Color filter substrate and in-cell touch type display device including the same
11586082 · 2023-02-21
Assignee
Inventors
Cpc classification
G02F1/1368
PHYSICS
International classification
Abstract
A color filter substrate and an in-cell touch type display device including the same, in which a low-reflective high-resistance film is disposed on a top face of the color filter substrate. Due to the low-reflective high-resistance film, a finger capacitance is generated, an antistatic path is formed, and reflectance of the display device is improved.
Claims
1. A color filter substrate comprising: a first substrate; a color filter on a bottom face of the first substrate; and an upper film on a top face of the first substrate, wherein the upper film contains 13 to 15% by weight of SiO.sub.2 and 10% or less by weight of SnO.sub.2 and valence of In.sub.2O.sub.3.
2. The color filter substrate of claim 1, wherein the upper film has a sheet resistance of 10.sup.6 to 10.sup.8 Ω/sq.
3. The color filter substrate of claim 1, wherein the upper film has a thickness of 50 to 200 Å.
4. The color filter substrate of claim 1, wherein the color filter substrate further comprises a polarizing plate disposed on a top face of the upper film.
5. An in-cell touch type display device comprising: a device substrate in which a plurality of pixel areas are defined, wherein a thin-film transistor and a touch line are disposed on the device substrate; and a color filter substrate disposed on the device substrate, wherein the color filter substrate includes: a first substrate; a color filter disposed on a bottom face of the first substrate; and an upper film disposed on a top face of the first substrate, wherein the upper film contains 13 to 15% by weight of SiO.sub.2 and 10% or less by weight of SnO.sub.2 and valence of In.sub.2O.sub.3.
6. The in-cell touch type display device of claim 5, wherein the device substrate includes: a second substrate; a gate line and a data line disposed on a top face of the second substrate and intersecting with each other to define a pixel area; a thin-film transistor disposed in an intersection between the gate line and the data line; a protective layer disposed on a top face of the thin-film transistor; a pixel electrode disposed on a top face of the protective layer and connected to a drain electrode of the thin-film transistor; a common electrode overlapping with the pixel electrode; and a touch line electrically connected to the common electrode.
7. The in-cell touch type display device of claim 6, wherein the common electrode is divided into a plurality of touch blocks, each block including one or more pixel areas among a plurality of pixel areas.
8. The in-cell touch type display device of claim 7, wherein each touch line is electrically connected to each of the touch blocks of the common electrode.
9. The in-cell touch type display device of claim 5, wherein the upper film has a sheet resistance of 10.sup.6 to 10.sup.8 Ω/sq.
10. The in-cell touch type display device of claim 5, wherein the upper film has a thickness of 50 to 200 Å.
11. The in-cell touch type display device of claim 5, wherein the in-cell touch type display device further comprises a polarizing plate disposed on a top face of the upper film.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
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DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS
(18) Advantages and features of the present disclosure, and a method of achieving the Advantages and features will become apparent with reference to embodiments described later in detail together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments as disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms. Thus, these embodiments are set forth only to make the present disclosure complete, and to completely inform the scope of the disclosure to those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present disclosure belongs, and the present disclosure is only defined by the scope of the claims.
(19) A shape, a size, a ratio, an angle, a number, etc. disclosed in the drawings for describing the embodiments of the present disclosure are exemplary, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The same reference numerals refer to the same elements herein. Further, descriptions and details of well-known steps and elements are omitted for simplicity of the description. Furthermore, in the following detailed description of the present disclosure, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present disclosure. However, it will be understood that the present disclosure may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known methods, procedures, components, and circuits have not been described in detail so as not to unnecessarily obscure aspects of the present disclosure.
(20) The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure. As used herein, the singular forms “a” and “an” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises”, “comprising”, “includes”, and “including” when used in this specification, specify the presence of the stated features, integers, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, operations, elements, components, and/or portions thereof. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. Expression such as “at least one of” when preceding a list of elements may modify the entire list of elements and may not modify the individual elements of the list. In interpretation of numerical values, an error or tolerance therein may occur even when there is no explicit description thereof.
