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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2018
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
David Sheldon Schultz, Berkeley, CA (US);
Prithu Sharma, Cupertino, CA (US);
Zachary M. Gaubert, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a touch screen including a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a third electrode layer. The touch screen can include shield-sensor vias connecting the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer and shield-shield vias connecting the first electrode layer and the third electrode layer, for example. The shield-sensor vias can be placed in a bond pad region of the touch screen, which can further include connections between one or more routing traces connected to one or more touch electrodes and touch or other circuitry further included in the electronic device. The shield-shield vias can be placed in an outer region located around an inner region of the touch screen. In some examples, one or more routing traces can include diverted portions to maintain a threshold distance between the routing traces and the one or more shield-shield vias.