CN103576955B - Mutual capacitance type touch panel and touch system - Google Patents
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本发明提供单层结构互容式触控面板,受一控制器的控制以运作,其包含第一驱动电极、第二驱动电极、环绕于该第一驱动电极的N个第一接收电极、环绕于该第二驱动电极的M个第二接收电极、一驱动通道和(N+M)个接收通道。该控制器透过该驱动通道对第一驱动电极和第二驱动电极同时发送一驱动信号。该控制器于发送该驱动信号时透过(N+M)个接收通道接收(N+M)个感应结果。该N个第一接收电极与该M个第二接收电极各对应不同的接收通道。
The present invention provides a single-layer structure mutual capacitive touch panel, which operates under the control of a controller, which includes a first driving electrode, a second driving electrode, N first receiving electrodes surrounding the first driving electrode, a surrounding M second receiving electrodes, a driving channel and (N+M) receiving channels on the second driving electrode. The controller simultaneously sends a driving signal to the first driving electrode and the second driving electrode through the driving channel. The controller receives (N+M) sensing results through (N+M) receiving channels when sending the driving signal. Each of the N first receiving electrodes and the M second receiving electrodes corresponds to a different receiving channel.
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技术领域technical field
本发明与触控系统相关,并且尤其与利用单层电极实现触控功能的技术相关。The present invention is related to a touch control system, and in particular to a technique for realizing a touch control function by using a single-layer electrode.
背景技术Background technique
随着科技日益进步,近年来各种电子产品的操作介面都愈来愈人性化。举例而言,透过触控屏幕,使用者可直接以手指或触控笔在屏幕上操作程式、输入讯息/文字/图样,省去使用键盘或按键等输入装置的麻烦。实际上,触控屏幕通常由一感应面板及设置于感应面板后方的显示器组成。电子装置根据使用者在感应面板上所触碰的位置,以及当时显示器所呈现的画面,来判断该次触碰的意涵,并执行相对应的操作结果。With the advancement of technology, the operation interfaces of various electronic products have become more and more user-friendly in recent years. For example, through a touch screen, users can directly operate programs and input messages/texts/patterns on the screen with fingers or a stylus, saving the trouble of using input devices such as keyboards or keys. In fact, the touch screen usually consists of a sensing panel and a display disposed behind the sensing panel. The electronic device judges the meaning of the touch according to the position touched by the user on the sensing panel and the picture displayed on the display at that time, and executes the corresponding operation result.
现有的触控技术大致分为电阻式、电容式、电磁感应式、超音波式以及光学式几类。电容式触控技术又可进一步分为自容式(self-capacitance)和互容式(mutual-capacitance)两类。相对于互容式触控面板,自容式触控面板能藉由制程较单纯的单层电极结构实现,却存在难以达成多点触控功能的问题。因此,互容式触控面板的应用范围远高于自容式触控面板。Existing touch technologies are roughly classified into resistive, capacitive, electromagnetic induction, ultrasonic and optical types. Capacitive touch technology can be further divided into two types: self-capacitance and mutual-capacitance. Compared with the mutual-capacitive touch panel, the self-capacitive touch panel can be realized by a single-layer electrode structure with a relatively simple manufacturing process, but there is a problem that it is difficult to achieve a multi-touch function. Therefore, the application range of the mutual capacitive touch panel is much higher than that of the self-capacitive touch panel.
图1为一互容式触控面板范例。如图1所示,感应面板后方设有构成矩阵图样的透明电极。此例中平行于X方向者为驱动电极,平行于Y方向者为接收电极。每条驱动电极各自连接至一驱动器12,每条接收电极各自连接至一接收器14。一般而言,这些驱动器12会依序送出驱动信号,这些接收器14则持续接收感应信号。当触碰发生时,对应于触碰点的驱动电极和接收电极间会出现电容耦合现象,导致与互容量相关的感应信号发生变化。根据触碰发生时送出驱动信号的驱动器12的位置,以及检测到感应信号发生变化的接收器14的位置,后续电路即可判断触碰点在X/Y方向上的座标。FIG. 1 is an example of a mutual capacitive touch panel. As shown in FIG. 1 , transparent electrodes forming a matrix pattern are arranged behind the sensing panel. In this example, those parallel to the X direction are driving electrodes, and those parallel to the Y direction are receiving electrodes. Each driving electrode is connected to a driver 12 , and each receiving electrode is connected to a receiver 14 . Generally speaking, the drivers 12 send driving signals sequentially, and the receivers 14 continuously receive sensing signals. When a touch occurs, capacitive coupling occurs between the driving electrode and the receiving electrode corresponding to the touch point, resulting in a change in the sensing signal related to the mutual capacitance. According to the position of the driver 12 that sends the driving signal when the touch occurs, and the position of the receiver 14 that detects the change of the induction signal, the subsequent circuit can determine the coordinates of the touch point in the X/Y direction.