(21) In addition, it will also be understood that when a first element or layer is referred to as being present “on” a second element or layer, the first element may be disposed directly on the second element or may be disposed indirectly on the second element with a third element or layer being disposed between the first and second elements or layers. It will be understood that when an element or layer is referred to as being “connected to”, or “coupled to” another element or layer, it may be directly on, connected to, or coupled to the other element or layer, or one or more intervening elements or layers may be present. In addition, it will also be understood that when an element or layer is referred to as being “between” two elements or layers, it may be the only element or layer between the two elements or layers, or one or more intervening elements or layers may also be present.
(22) Further, as used herein, when a layer, film, region, plate, or the like is disposed “on” or “on a top” of another layer, film, region, plate, or the like, the former may directly contact the latter or still another layer, film, region, plate, or the like may be disposed between the former and the latter. As used herein, when a layer, film, region, plate, or the like is directly disposed “on” or “on a top” of another layer, film, region, plate, or the like, the former directly contacts the latter and still another layer, film, region, plate, or the like is not disposed between the former and the latter. Further, as used herein, when a layer, film, region, plate, or the like is disposed “below” or “under” another layer, film, region, plate, or the like, the former may directly contact the latter or still another layer, film, region, plate, or the like may be disposed between the former and the latter. As used herein, when a layer, film, region, plate, or the like is directly disposed “below” or “under” another layer, film, region, plate, or the like, the former directly contacts the latter and still another layer, film, region, plate, or the like is not disposed between the former and the latter.
(23) In descriptions of temporal relationships, for example, temporal precedent relationships between two events such as “after”, “subsequent to”, “before”, etc., another event may occur therebetween unless “directly after”, “directly subsequent” or “directly before” is not indicated.
(24) It will be understood that, although the terms “first”, “second”, “third”, and so on may be used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms are used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer or section from another element, component, region, layer or section. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer or section described below could be termed a second element, component, region, layer or section, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.
(25) The features of the various embodiments of the present disclosure may be partially or entirely combined with each other, and may be technically associated with each other or operate with each other. The embodiments may be implemented independently of each other and may be implemented together in an association relationship.
(26) Unless otherwise defined, all terms including technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this inventive concept belongs. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.
(27) Hereinafter, preferred implementations of a color filter substrate according to the present disclosure and an in-cell touch type display device including the same will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to indicate the same or similar elements.
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(30) The first substrate 110 may be made of glass or plastic.
(31) The color filter 120 is disposed on a bottom face of the first substrate 110. More specifically, the first substrate 110 may be divided into a light-transmissive area and a light-blocking area. The color filter 120 may be disposed in the light-transmissive area and on a bottom face of the first substrate 110. A black matrix 130 may be disposed in the light-blocking area and on a bottom face of the first substrate 110.
(32) The upper film 140 is disposed on a top face of the first substrate 110. In the present disclosure, the upper film 140 performs a touch function and an electrostatic discharge function.
(33) In the present disclosure, the upper film 140 is made of In.sub.2O.sub.3 containing 13 to 15% by weight of SiO.sub.2 and 10% or smaller by weight of SnO.sub.2. The upper film having the above composition may exhibit higher sheet resistance than that of ITO (Indium Tin Oxide).
(34) For example, when the upper film is made of an ITO material having a sheet resistance of 10.sup.3 Ω/sq which is relatively low, the upper film may perform an electrostatic discharge function, but may not generate finger capacitance between a finger contacting a top face of the color filter substrate and a common electrode of the device substrate, such that the touch performance may be degraded. Conversely, when the upper film is absent, while the finger capacitance may be generated, the electrostatic discharge may not occur. Thus, a separate electrostatic discharge path must be provided. Therefore, the present inventors have conducted a lot of research and have found that when the sheet resistance of the upper film 140 is in a range of 10.sup.6 to 10.sup.8 Ω/sq, both the touch function and the electrostatic discharge function may be performed well.
