A plastic substrate includes: a plastic support member having light transmittance; and a first organic-inorganic hybrid layer on the plastic support member. The first organic-inorganic hybrid layer includes: a first organic-inorganic hybrid matrix; and ions implanted into the first organic-inorganic hybrid matrix at a side opposite to a side adjacent the plastic support member. An amount of the ions per unit area is in a range from about 2×10.sup.13/cm.sup.2 to about 2×10.sup.14/cm.sup.2.

A multi-layer conductive coating is substantially transparent to visible light, contains at least one conductive layer comprising silver that is sandwiched between at least a pair of dielectric layers, and may be used as an electrode and/or conductive trace in a capacitive touch panel. The multi-layer conductive coating may contain a dielectric layer of or including zirconium oxide (e.g., ZrO.sub.2) and/or silicon nitride, and may be used in applications such as capacitive touch panels for controlling showers, appliances, vending machines, electronics, electronic devices, and/or the like. The touch panel may further include a functional film(s) which may be one or more of: an index-matching film, an antiglare film, an anti-fingerprint film, and anti-microbial film, a scratch resistant film, and/or an antireflective (AR) film.

A laminated stack, such as a trackpad, is assembled by coupling components using an adhesive system. Assembly of the laminated stack includes forming an adhesive-spacing component on a first substrate, forming an adhesive-alignment-holding component on the first substrate in a perimeter around the adhesive-spacing component, forming a bonding component by filling an area within the perimeter with liquid adhesive, and bonding the first substrate to a second substrate by curing the bonding component. The first substrate and the second substrate may each be one of a touch-sensing component and a cover component. The adhesive-spacing component maintains a space between the first substrate and the second substrate while the bonding component cures. The adhesive-alignment-holding component maintains alignment of the first substrate and the second substrate while the bonding component cures.

Included are a first cover base including an alkali glass layer, a first alkali-free glass layer provided on one face of the alkali glass layer, and a second alkali-free glass layer provided on another face of the alkali glass layer and a sensor that is provided on the first alkali-free glass layer of the first cover base and includes a plurality of first electrodes configured to detect the unevenness of a surface of an object to be detected that comes into contact with or close to the first cover base and a switching element. At least the first electrodes are formed above the first alkali-free glass layer and in a transmissive area that passes an image.

Disclosed is a touch sensor, including: first sensing patterns extended in a first direction and arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction, in which each of the first sensing patterns includes: first variable resistive patterns arranged in the first direction; and first conductive patterns connecting the first variable resistive patterns, and lengths of the first variable resistive patterns in the first direction are increased in the second direction.

Provided are a fingerprint detection device and a display device that can reduce the occurrence of unintended patterns. The fingerprint detection device has a plurality of drive electrodes and a plurality of detection electrodes. The detection electrodes have a plurality of first line parts, a plurality of second line parts extending in a direction crossing the first line parts, and bent parts coupling the first line parts and the second line parts to each other. The drive electrodes have a plurality of electrodes arranged spaced apart from each other in a plan view, connecting parts coupling the electrodes adjacent to each other in the second direction to each other, and dummy electrodes in a floating state, each of the dummy electrodes being arranged between two electrodes arranged in the first direction between two detection electrodes.

A display device includes a flexible substrate, a plurality of TFTs, a first electrode arranged between a channel of one of the plurality of TFTs and the flexible substrate, at least one inorganic insulating film arranged between one of the plurality of TFTs and the first electrode, a second electrode arranged on the opposite side to the side where one of the plurality of TFTs is arranged with respect to the first electrode, and an organic insulating film arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode.

A touch input device is disclosed that may comprise a display panel and/or a touch sensor. The touch sensor may include a driving electrode and/or a receiving electrode that may be disposed on the display panel and/or inside the display panel. The touch input device may comprise an electrode pattern that may be disposed on a bottom surface of the display panel. The touch input device may comprise a controller that may be configured to provide a first driving signal to the driving electrode of the touch sensor. The controller may be configured to receive a touch detection signal from the receiving electrode of the touch sensor. The controller may be configured to detect a touch position, perhaps for example based on the touch detection signal. The controller may be configured to provide a second driving signal different from the first driving signal to the electrode pattern.

A sensor device is provided and includes detection electrodes each having a mesh shape; and lead lines each including a first part and a second part, wherein the detection electrodes are connected to the lead linens, respectively, the first part has a first end and a second end opposed to the first end, and extends in a first direction, the second part extends in a second direction different from the first direction, the first part is connected to a corresponding one of the detection electrodes at the first end and connected to the second part at the second end, and a width of the first part is different from a width of the second part.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a tactile presentation control apparatus that can provide an operation feeling of a dial knob that allows intuitive operation by a tactile sense of the user, and is user-friendly. A tactile presentation control apparatus according to the present disclosure that has a tactile presentation knob placed on an operation surface and presents a tactile sense to the user via the tactile presentation knob. The tactile presentation control apparatus includes a tactile control unit that performs control to present different tactile senses to each of a plurality of operation regions on the operation surface when the tactile presentation knob is rotationally operated. When the tactile presentation knob is present in one of the operation regions, the tactile control unit performs control to present, as the tactile sense, a frictional force generated in the tactile presentation knob to the operation region.