传统上,驱动电极和接收电极是分别设置在不同平面的透明电极。图2(A)为目前最为广泛使用的菱形电极图样。Y座标相同的深色菱形电极16彼此串接,构成平行于X方向的驱动电极;X座标相同的浅色菱形电极18彼此串接,构成平行于Y方向的驱动电极。由于深色菱形电极16及浅色菱形电极18是位于不同平面,所以两种电极在图面中重迭的部份实体上并未相连。Traditionally, the driving electrodes and the receiving electrodes are transparent electrodes respectively arranged on different planes. Figure 2(A) is the most widely used rhombic electrode pattern at present. The dark diamond-shaped electrodes 16 with the same Y coordinates are connected in series to form driving electrodes parallel to the X direction; the light-colored diamond-shaped electrodes 18 with the same X coordinates are connected in series to form driving electrodes parallel to the Y direction. Since the dark diamond-shaped electrodes 16 and the light-color diamond-shaped electrodes 18 are located on different planes, the overlapping parts of the two electrodes are not physically connected in the figure.
为了降低材料成本,许多制造商将前述双层电极结构压缩为单层电极结构。在现行单层电极结构中,深色菱形电极16及浅色菱形电极18的各菱形主体是设置在同一平面,两种电极在图2(A)中重迭的部份则是以如图2(B)所示的立体跨桥结构实现。在此范例中,两个深色菱形电极16之间的连接线与菱形主体位于同一平面,但两个浅色菱形电极18间的连接线被设计为曲起状(高于该平面),以便跨越图中标示为深色的连接线。由此可看出,现行的单层电极结构实际上并非真正的单层结构。由于立体跨桥结构制作不易且良率低,整体而言,为互容式触控面板采用现行单层电极结构可能反而增加制造程序的困难度与成本。In order to reduce material costs, many manufacturers compress the aforementioned double-layer electrode structure into a single-layer electrode structure. In the current single-layer electrode structure, each rhombus main body of the dark-colored rhomboid electrode 16 and the light-colored rhomboid electrode 18 is arranged on the same plane, and the overlapping parts of the two electrodes in FIG. 2(A) are as shown in FIG. 2 (B) Realization of the three-dimensional bridge structure shown. In this example, the connection line between the two dark rhombus electrodes 16 is located on the same plane as the rhombus body, but the connection line between the two light-color rhombus electrodes 18 is designed to be curved (higher than the plane), so that Cross the connection line marked dark in the figure. It can be seen from this that the current single-layer electrode structure is actually not a real single-layer structure. Since the fabrication of the three-dimensional cross-bridge structure is difficult and the yield rate is low, generally speaking, adopting the current single-layer electrode structure for the mutual capacitive touch panel may increase the difficulty and cost of the manufacturing process.
另一方面,实际上,驱动器12和接收器14通常设置于与感应面板以印刷电路板相连的电路芯片中。耦接于感应面板和电路芯片间的驱动/接收通道(channel)愈多,电路芯片的脚位数量也必须随之增加,意味着更高的生产成本。On the other hand, in practice, the driver 12 and the receiver 14 are usually arranged in a circuit chip connected to the sensing panel with a printed circuit board. The more driving/receiving channels (channels) coupled between the sensing panel and the circuit chip, the number of pins of the circuit chip must also increase accordingly, which means higher production cost.
发明内容Contents of the invention
为了兼顾采用单层电极结构、实现多点触控、减少面板与电路芯片间的脚位数量等需求,本发明提出一种新的互容式触控面板及互容式触控系统,采用不需要立体跨桥结构的单层电极,并且藉由适当配置驱动电极和接收电极,使电极可共用面板与电路芯片间的通道。相较于先前技术,根据本发明的面板及系统能有效降低制程难度、节省生产成本,并提供多点触控的功能。In order to take into account the needs of using a single-layer electrode structure, realizing multi-touch, and reducing the number of pins between the panel and the circuit chip, the present invention proposes a new mutual-capacitance touch panel and a mutual-capacitance touch system. A single-layer electrode with a three-dimensional bridge structure is required, and by properly disposing the driving electrode and the receiving electrode, the electrodes can share the channel between the panel and the circuit chip. Compared with the prior art, the panel and the system according to the present invention can effectively reduce the manufacturing process difficulty, save the production cost, and provide the function of multi-touch.
