide (IGZO) can be used. Therefore, there is no need to worry about the oxidation of common electrode  17 , and it is not necessary to form a protective layer on the common electrode  17 . In this way, the total thickness of array substrate can be reduced, thereby reducing the total thickness of touch display panel, and facilitating the thin and light design of touch display panel. 
     When the array substrate provided in the above embodiment is applied into the touch display panel, during operation of the touch display panel, for example, during the display phase, the thin film transistor  11  is turned on, and the thin film transistor  11  provides a pixel voltage signal to the pixel electrode  13 . At the same time, the touch electrodes  15  provide a common voltage signal to the corresponding common electrode  17 . In such a case, a voltage difference is generated between the pixel electrode  13  and the common electrode  17 , thereby realizing the display function of the touch display panel. Similarly, during the touch phase, the touch electrode  15  provides a touch voltage signal to the common electrode  17 , thereby realizing the touch function of the touch display panel. Therefore, during the display phase, the common electrode  17  and the pixel electrode  13  together realize the display function of the touch display panel; while during the touch phase, the common electrode  17  serves as a part of the touch sensing element, thereby realizing the touch function of the touch display panel. Therefore, in embodiments of the present disclosure, the number of the common electrodes  17  is also plural, and the coverage area of each common electrode  17  can be set according to actual needs. For example, it can be set according to the required touch resolution and the number of touch electrodes  15  that the touch driving chip can support. 
     In the above embodiment, the number of sub-layers and the total thickness of the insulating planarization layer  12  can be set according to actual needs. For example, the insulating planarization layer  12  may be a single layer structure. In this case, the thickness of the insulating planarization layer  12  can be set to be greater than or equal to 6 μm. In this way, the distance between the common electrode  17  and the thin film transistor  11  can be made large, thereby reducing the capacitance between the common electrode  17  and the electrode (e.g., the source  115 ) of the thin film transistor  11  during operation of the touch display panel (specifically, during the display phase). Therefore, the voltage required to be supplied to the common electrode  17  when the touch display panel is displaying can be reduced, thereby reducing the power consumption of the touch display panel during operation. 
     Alternatively, the insulating planarization layer  12  may also be a multilayer structure. For example, the insulating planarization layer  12  may include a plurality of sub-layers, for example, two, three or more sub-layers. In such a multilayer structure, the respective sub-layers of the insulating planarization layer  12  are stacked over each other and covering the thin film transistor  11 . In this case, the total thickness of the plurality of sub-layers in the insulating planarization layer  12  may be set to be greater than or equal to 6 μm. As compared with the case where the insulating planarization layer  12  is a single layer structure, when the total thickness is set, the thickness of each sub-layer in the insulating planarization layers  12  having a multilayer structure is relatively small. In this way, difficulties in the process for forming the insulating planarization layer  12  can be reduced, and at the same time, it is also convenient to form vias in the insulating planarization layer  12 . It should be noted that when the insulating planarization layer  12  includes a plurality of sub-layers, vias penetrating sub-layers are disposed at positions corresponding to the drains  116  of the thin film transistors  11  in each sub-layer, the vias expose the drains  116  of the thin film transistors  11 , and corresponding vias in respective sub-layers of the insulating planarization layer  12  are in intercommunication with each other. 
     In the array substrate provided by embodiments of the present disclosure, an insulating planarization layer  12  is further disposed between the thin film transistor  11  and the pixel electrode  13 , and the total thickness of the insulating planarization layer  12  is greater than or equal to 6 μm. Compared with the insulation between the thin film transistor  11  and the pixel electrode  13  by the insulating planarization layer  12  made of a layer of inorganic material in the conventional solution, in embodiments according to the present disclosure, the reliability of insulation between the thin film transistor  11  and the pixel electrode  13  can be increased, and the distance between the common electrode  17  and the thin film transistor  11  is also increased. 
