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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2011
Wei Chen, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Steven P. Hotelling, San Jose, CA (US);
John Z. Zhong, Cupertino, CA (US);
Shih-chang Chang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Stephen S. Poon, San Jose, CA (US);
Wei Chen, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Steven P. Hotelling, San Jose, CA (US);
John Z. Zhong, Cupertino, CA (US);
Shih-Chang Chang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Stephen S. Poon, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Displays such as organic light-emitting diode displays may be provided with touch sensing capabilities. A touch sensor may be formed from electrodes located on a thin-film encapsulation layer or one or more sides of a polarizer. A single-sided or double-sided touch sensor panel may be attached to the upper or lower surface of a polarizer. Control circuitry may be used to provide control signals to light-emitting diodes in the display using a grid of control lines. The control lines and transparent electrode structures such as indium tin oxide structures formed on a thin-film encapsulation layer or polarizer may be used as electrodes for a touch sensor. Displays may have active regions and inactive peripheral portions. The displays may have edge portions that are bent along a bend axis that is within the active region to form a borderless display. Virtual buttons may be formed on the bent edge portions.