根据本发明之一具体实施例为一种单层结构互容式触控面板,受一控制器的控制以运作,该触控面板包含一第一驱动电极、一第二驱动电极、N个第一接收电极、M个第二接收电极、一驱动通道及(N+M)个接收通道。N个第一接收电极环绕该第一驱动电极。M个第二接收电极环绕该第二驱动电极。该控制器透过该驱动通道对该第一驱动电极和该第二驱动电极同时发送一驱动信号。该(N+M)个接收通道各自对应于该N个第一接收电极之一、该M个第二接收电极之一,该N个第一接收电极与该M个第二接收电极各对应不同的接收通道。该控制器于发送该驱动信号时透过该(N+M)个接收通道接收(N+M)个感应结果。N和M为大于等于3的正整数。According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, it is a single-layer mutual-capacitance touch panel, which operates under the control of a controller. The touch panel includes a first driving electrode, a second driving electrode, Nth A receiving electrode, M second receiving electrodes, a driving channel and (N+M) receiving channels. N first receiving electrodes surround the first driving electrode. M second receiving electrodes surround the second driving electrode. The controller simultaneously sends a driving signal to the first driving electrode and the second driving electrode through the driving channel. Each of the (N+M) receiving channels corresponds to one of the N first receiving electrodes and one of the M second receiving electrodes, and each of the N first receiving electrodes and the M second receiving electrodes correspond to different the receiving channel. The controller receives (N+M) sensing results through the (N+M) receiving channels when sending the driving signal. N and M are positive integers greater than or equal to 3.
根据本发明的另一具体实施例为一种与一控制器协同运作的单层结构互容式触控面板,其中包含一第一驱动电极、一第二驱动电极、多个第一接收电极、多个第二接收电极、两驱动通道及一接收通道。多个第一接收电极环绕该第一驱动电极。多个第二接收电极环绕该第二驱动电极。两驱动通道分别对应于该第一驱动电极和该第二驱动电极。该控制器以时间交错的方式透过该两驱动通道对该第一驱动电极和该第二驱动电极各自发送一驱动信号。该接收通道,供连接至该多个第一接收电极之一与该多个第二接收电极之一,该控制器透过该接收通道接收一感应结果。Another specific embodiment according to the present invention is a single-layer mutual-capacitance touch panel that cooperates with a controller, which includes a first driving electrode, a second driving electrode, a plurality of first receiving electrodes, A plurality of second receiving electrodes, two driving channels and a receiving channel. A plurality of first receiving electrodes surrounds the first driving electrode. A plurality of second receiving electrodes surrounds the second driving electrode. The two driving channels respectively correspond to the first driving electrode and the second driving electrode. The controller sends a driving signal to the first driving electrode and the second driving electrode respectively through the two driving channels in a time-staggered manner. The receiving channel is connected to one of the plurality of first receiving electrodes and one of the plurality of second receiving electrodes, and the controller receives a sensing result through the receiving channel.
根据本发明的另一具体实施例为一种单层结构互容式触控系统,其中包含一第一驱动电极、一第二驱动电极、N个第一接收电极、M个第二接收电极、一驱动通道、(N+M)个接收通道及一控制器。N个第一接收电极环绕该第一驱动电极。M个第二接收电极环绕该第二驱动电极。(N+M)个接收通道各自对应于该N个第一接收电极之一、该M个第二接收电极之一,该N个第一接收电极与该M个第二接收电极各对应不同的接收通道。该控制器透过该驱动通道对该第一驱动电极和该第二驱动电极同时发送一驱动信号。该控制器于发送该驱动信号时透过该(N+M)个接收通道接收(N+M)个感应结果。N和M为大于等于3的正整数。Another specific embodiment of the present invention is a single-layer structure mutual capacitive touch control system, which includes a first driving electrode, a second driving electrode, N first receiving electrodes, M second receiving electrodes, A driving channel, (N+M) receiving channels and a controller. N first receiving electrodes surround the first driving electrode. M second receiving electrodes surround the second driving electrode. The (N+M) receiving channels each correspond to one of the N first receiving electrodes and one of the M second receiving electrodes, and the N first receiving electrodes and the M second receiving electrodes each correspond to a different receive channel. The controller simultaneously sends a driving signal to the first driving electrode and the second driving electrode through the driving channel. The controller receives (N+M) sensing results through the (N+M) receiving channels when sending the driving signal. N and M are positive integers greater than or equal to 3.