     In the above embodiment, the insulating planarization layer  12  may include at least one sub-layer. In practical applications, the number of sub-layers in the insulating planarization layer  12  can be determined based on the actual needs of product, the manufacturing process capability, and the like. For example, the distance between the pixel electrode  13  and the thin film transistor  11  in the array substrate can be calculated based on the actual needs of product, and the distance can also be understood as the total thickness of the insulating planarization layer  12 . Typically, the total thickness needs to be greater than or equal to 6 μm. After that, based on the calculated total thickness, the manufacturing process of the insulating planarization layer  12 , and the process capability of the manufacturing process employed to manufacture the insulating planarization layer  12  (e.g., the maximum thickness of the film layer that can be formed by the manufacturing process), the number of sub-layers in the insulating planarization layer  12  is calculated. 
     With continued reference to  FIG. 2 , in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the number of sub-layers in the insulating planarization layer  12  may be two. In this case, compared with the insulating planarization layer  12  having a single layer structure, the total thickness of the insulating planarization layer  12  can be increased to some extent, so as to increase the distance between the thin film transistor  11  and the pixel electrode  13 , increase the distance between the thin film transistor  11  and the common electrode  17 , reduces the capacitance between the common electrode  17  and the electrode (e.g., the source  115 ) of the thin film transistor  11  when the touch display panel operates, and finally reduces the power consumption of the touch display panel during operation. Meanwhile, compared with the insulating planarization layer  12  having three or more sub-layers, this embodiment can satisfy the requirement for the total thickness of the insulating planarization layer  12 , and reduce the process steps for manufacturing the array substrate as well. 
     When the number of sub-layers in the insulating planarization layer  12  is selected to be two, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, a thickness of a first sub-layer adjacent to the thin film transistor  11  is greater than or equal to 4 μm. This means that after manufacture of the thin film transistor  11  is completed, the thickness of the first sub-layer in the insulating planarization layer  12  as formed first is greater than or equal to 4 μm. In this way, the planarization effect of the first sub-layer of the insulating planarization layer  12  on other structures that have been formed on the base substrate  10  can be enhanced, which helps to facilitate the formation of subsequent sub-layers in the insulating planarization layer  12 . Meanwhile, since the first sub-layer of the insulating planarization layer  12  (i.e., the sub-layer adjacent to the thin film transistor  11 ) functions mainly for planarization, and the drain  116  of the thin film transistor  11  is usually convex on the base substrate  10 , the portion of the first sub-layer in the insulating planarization layer  12  corresponding to the drain  116  of the thin film transistor  11  will typically have a small thickness (generally less than the actual set thickness of the first sub-layer in the insulating planarization layer  12 ) and does not increase the difficulty for forming vias in the first sub-layer. 
     When the number of sub-layers in the insulating planarization layer  12  is selected to be two, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the thickness of the second sub-layer in the insulating planarization layer  12  away from the thin film transistor  11  is 2 μm to 4 μm. This means that after formation of the thin film transistor  11  and the first sub-layer of the insulating planarization layer  12 , the thickness of the second sub-layer in the insulating planarization layer  12  as formed subsequently may be 2 μm to 4 μm. After forming the first sub-layer of the insulating planarization layer  12 , a surface of the first sub-layer of the insulating layer planarization layer away from the base substrate  10  is substantially planar. That is, as shown in  FIG. 2 , the upper surface of the first sub-layer of the insulating planarization layer is substantially planar. In view of this, the thickness of each sub-layer in the insulating planarization layer  12  as formed subsequently will be substantially the same in each region. As an example, the thickness of the second sub-layer in the insulating planarization layer  12  as formed subsequently is selected to be 2 μm to 4 μm. In this way, the total thickness of the insulating planarization layer  12  having a plurality of sub-layers can satisfy the above requirement, and it is also possible to prevent the thickness of each sub-layer in the insulating planarization layer  12  from being too large to increase the difficulty for forming vias in the sub-layer. 
