Touch panel

Abstract

A touch panel having a transparent region and a peripheral region surrounding the transparent region is provided. The touch panel includes a transparent cover, a touch device, a light-shielding layer, a layer of conductive lines, and a touch chip. The transparent cover has a touch surface and a device mounting surface opposite thereto. The touch device is disposed on the device mounting surface and at least located at the transparent region. The light-shielding layer is disposed on the transparent cover and located inside the peripheral region. The layer of conductive lines is disposed on the device mounting surface, located inside the peripheral region, and electrically connected to the touch device. The touch chip is disposed on the layer of conductive lines through a chip-on-glass process.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A touch panel with a transparent region and a peripheral region surrounding the transparent region comprising:
 a transparent cover comprising a touch surface and a device mounting surface opposite thereto;   a touch device disposed on the device mounting surface and mainly located at the transparent region;   a layer of conductive lines disposed on the device mounting surface, located inside the peripheral region, and electrically connected to the touch device; and   a touch chip disposed on the layer of conductive lines through a chip-on-glass process.   
     
     
         2 . The touch panel of  claim 1 , further comprising an anisotropic conductive film disposed between the layer of conductive lines and the touch chip. 
     
     
         3 . The touch panel of  claim 2 , wherein the anisotropic conductive film comprises a plurality of conductive particles, and a diameter of each conductive particle is larger than a thickness of the layer of conductive lines. 
     
     
         4 . The touch panel of  claim 1 , wherein the touch device comprises:
 a plurality of first touch electrodes disposed on the device mounting surface wherein each first touch electrode extends along a first direction;   an insulator layer disposed on the device mounting surface and covering the first touch electrodes; and   a plurality of second touch electrodes disposed on a surface of the insulator layer away from the first touch electrodes wherein each second touch electrode extends along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction.   
     
     
         5 . The touch panel of  claim 4 , wherein the first touch electrodes and the second touch electrodes are band-like electrodes. 
     
     
         6 . The touch panel of  claim 4 , wherein the first touch electrodes and the second touch electrodes are electrode series consisting of a plurality of diamond patterns and connecting lines serially connected the diamond patterns. 
     
     
         7 . The touch panel of  claim 1 , wherein the touch device comprises:
 a plurality of first touch electrodes disposed on the device mounting surface wherein each first touch electrode extends along a first direction; and   a plurality of second touch electrodes disposed on the device mounting surface to intersect the first touch electrodes wherein each second touch electrode extends along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction.   
     
     
         8 . The touch panel of  claim 7 , wherein the first touch electrodes and the second touch electrodes are electrode series consisting of a plurality of diamond patterns and connecting lines serially connected the diamond patterns. 
     
     
         9 . The touch panel of  claim 8 , wherein the first touch electrodes and the second touch electrodes comprise a plurality of connection pads overlapping the layer of conductive lines. 
     
     
         10 . The touch panel of  claim 9 , wherein the touch chip comprises a plurality of connection bumps electrically connected with the connection pads. 
     
     
         11 . The touch panel of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a flexible printed circuit board electrically connected to the layer of conductive lines.   
     
     
         12 . The touch panel of  claim 1 , wherein a material of the layer of conductive lines comprises Cr, Al, Cu, Mo, Mo/Al alloy, Ti, Ti/Al alloy, Ag, Ag/Pd alloy, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         13 . A touch display panel comprising:
 a touch panel with a transparent region and a peripheral region surrounding the transparent region comprising:
 a transparent cover comprising a touch surface and a device mounting surface opposite thereto; 
 a touch device disposed on the device mounting surface and mainly located at the transparent region; 
 a layer of conductive lines disposed on the device mounting surface, located inside the peripheral region, and electrically connected to the touch device; and 
 a touch chip disposed on the layer of conductive lines through a chip-on-glass process; and 
   a display disposed on the touch panel.   
     
     
         14 . The touch display panel of  claim 13 , wherein the touch device comprises:
 a plurality of first touch electrodes disposed on the device mounting surface wherein each first touch electrode extends along a first direction;   an insulator layer disposed on the device mounting surface and covering the first touch electrodes; and   a plurality of second touch electrodes disposed on the display wherein each second touch electrode extends along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction.   
     
     
         15 . The touch panel of  claim 14 , wherein the first touch electrodes and the second touch electrodes are band-like electrodes. 
     
     
         16 . The touch panel of  claim 14 , wherein the first touch electrodes and the second touch electrodes are electrode series consisting of a plurality of diamond patterns and connecting lines serially connected the diamond patterns.