根据本发明的另一具体实施例为一种单层结构互容式触控系统,包含一第一驱动电极、一第二驱动电极、多个第一接收电极、多个第二接收电极、两驱动通道、一接收通道及一控制器。多个第一接收电极环绕该第一驱动电极。多个第二接收电极环绕该第二驱动电极。两驱动通道分别对应于该第一驱动电极和该第二驱动电极。该多个第一接收电极之一与该多个第二接收电极之一连接至该接收通道。该控制器以时间交错的方式透过该两驱动通道对该第一驱动电极和该第二驱动电极各自发送一驱动信号。该控制器透过该接收通道接收至少一感应结果。According to another specific embodiment of the present invention, it is a mutual capacitive touch system with a single-layer structure, which includes a first driving electrode, a second driving electrode, multiple first receiving electrodes, multiple second receiving electrodes, two Driving channel, a receiving channel and a controller. A plurality of first receiving electrodes surrounds the first driving electrode. A plurality of second receiving electrodes surrounds the second driving electrode. The two driving channels respectively correspond to the first driving electrode and the second driving electrode. One of the plurality of first receiving electrodes and one of the plurality of second receiving electrodes are connected to the receiving channel. The controller sends a driving signal to the first driving electrode and the second driving electrode respectively through the two driving channels in a time-staggered manner. The controller receives at least one sensing result through the receiving channel.
关于本发明的优点与精神可以藉由以下发明详述及附图得到进一步的了解。The advantages and spirit of the present invention can be further understood through the following detailed description of the invention and the accompanying drawings.
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图1绘示了一互容式触控面板范例。FIG. 1 shows an example of a mutual capacitive touch panel.
图2(A)为菱形电极图样示意图。图2(B)用以说明现行单层电极结构中的立体跨桥结构。Fig. 2(A) is a schematic diagram of a diamond-shaped electrode pattern. FIG. 2(B) is used to illustrate the three-dimensional bridge structure in the current single-layer electrode structure.
图3(A)为根据本发明之一实施例中的电极配置范例。图3(B)及图3(C)用以说明电极间的感应区域。FIG. 3(A) is an example of electrode configuration in one embodiment of the present invention. 3(B) and 3(C) are used to illustrate the sensing area between electrodes.
图4(A)为根据本发明之一实施例中的电极配置范例,图4(B)绘示这些电极的通道布线范例。FIG. 4(A) is an example of electrode configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4(B) shows an example of channel wiring of these electrodes.
图5(A)为根据本发明的另一实施例中的电极配置范例。FIG. 5(A) is an example of electrode configuration in another embodiment of the present invention.
图5(B)及图5(C)用以说明这些电极的运作逻辑。5(B) and 5(C) are used to illustrate the operation logic of these electrodes.
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12:驱动器 14:接收器12: Driver 14: Receiver
16、18:电极 D1~D6、A~F:驱动电极16, 18: electrodes D1~D6, A~F: driving electrodes
R1~R8、a~i:接收电极 1~8:可变电极R1~R8, a~i: receiving electrodes 1~8: variable electrodes
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根据本发明之一实施例为一互容式触控面板,其中的驱动电极和接收电极各自的平面轮廓为菱形;图3(A)为这些电极的配置范例。为便于说明,图3(A)仅呈现该互容式触控面板中的三个驱动电极(D1~D3)及其邻近的接收电极(R1~R8)。An embodiment according to the present invention is a mutual capacitive touch panel, wherein the planar outlines of the driving electrodes and the receiving electrodes are diamond-shaped respectively; FIG. 3(A) is an example of the arrangement of these electrodes. For ease of illustration, FIG. 3(A) only shows three driving electrodes ( D1 - D3 ) and their adjacent receiving electrodes ( R1 - R8 ) in the mutual capacitive touch panel.
