What is the structure of touch screens?
summary
Capacitive touch screens have become the most widely used touch screens because of their touch sensitivity, high performance and durability. Capacitive touch screens can be divided into four types according to the material of the cover, the number of layers and the material of the sensor film, please read the following article for details.
Classification and introduction of capacitive touch screen
1.G+F structure capacitive touch screen
1.1.the advantages of G+F structure capacitive touch screen
1.2.the disadvantages of G+F structure capacitive touch screen
2.G+F+F structure capacitive touch screen
2.1.the advantages of G+F+F structure capacitive touch screen
2.2.the disadvantages of G+F+F structure capacitive touch screen
3.G+G structure capacitive touch screen
3.1.the advantages of G+G structure capacitive touch screen
3.2.the disadvantages of G+G structure capacitive touch screen
4.P+G structure capacitive touch screen
4.1.the advantages of P+G structure capacitive touch screen
The principle of the capacitive touch screen is that when the finger touches the metal layer, due to the electric field of the human body, a coupling capacitor is formed between the user and the surface of the touch screen. For high-frequency currents, the capacitor is a direct conductor, so the finger sucks a small amount from the contact point. current. Through the detection circuit to detect this small current change to feel the position of the finger.
Capacitive touch screens are divided into two types: surface capacitive touch screens and projected capacitive touch screens
surface capacitive touch screens
The surface capacitive touch screen only uses a single-layer ITO sensor. When a finger touches the surface of the screen, a certain amount of charge will be transferred to the human body. In order to restore these charge losses, charges are replenished from the four corners of the screen, and the number of charges replenished in each direction is proportional to the distance of the touch point, from which the position of the touch point can be deduced.
projected capacitive touch screens
The touch screen adopts multi-layer ITO layers to form a matrix distribution. The X-axis and Y-axis cross distribution is used as the capacitance matrix. When the finger touches the screen, the change of the capacitance at the touch position can be detected by scanning the X and Y axes. Then calculate where the finger is. Based on this architecture, projected capacitance can achieve multi-touch operation.
projected capacitive touch screens are divided into two modes: self-capacitance and mutual capacitance
1.Measure the capacitance of the signal line itself
2.Advantages: simple, slow
3.Disadvantages: non-true multipoint, susceptible to interference
1.Measure capacitance between two signals that intersect perpendicularly
2.Advantages: more real points, fast speed
3.Disadvantages: complex, high power consumption, high cost
Common projected mutual capacitive touch screens have four structures, namely G+F, P+G, G+G, and G+F+F structures. The detailed structure and characteristics are as follows
G+F structure capacitive touch screen
Structure: cover glass + film sensor.
Features: Use a single-layer film sensor, the sensor pattern has triangles, polygons, etc. according to different touch control IC,
Since there is only one layer of sensor mutual compatibility products, it only supports single-point touch. After optimizing the touch software, it achieves a virtual two-point gesture touch effect.
the advantages of G+F structure capacitive touch screen
low cost of mold, high-cost performance, in capacitor TP
The product with the lowest price, the total thickness can be made thinner, the light transmission is good, the delivery time is short, and the shape of the cover glass can be replaced.
the disadvantages of G+F structure capacitive touch screen
only single-point touch, poor touch accuracy, unable to realize gesture operation and more functions.
G+F+F structure capacitive touch screen
cover glass + film sensor + film sensor.
Features: This structure uses two layers of film sensors, and the sensor is generally a rhombus structure.
Supports real multi-point operation, supports complex tasks such as gesture touch and wake-up. The touch screen with GFF structure is the most widely used touch screen structure
the advantages of G+F+F structure capacitive touch screen
Due to the self-capacitance structure of the double-layer sensor film, the accuracy is high, the handwriting effect is good, it supports real multi-touch, and the shape of the cover glass can be changed.
the disadvantages of G+F+F structure capacitive touch screen
The light transmittance is poor due to the use of multi-layer film materials, which is 5% lower than the G/G structure. relatively high price
G+G structure capacitive touch screen
Cover glass + sensor glass
Features: This structure adopts single-layer induction glass. Usually the sensor pattern is a rhombus structure. Glass is used as the substrate, which has high strength and good heat resistance, so the sensor can be fabricated on both sides of the glass substrate.
the advantages of G+G structure capacitive touch screen
Self-capacitance touch structure with double-layer touch sensor, high precision, good light transmission, and good handwriting effect. Support real multi-touch, the shape of the cover glass can be changed, good reliability and long service life.
the disadvantages of G+G structure capacitive touch screen
The sensor glass is easily damaged after impact, and the development cost is relatively high. It is mostly used for medium and large products such as tablet computers and monitors.
P+G structure capacitive touch screen
Plastic cover + sensor glass
Features: This structure adopts single-layer induction glass. Similar to the structure of G+G, just replace the cover glass with a plastic cover
the advantages of P+G structure capacitive touch screen
high touch precision, good light transmission, good handwriting effect. Support real multi-touch, good reliability, long service life, more customizable options such as the shape and color of the plastic cover.
the disadvantages of P+G structure capacitive touch screen
The sensor glass is easily damaged after impact, the strength of the plastic cover is low, and the development cost is relatively high.
conclusion
If your cost requirements are not high, and your products are below 7 inches of tft display products, such as 4.3 inches WVGA TFT LCD, 5.5 inches HD TFT LCD suggest you choose G+F+F touch structure, excellent performance and relatively thin size. If your product is more than 7 inches of tft display products, such as 8 inches WXGA TFT LCD, 10.1 inches FHD TFT LCD, it is recommended to use G+G touch results, in the large size of G+G structure has stronger stability and durability. G+F products have poor touch accuracy, and their performance will be unsatisfactory unless your human-computer interaction interface is very simple and easy to touch. The main problem of P+G structure is that the wear resistance and strength of the plastic cover plate is poor, and it is only used in special service conditions. If you have demand in the touch screen and LCD display, please contact us, according to your usage scenarios and requirements we will give the optimal solution.