(35) In accordance with the present disclosure, the upper film 140 is based on In.sub.2O.sub.3 as a transparent conductive material.
(36) SiO.sub.2 included in the upper film 140 serves to increase resistance of the upper film 140. In particular, among oxide materials, SiO.sub.2 has the lowest refractive index, high bonding strength, and a large band gap, and secures high resistance compared to ITO and improves transmittance. When a content of SiO.sub.2 is smaller than 13% by weight, the transmittance of the upper film may decrease and the reflectance may increase. To the contrary, when the content of SiO.sub.2 exceeds 15% by weight, the sheet resistance of the upper film may be too high, thereby making it difficult to perform the electrostatic discharge function.
(37) SnO.sub.2 together with In.sub.2O.sub.3 prevents the resistance of the upper film from becoming too high. In accordance with the present disclosure, the upper film is required to have a certain high sheet resistance, SnO.sub.2 may not be included in the upper film. When the content of SnO.sub.2 exceeds 10% by weight and is too high, the transmittance of the upper film may be lowered.
(38) As described above, the upper film 140 made of In.sub.2O.sub.3 and including 13 to 15% by weight of SiO.sub.2 and 10% or smaller by weight of SnO.sub.2 in combination with a process condition such as the oxygen partial pressure during the deposition may exhibit a sheet resistance of 10.sup.6 to 10.sup.8 Ω/sq. Further, the upper film 140 may exhibit a transmittance of 97% or greater and a reflectance of 9.5% or smaller.
(39) The upper film may have a thickness of 50 to 200 Å, that is, 5 to 20 nm. A thickness of 120 to 180 Å is more preferable. The thinner the upper film is, the better the transmittance is. However, when the upper film is too thin (smaller than 50 Å), the sheet resistance of the upper film is greatly increased such that the electrostatic discharge performance may be degraded. In one example, when the thickness of the upper film exceeds 200 Å, the transmittance may decrease and the reflectance may increase.
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(43) As described above, when the upper film does not exist, electrostatic discharge does not occur through the first substrate. Thus, the polarizing plate is coated with a conductive material for electrostatic discharge. However, in accordance with the present disclosure, electrostatic discharge may be achieved via the upper film 140. Thus, even when the polarizing plate is contained in the color filter substrate, the conductive material coating for electrostatic discharge on the polarizing plate is not required.
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(46) The color filter substrate 100 is disposed on a top face of the device substrate 200.
(47) As described above, the color filter substrate 100 includes the first substrate 110, the color filter 120 disposed on a bottom face of the first substrate, and the upper film 140 disposed on a top face of the first substrate.
(48) The upper film 140 of the color filter substrate 100 is based on In.sub.2O.sub.3 and further contains 13 to 15% by weight of SiO.sub.2 and 10% or smaller by weight of SnO.sub.2.
(49) The upper film 140 of the color filter substrate 140 may have a sheet resistance of 10.sup.6 to 10.sup.8 Ω/sq.
(50) Further, the upper film 140 may have a thickness of 50 to 200 Å.
(51) The polarizing plate 150 may be additionally disposed on a top face of the upper film 140 of the color filter substrate 140.
(52) In the device substrate 200, a plurality of pixel areas are defined. A thin-film transistor and a touch line are disposed on a top face of the device substrate 200. According to the present disclosure, a display device in which a touch line for transmitting a touch signal is disposed on a top face of the device substrate 200 is referred to as an in-cell type display device.
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(56) Pixel areas of the device substrate 200 are defined by gate lines and data lines intersecting with each other and disposed on a second substrate 201. A thin-film transistor is disposed in an intersection area between the gate line and the data line.
(57) The gate line (not shown) and a gate electrode 221 branching from the gate line are disposed on a top face of the second substrate 201.
(58) A gate insulating film 222 is disposed on a top face of the second substrate 201 on which the gate electrode is disposed.
(59) An active layer 223 is disposed on a top face of the gate insulating film 222.