会受到使用者触碰影响的电力线主要分布在驱动电极及其邻近接收电极相互平行的边线间。举例而言,驱动电极D1和接收电极R1之间定义有一感应区域,驱动电极D1和接收电极R2之间定义有另一感应区域。依此类推,驱动电极D1~D3各自对应于四个不同的感应区域。当与此互容式触控面板协同运作的控制器(未绘示)对驱动电极D1发送驱动信号时,该控制器可同时令接收电极R1、R2、R5、R6接收感应结果,并根据这四个感应结果判断使用者是否碰触驱动电极D1周围的四个感应区域。同理,当控制器对驱动电极D3发送驱动信号时,该控制器可同时令接收电极R3、R4、R7、R8接收感应结果,并根据这四个感应结果判断使用者是否碰触驱动电极D3周围的四个感应区域。The electric force lines that will be affected by the user's touch are mainly distributed between the parallel side lines of the driving electrode and its adjacent receiving electrode. For example, a sensing area is defined between the driving electrode D1 and the receiving electrode R1, and another sensing area is defined between the driving electrode D1 and the receiving electrode R2. By analogy, each of the driving electrodes D1 - D3 corresponds to four different sensing areas. When the controller (not shown) cooperating with the mutual-capacitive touch panel sends a driving signal to the driving electrode D1, the controller can simultaneously make the receiving electrodes R1, R2, R5, and R6 receive the sensing results, and according to this The four sensing results determine whether the user touches the four sensing areas around the driving electrode D1. Similarly, when the controller sends a driving signal to the driving electrode D3, the controller can simultaneously make the receiving electrodes R3, R4, R7, and R8 receive the sensing results, and judge whether the user touches the driving electrode D3 according to these four sensing results Four surrounding sensing areas.
于此实施例中,控制器同时对驱动电极D1、D3发送一驱动信号,并且于发送该驱动信号时接收来自接收电极R1~R8的感应结果。由于驱动电极D1以及D3相对应的八个感应区域R1~R8各自独立,即便使用者同时触碰其中的多个感应区域,控制器亦可明确辨认,不致混淆,因此能实现多点触控的功能。举例而言,若控制器发现接收电极R5、R4、R8提供的感应信号同时出现变化,即可判定使用者同时触碰如图3(B)中以虚线标示的三个区域。In this embodiment, the controller simultaneously sends a driving signal to the driving electrodes D1 and D3 , and receives sensing results from the receiving electrodes R1 - R8 while sending the driving signal. Since the eight sensing areas R1-R8 corresponding to the driving electrodes D1 and D3 are independent, even if the user touches multiple sensing areas at the same time, the controller can clearly identify them without confusion, so that multi-touch can be realized. Features. For example, if the controller finds that the sensing signals provided by the receiving electrodes R5, R4, and R8 change simultaneously, it can determine that the user touches the three areas marked by dotted lines in FIG. 3(B) at the same time.
由上述运作逻辑可看出,既然控制器同时对驱动电极D1、D3发送同样的驱动信号,驱动电极D1、D3可共用连接至控制器的驱动通道。相较于令驱动电极D1、D3透过不同的驱动通道连接至控制器,共用驱动通道可节省控制器所在芯片的脚位。即使不共用驱动通道,控制器亦可同时对驱动电极D1、D3发送驱动信号,以节省扫描整个互容式触控面板的时间。简言之,共用同一通道的两电极必为同时受到驱动/接收感应,而未共用同一通道的两电极亦可能同时受到驱动/接收感应。It can be seen from the above operation logic that since the controller sends the same driving signal to the driving electrodes D1 and D3 at the same time, the driving electrodes D1 and D3 can share the driving channel connected to the controller. Compared with connecting the driving electrodes D1 and D3 to the controller through different driving channels, sharing the driving channel can save the pins of the chip where the controller is located. Even if the driving channel is not shared, the controller can send driving signals to the driving electrodes D1 and D3 at the same time, so as to save time for scanning the entire mutual-capacitive touch panel. In short, two electrodes that share the same channel must be driven/received at the same time, and two electrodes that do not share the same channel may also be driven/received at the same time.