     It is worth mentioning that when the insulating planarization layer  12  comprises a plurality of sub-layers, the following methods may be employed, in order to form a plurality of sub-layers of the insulating planarization layer  12  and vias penetrating the respective sub-layers. As a first implementation, firstly, a plurality of sub-layers of the insulating planarization layer  12  may be sequentially formed in a stack, and then a plurality of through holes penetrating through the sub-layers may be formed at one time by a patterning process, wherein each of the through holes exposes the drain  116  of a corresponding thin film transistor  11 . Alternatively, as a second implementation, after each sub-layer of the insulating planarization layer  12  is formed, a patterning process is employed to form a plurality of vias in the sub-layer of the insulating planarization layer  12 , wherein each of the vias corresponds in position to the drain  116  of a corresponding thin film transistor  11  and is in intercommunication with a corresponding via in the previous sub-layer. For example, assume that the number of sub-layers in the insulating planarization layer  12  is two. In such a case, when the second implementation is employed, the first sub-layer of the insulating planarization layer  12  may be formed first, with the first sub-layer covering the thin film transistor  11  and the base substrate  10 ; then, a plurality of vias corresponding to the drain  116  of each thin film transistor  11  respectively are formed in the first sub-layer of the insulating planarization layer  12 , wherein each of the vias exposes the drain  116  of a corresponding thin film transistor  11 ; after that, a second sub-layer of the insulating planarization layer  12  is formed, with the second sub-layer located on the first sub-layer of the insulating planarization layer  12  and covering the first sub-layer; and finally, a plurality of vias corresponding to the drain  116  of each thin film transistor  11  respectively are formed in the second sub-layer of the insulating planarization layer  12 , the vias in the second sub-layer of the insulating planarization layer  12  are in one-to-one correspondence and intercommunication with the vias in the first sub-layer of the insulating planarization layer  12 , thereby exposing the drain  116  of each thin film transistor  11 . 
     In the above embodiment, the material for forming the insulating planarization layer  12  can be selected according to actual needs. For example, the insulating layer planarization layer may be made of an organic material such as an acrylic material. The thickness of the insulating planarization layer  12  can be increased by selecting the material of the insulating planarization layer  12  as an organic material, compared with the insulating planarization layer  12  made of an inorganic material. Meanwhile, in the process for forming the vias, only exposure and development are required, and etching and removing of photoresist are not required. Thus, the process steps for manufacturing the array substrate can be reduced. 
     With continued reference to  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 2  and  FIG. 3 , the array substrate provided by embodiments of the present disclosure further comprises a plurality of data lines  2  on the base substrate  10 , wherein the source  115  of each thin film transistor  11  is connected to a corresponding data line  2 . Furthermore, an orthographic projection of each touch electrode  15  on the base substrate  10  at least partially overlaps with an orthographic projection of a corresponding data line  2  on the base substrate  10 . This means that the orthographic projection of each touch electrode  15  on the base substrate  10  can completely coincide with the orthographic projection of the corresponding data line  2  on the base substrate  10 . Alternatively, the orthographic projection of each touch electrode  15  on the base substrate  10  may also fall within the orthographic projection of the corresponding data line  2  on the base substrate  10 . Further alternatively, the orthographic projection of each touch electrode  15  on the base substrate  10  may also cover the orthographic projection of the corresponding data line  2  on the base substrate  10 , and advantageously, in a direction perpendicular to the data line  2 , the orthographic projection of each touch electrode  15  on the base substrate  10  may be slightly larger than the orthographic projection of the corresponding data line  2  on the base substrate  10 . Therefore, in embodiments of the present disclosure, each touch electrode  15  will be formed directly above the data line  2 , so that the touch electrode  15  will never cover the pixel display area and will not have an adverse effect on the aperture ratio of the touch display panel. 
     With continued reference to  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 3 , in embodiments of the present disclosure, each common electrode  17  comprises a first portion (e.g., a portion directly above the touch electrode  15  in the figure) and a second portion (e.g., a portion other than the first portion in the figure), wherein the common electrode  17  is connected to the corresponding touch electrode  15  through the first portion. Further, in the array substrate provided by embodiments of the present disclosure, for each common electrode  17 , an orthographic projection of the first portion on the base substrate  10  at least partially overlap with an orthographic projection of a corresponding touch electrode  15  on the base substrate  10 , and an orthographic projection of the second portion on the base substrate  10  does not overlap with the orthographic projection of a corresponding touch electrode  15  on the base substrate  10 . That is, except for the portion where the common electrode  17  is connected to the corresponding touch electrode  15 , the orthographic projections of other portions of the common electrode  17  on the base substrate  10  do not overlap with the orthographic projection of the touch electrode  15  on the base substrate  10 . This means that in the common electrode  17 , except for the portion connected to the corresponding touch electrode  15 , no other portion overlaps with the corresponding touch electrode  15  on the base substrate. Therefore, the facing area between the common electrode  17  and the data line  2  can be reduced, so that the capacitance between the common electrode  17  and the data line  2  can be reduced during display of the touch display panel, and thus the power consumption of the touch display panel can be reduced during operation. 