(60) A source electrode 224a branched from a data line 224, and a drain electrode 224b spaced apart from the source electrode are disposed on a top face of the active layer 223.
(61) A protective layer 225 is formed on the gate insulating film 222 on which the thin-film transistor is disposed. The protective layer 225 may be made of an insulating inorganic material such as SiO2 and SiN, or an insulating organic material such as PAC (Photo Acryl Compound) and may be comprised of one or more layers. When the protective layer 225 has a multilayer structure, it is preferable that a topmost layer thereof is made of PAC for planarization.
(62) A pixel electrode 230 is disposed on a top face of the protective layer. The pixel electrode 230 is connected to the drain electrode 224b of the thin-film transistor via a contact hole.
(63) A common electrode 260 overlaps with the pixel electrode 230 and the protective film 250 while being interposed therebetween. In
(64) The touch line 210 is electrically connected to the common electrode 260. The touch line 210 may overlap with the data line 224.
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(68) The touch line 210 extends across the touch block TB of the common electrode 260 and is disposed under the common electrode 260 as shown in
(69) The touch line 210 is independently connected to the common electrode 260 of each touch block TB. The common electrode 260 supplies a common voltage to each pixel area for a display period, and a touch sensing signal thereto for a non-display period such that the touch line detects whether the finger touches the common electrode 260.
(70) The touch sensing signal supplied through the touch line 210 may be a plurality of clock signals CLK. When the user touches the display area using the finger, the touch capacitance may be generated between the touch blocks TB of the common electrodes 260. In this connection, the touch capacitance according to the user's touch and a reference capacitance may be compared to each other. Then, the user's touch position may be detected based on the comparison result. An operation is performed according to the detected touch position.
(71) In this connection, via the comparison between the touch capacitance and the reference capacitance, coordinates of the position where the user's touch has occurred is recognized. An operation corresponding to the coordinates of the touch-occurrence position is performed.
EXAMPLES
(72) Hereinafter, preferred examples are presented to help understanding of the present disclosure. However, the following examples are only provided to allow the skilled person to the art to understand the present disclosure more easily. The present disclosure is not limited to the following examples.
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(75) In this connection, n.sub.12 denotes a refractive index of a mixture of material 1 and material 2, n.sub.1 refers to a refractive index of material 1, n.sub.2 refers to a refractive index of material 2, Φ.sub.1 denotes a volume fraction of material 1, and Φ.sub.2 denotes a volume fraction of material 2.
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(94) When the SiO.sub.2 content is lowered to 15% by weight, the transmittance decreases and the reflectance increases, while a variation thereof is small Decreasing the film thickness has the effect of increasing the transmittance and reducing the reflectance. Thus, the transmittance decrease and the reflectance increase due to the decrease of SiO.sub.2 content may be minimized by reducing the film thickness.
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(96) The composition of the upper film was In.sub.2O.sub.3 82% by weight, SiO.sub.2 15% by weight, SnO.sub.2 3% by weight, and the film thickness was 150 Å.
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(101) The composition of the upper film was In.sub.2O.sub.3 82% by weight, SiO.sub.2 15% by weight, SnO.sub.2 3% by weight, and the film thickness was 150 Å.
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(107) When the SiO.sub.2—SnO.sub.2 doped In.sub.2O.sub.3 film is applied to the upper film of the color filter substrate according to the present disclosure, lower reflectance may be achieved than that when applying the ITO upper film. Thus, the configuration that the SiO.sub.2—SnO.sub.2 doped In.sub.2O.sub.3 film is applied to the upper film of the color filter substrate is more suitable for implementing a low-reflective display device.
(108) Although the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present disclosure is not necessarily limited to these embodiments. The present disclosure may be implemented in various modified manners within the scope not departing from the technical idea of the present disclosure. Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed in the present disclosure are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present disclosure, but to describe the present disclosure. the scope of the technical idea of the present disclosure is not limited by the embodiments. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments as described above are illustrative and non-limiting in all respects. The scope of protection of the present disclosure should be interpreted by the claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of the present disclosure should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present disclosure.