另一方面,为避免控制器混淆感应结果,当驱动电极D1、D3共用连接至控制器的驱动通道,或控制器同时对驱动电极D1、D3发送驱动信号时,接收电极R1~R8中的任两个接收电极必定不能共用连接至控制器的接收通道。易言之,接收电极R1~R8和控制器之间必须设有八个不同的接收通道,分别对应于接收电极R1~R8。实务上,控制器可同时接收来自接收电极R1~R8的感应结果,亦可于发送驱动信号的期间依序接收这八个感应结果。On the other hand, in order to prevent the controller from confusing the sensing results, when the driving electrodes D1 and D3 share the driving channel connected to the controller, or the controller sends driving signals to the driving electrodes D1 and D3 at the same time, any of the receiving electrodes R1-R8 Two receiving electrodes must not share the receiving channel connected to the controller. In other words, eight different receiving channels must be provided between the receiving electrodes R1-R8 and the controller, corresponding to the receiving electrodes R1-R8 respectively. In practice, the controller can receive the sensing results from the receiving electrodes R1 - R8 at the same time, or can receive the eight sensing results sequentially during the period of sending the driving signal.
相对地,在此实施例中,由于驱动电极D1、D2共同对应于接收电极R2、R6,控制器不会同时对驱动电极D1、D2发送驱动信号。若控制器同时对驱动电极D1、D2发送驱动信号,当控制器发现接收电极R2提供的感应信号出现变化,控制器将无法分辨是图3(C)中的哪一个以虚线标示的感应区域被使用者碰触。In contrast, in this embodiment, since the driving electrodes D1 , D2 correspond to the receiving electrodes R2 , R6 , the controller does not send driving signals to the driving electrodes D1 , D2 at the same time. If the controller sends driving signals to the driving electrodes D1 and D2 at the same time, when the controller finds that the sensing signal provided by the receiving electrode R2 changes, the controller will not be able to distinguish which of the sensing areas marked with dotted lines in Figure 3 (C) is blocked user touches.
图4(A)进一步呈现根据本发明一实施例的互容式触控面板中的更多个驱动电极及其邻近的接收电极。在此实施例中,共用通道的电极被标以相同的名称。以图4(A)中的两个驱动电极D1为例,对应于左侧的驱动电极D1的四个接收电极(R1、R2、R5、R6)和对应于右侧的驱动电极D1的四个接收电极(R3、R4、R7、R8)完全未重复,且这八个接收电极的接收通道亦各不相同。换句话说,只要两驱动电极所对应的接收电极本身以及所连接的接收通道皆不重复,这两个驱动电极便可共用同一驱动通道。FIG. 4(A) further shows more driving electrodes and their adjacent receiving electrodes in the mutual capacitive touch panel according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, electrodes that share a channel are labeled with the same name. Taking the two driving electrodes D1 in Figure 4(A) as an example, the four receiving electrodes (R1, R2, R5, R6) corresponding to the left driving electrode D1 and the four receiving electrodes (R1, R2, R5, R6) corresponding to the right driving electrode D1 The receiving electrodes (R3, R4, R7, R8) are not repeated at all, and the receiving channels of these eight receiving electrodes are also different. In other words, as long as the corresponding receiving electrodes and the receiving channels connected to the two driving electrodes are not repeated, the two driving electrodes can share the same driving channel.
换个角度来说,在不同时间点受控制器驱动的两驱动电极便可在实体上共用至少一接收电极(例如最左侧的驱动电极D1、D3共用接收电极R5、R6),更精确地说,可共用连接至同一接收通道的接收电极(例如最左侧的驱动电极D1、D5共用实体不同但连接至相同接收通道的接收电极R1、R2、R5、R6)。From another perspective, two driving electrodes driven by the controller at different time points can physically share at least one receiving electrode (for example, the leftmost driving electrodes D1 and D3 share receiving electrodes R5 and R6), more precisely , can share the receiving electrodes connected to the same receiving channel (for example, the leftmost driving electrodes D1 and D5 share the receiving electrodes R1, R2, R5, R6 of different entities but connected to the same receiving channel).