     In the above embodiment, the type of the thin film transistor  11  can be set according to actual needs. For example, the type of the thin film transistor  11  can be selected based on the material of the active layer  111 . For example, the thin film transistor  11  may be an amorphous silicon thin film transistor, a single crystal silicon thin film transistor, a polysilicon thin film transistor, a metal oxide thin film transistor, or the like. Further or alternatively, the thin film transistor  11  can be selected based on its structure. For example, the thin film transistor  11  may be a top gate thin film transistor or a bottom gate thin film transistor. In embodiments of the present disclosure, when the material of the active layer  111  in the thin film transistor  11  is selected as low temperature polysilicon, the structure may be selected to be a top gate type. That is, the thin film transistor  11  in embodiments of the present disclosure is a top gate, low temperature polysilicon, thin film transistor. Specifically, referring to  FIG. 2 , in embodiment of the present disclosure, the thin film transistor  11  comprises an active layer  111 , a gate insulating layer  112 , a gate  113 , an interlayer insulating layer  114 , a source  115 , and a drain  116 . Specifically, the active layer  111  is formed on the base substrate  10 , and the material of the active layer  111  is low temperature polysilicon. Further, the gate insulating layer  112  covers the active layer  111  and the base substrate  10 , and the gate  113  is formed at a position on the gate insulating layer  112  corresponding to the active layer  111 . A gate line  1  is also disposed in the same layer as the gate  113 , and the gate  113  is connected to the corresponding gate line  1 . Further, the interlayer insulating layer  114  covers the gate  113 , the gate line  1  and the gate insulating layer  112 , and the source  115  and the drain  116  are formed on the interlayer insulating layer  114 , wherein the orthographic projection of the source  115  on the base substrate  10  and the orthographic projection of the drain  116  on the base substrate  10  are respectively located at both sides of the orthographic projection of the gate  113  on the base substrate  10  (in a direction parallel to the gate line  1 ). The source  115  and the drain  116  are connected to the active layer  111  through vias penetrating the interlayer insulating layer  114  and the gate insulating layer  112 , respectively. The data line  2  is also disposed in the same layer as the source  115  and the drain  116 , and the source  115  is connected to the corresponding data line  2 , wherein the data line  2  and the gate line  1  intersect each other perpendicularly, thereby defining pixel areas. 
     With continued reference to  FIG. 2  and  FIG. 3 , in embodiments of the present disclosure, a first dielectric layer  14  may be disposed between the pixel electrodes  13  and the touch electrodes  15  to insulate the pixel electrodes  13  from the touch electrodes  15 . As for the material of the first dielectric layer  14 , an inorganic material such as silicon oxide (SiOx), silicon nitride (SiNx) or silicon oxynitride (SiNO) may be selected. In such a case, decomposition of the first dielectric layer  14  caused by the subsequent formation of metal touch electrode  15  by a sputtering process can be prevented, thereby avoiding pollutions to the sputtering chamber when the metal touch electrode  15  is formed by the sputtering process. 
     With continued reference to  FIG. 2  and  FIG. 3 , in embodiments of the present disclosure, a second dielectric layer  16  may be disposed between the touch electrodes  15  and the common electrodes  17 , so that the touch electrodes  15  are kept insulated from the common electrodes  17 , except for the connected portion. As an example, the second dielectric layer  16  may be made of an organic material or an inorganic material. 
     It should be noted that, in embodiments of the present disclosure, an orthographic projection of the second dielectric layer  16  on the base substrate  10  does not overlap with the orthographic projection of the pixel electrode  13  on the base substrate  10 , except for the portion corresponding to the touch electrode  15 . In this way, only the first dielectric layer  14  exists between the common electrode  17  and the pixel electrode  13 , thereby reducing the distance between the common electrode  17  and the pixel electrode  13 , increasing the capacitance between the pixel electrode  13  and the common electrode  17  during display of the touch display panel, and ultimately improving the display effect of the touch display panel. 
     Embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a touch display panel comprising the array substrate as described in any of the above embodiments. 
     The touch display panel has the same or similar advantages as the above array substrate, and details are not described herein again. 
     Embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a touch display device comprising the touch display panel as described in any of the above embodiments. 
     Referring to  FIG. 4 , a flow chart of a manufacturing method for an array substrate according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is schematically illustrated. Such a manufacturing method can be used to manufacture the array substrate as described in any of the above embodiments. Specifically, the manufacturing method of the array substrate comprises the following steps. 
     Step S 1 , providing a base substrate. 
     Step S 2 , forming a plurality of thin film transistors in an array on the base substrate. 
     Step S 3 , forming an insulating planarization layer on a side of the plurality of thin film transistors away from the base substrate and forming a plurality of vias exposing a drain of each thin film transistor respectively in the insulating planarization layer. 
     Step S 4 , forming a plurality of pixel electrodes in an array on a side of the insulating planarization layer away from the plurality of thin film transistors, each pixel electrode being connected to a drain of a corresponding thin film transistor through a via in the insulating planarization layer. 
     Step S 5 , forming a plurality of touch electrodes in an array at a side of the plurality of pixel electrodes away from the insulating planarization layer. 
     Step S 6 , forming a plurality of common electrodes in an array on a side of the plurality of touch electrodes away from the plurality of pixel electrodes, each common electrode being connected to a corresponding touch electrode. 
     The manufacturing method for the array substrate has the same or similar advantages as the above array substrate, and details are not described herein again. 
     Further, referring to  FIG. 5 , in step S 2 , the step of forming the plurality of thin film transistors in an array on the base substrate may comprise the following sub-steps. 
     Step S 21 , forming an active layer on the base substrate. 
     Step S 22 , forming a gate insulating layer, the gate insulating layer covering the active layer and the base substrate. 
     Step S 23 , forming a gate on the gate insulating layer, the gate corresponding vertically to the active layer. In addition, a gate line on the gate insulating layer line is formed simultaneously with the gate, and the gate is connected to a corresponding gate line. 
     Step S 24 , forming an interlayer insulating layer covering the gate, the gate line, and the gate insulating layer. 
     Step S 25 , forming vias penetrating the interlayer insulating layer and the gate insulating layer on both sides of the gate respectively in a direction parallel to the gate line. 
     Step S 26 , forming a source and a drain, the source and the drain being connected to the active layer through corresponding vias penetrating the interlayer insulating layer and the gate insulating layer respectively. In addition, data lines on the interlayer insulating layer are formed simultaneously with the source and the drain, and the source is connected to a corresponding data line. 
     Referring to  FIG. 6 , in a specific example of the above embodiment, when the insulating planarization layer includes a plurality of sub-layers, the step S 3  of forming the insulating planarization layer and the plurality of vias in the insulating planarization layer may comprise the following sub-steps. 
     Step S 31 , depositing a layer of insulating planarization material on a side of the plurality of thin film transistors away from the base substrate. 
     Step S 32 , forming a plurality of vias exposing drains of the corresponding thin film transistors respectively in the layer of insulating planarization material. 
     Step S 33 , repeating the above steps S 32  and S 33 , such that the plurality of vias in each layer of insulating planarization material formed thereafter is in intercommunication with the corresponding vias in each layer of insulating planarization material formed previously. 
     With continued reference to  FIG. 4 , the manufacturing method for an array substrate provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure may further comprise: step S 4 ′ after step S 4  and before step S 5 , that is, forming a first dielectric layer on a side of the plurality of pixel electrodes away from the insulating planarization layer. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the manufacturing method for an array substrate may further comprise: step S 5 ′ after step S 5  and before step S 6 , that is, forming a second dielectric layer on a side of the plurality of touch electrodes away from the plurality of the pixel electrode, and forming a plurality of vias in the second dielectric layer such that each touch electrode is connected to the corresponding common electrode through a via. 
     In the above description of implementations, specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. 
     The above embodiments are only used for explanations rather than limitations to the present disclosure. The ordinary skilled person in the related technical field, in the case of not departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure, may also make various modifications and variations. Therefore, all the equivalent solutions also belong to the scope of the present disclosure, and the protection scope of the present disclosure should be defined by the claims.