须说明的是,设计者可依实务需求(例如成本或绕线需求)选择性地让驱动电极/接收电极共用驱动通道/接收通道。图4(A)所示的实施例中同时包含有共用驱动通道的驱动电极和共用接收通道的接收电极,并极大化共用驱动通道以及共用接收通道的数量。在完全未共用通道的情况下,原本需要12个不同的驱动通道及20个不同的接收通道;采用根据本发明的共用概念极大化共用驱动通道以及共用接收通道的数量后,仅仅需要6个驱动通道及8个接收通道。在另一实施例中,设计者可仅令驱动电极共用驱动通道,或者是仅令接收电极共用接收通道。于另一实施例中,设计者亦可仅令部分驱动电极共用驱动通道,或者是仅令部分接收电极共用接收通道,自不待言。It should be noted that the designer can selectively allow the driving electrodes/receiving electrodes to share the driving channel/receiving channel according to practical requirements (such as cost or wiring requirements). The embodiment shown in FIG. 4(A) includes driving electrodes sharing a driving channel and receiving electrodes sharing a receiving channel at the same time, and maximizes the number of shared driving channels and shared receiving channels. In the case of no shared channels at all, 12 different driving channels and 20 different receiving channels are originally required; after adopting the sharing concept according to the present invention to maximize the number of shared driving channels and shared receiving channels, only 6 are required Drive channel and 8 receive channels. In another embodiment, the designer can only make the driving electrodes share the driving channel, or make only the receiving electrodes share the receiving channel. In another embodiment, the designer may also make only part of the driving electrodes share the driving channel, or make only part of the receiving electrodes share the receiving channel, needless to say.
图4(B)进一步呈现了这些电极间的驱动通道/接收通道布线之一实施例。值得注意的是,这些驱动电极(D1~D6)、接收电极(R1~R8)及通道都可被设置于同一平面,且所有的驱动通道和接收通道的布线不会互相重迭,因此不需要先前技术中的立体跨桥结构。实务上,电极元件的数量、形状和排列方式皆不以图4(B)所示的实施例为限,且这些布线可被更密集地配置,以缩短相邻电极元件的间距。须说明的是,通道的相连可以在触控面板和控制器之间的印刷电路板上实现,不限定在触控面板本身的电路走线便相连。FIG. 4(B) further presents one embodiment of the driving channel/receiving channel wiring between these electrodes. It is worth noting that these driving electrodes (D1~D6), receiving electrodes (R1~R8) and channels can all be arranged on the same plane, and the wiring of all driving channels and receiving channels will not overlap with each other, so there is no need The three-dimensional span bridge structure in the prior art. In practice, the number, shape and arrangement of the electrode elements are not limited to the embodiment shown in FIG. 4(B), and these wirings can be arranged more densely to shorten the distance between adjacent electrode elements. It should be noted that the connection of the channels can be realized on the printed circuit board between the touch panel and the controller, and the connection is not limited to the circuit traces of the touch panel itself.
由以上说明可知,根据本发明的互容式触控面板可兼顾采用单层电极结构、实现多点触控、减少面板与电路芯片间的脚位数量等需求。As can be seen from the above description, the mutual capacitive touch panel according to the present invention can meet the needs of adopting a single-layer electrode structure, realizing multi-touch, and reducing the number of pins between the panel and the circuit chip.
根据本发明的另一实施例为一互容式触控面板,其中的驱动电极和接收电极各自的平面轮廓为一三角形;图5(A)显示一实施例中电极的配置。为保持图面清晰,连接电极和控制器的通道未绘示于图5(A)中;编号相同的电极连接至同一通道。编号a~i的电极为固定的接收电极,编号A~F的电极为固定的驱动电极,编号1~8的电极则为可变电极(有时被切换为接收电极、有时被切换为驱动电极)。图5(B)用以说明控制器将可变电极1~8设定为接收电极且透过同一驱动通道驱动左半平面的六个驱动电极A的运作。图5(B)中于各电极间所标示的黑色实心圆点即为此状况下能检测使用者碰触的感应区域的中心位置。图5(C)用以说明控制器将可变电极1、5设定为驱动电极且将可变电极3、7设定为接收电极时的运作,图中所标示的黑色实心圆点即为此状况下能检测使用者碰触的感应区域的中心位置。透过轮流分时驱动驱动电极A~F及可变电极1~8,即可完整感测整个互容式触控面板。其他电极的控制逻辑可依此类推,不再赘述。Another embodiment according to the present invention is a mutual capacitive touch panel, wherein the planar outlines of the driving electrodes and the receiving electrodes are triangular; FIG. 5(A) shows the arrangement of the electrodes in one embodiment. To keep the drawing clear, the channels connecting the electrodes and the controller are not shown in Figure 5(A); electrodes with the same number are connected to the same channel. The electrodes numbered a~i are fixed receiving electrodes, the electrodes numbered A~F are fixed driving electrodes, and the electrodes numbered 1~8 are variable electrodes (sometimes switched to receiving electrodes, sometimes switched to driving electrodes) . FIG. 5(B) is used to illustrate the operation of the controller setting the variable electrodes 1-8 as receiving electrodes and driving the six driving electrodes A of the left half plane through the same driving channel. The black solid dot marked between the electrodes in FIG. 5(B) is the center position of the sensing area capable of detecting the user's touch under this condition. Figure 5(C) is used to illustrate the operation of the controller when the variable electrodes 1 and 5 are set as driving electrodes and the variable electrodes 3 and 7 are set as receiving electrodes. The black solid dots marked in the figure are In this situation, the center position of the sensing area touched by the user can be detected. By driving the electrodes A-F and the variable electrodes 1-8 alternately and time-sharing, the entire mutual-capacitive touch panel can be completely sensed. The control logic of other electrodes can be deduced in the same way, and will not be repeated here.
如先前所述,只要两驱动电极所对应的接收电极本身或所连接的接收通道皆不重复,这两个驱动电极便可共用同一驱动通道。此外,只要两接收电极所对应的驱动电极不会被同时驱动,这两个接收电极便可共用同一接收通道。由图5(A)可看出,上述实施例总共需要6个驱动通道、9个接收通道和8个可变通道;这些通道的数量显然少于电极的数量。与前一个实施例相同的是,这些电极和通道皆可被设置于同一平面,不需要跨桥结构。As mentioned above, as long as the receiving electrodes corresponding to the two driving electrodes or the receiving channels connected thereto are not repeated, the two driving electrodes can share the same driving channel. In addition, as long as the driving electrodes corresponding to the two receiving electrodes are not driven simultaneously, the two receiving electrodes can share the same receiving channel. It can be seen from FIG. 5(A) that the above embodiment requires a total of 6 driving channels, 9 receiving channels and 8 variable channels; the number of these channels is obviously less than the number of electrodes. Same as the previous embodiment, these electrodes and channels can all be arranged on the same plane, without the need for bridge structures.
根据本发明的另一实施例是除了前述互容式触控面板(图样可为如图4(A)或图5(A)所示)之外进一步包含一控制器的互容式触控系统。举例而言,根据本发明的互容式触控面板可被整合于包含触控面板控制器的移动通讯设备、平板电脑、个人电脑或是互动式资讯显示看板等电子系统中。Another embodiment according to the present invention is a mutual capacitive touch system further comprising a controller in addition to the aforementioned mutual capacitive touch panel (the pattern can be as shown in Figure 4(A) or Figure 5(A)) . For example, the mutual capacitive touch panel according to the present invention can be integrated into electronic systems such as mobile communication devices, tablet computers, personal computers or interactive information display boards including touch panel controllers.
如上所述,为了兼顾采用单层电极结构、实现多点触控、减少面板与电路芯片间的脚位数量等需求,本发明提出一种新的互容式触控面板及互容式触控系统,采用不需要立体跨桥结构的单层电极,并且藉由适当配置驱动电极和接收电极,使电极可共用面板与电路芯片间的通道。相较于先前技术,根据本发明的面板及系统能有效降低制程难度、节省生产成本,并提供多点触控的功能。As mentioned above, in order to take into account the needs of adopting a single-layer electrode structure, realizing multi-touch, and reducing the number of pins between the panel and the circuit chip, the present invention proposes a new mutual-capacitive touch panel and a mutual-capacitive touch panel. The system adopts a single-layer electrode that does not require a three-dimensional bridge structure, and by properly disposing the driving electrode and the receiving electrode, the electrodes can share the channel between the panel and the circuit chip. Compared with the prior art, the panel and the system according to the present invention can effectively reduce the manufacturing process difficulty, save the production cost, and provide the function of multi-touch.
藉由以上较佳具体实施例的详述,希望能更加清楚描述本发明的特征与精神,而并非以上述所揭示的较佳具体实施例来对本发明的范畴加以限制。相反地,其目的是希望能涵盖各种改变及具相等性的安排于本发明所欲申请的专利范围的范畴内。Through the above detailed description of the preferred embodiments, it is hoped that the features and spirit of the present invention can be described more clearly, rather than limiting the scope of the present invention by the preferred embodiments disclosed above. On the contrary, the intention is to cover various changes and equivalent arrangements within the scope of the claimed patent scope of the present invention.
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