Apple is trying to develop more new technology. Recently, they announced that their Mac Computers would use their own Apple processor, and now we have something more exciting from Apple. According to the patent, Apple is trying to develop a new Ultra-Thin Touch Sensor technology.
This morning, we received a patent from Apple, which was certified by the U.S. Patent Office. The patent was applied for by Apple Inc. on 12 December 2019 and approved on 25 June. You can check out the patent here. It is for the upcoming technology “ultra-thin touch sensor,” which can be used to manufacture ultra-thin devices.
According to the patent, the touch screen has ultra-thin stack-ups, which reduce the display layer construction while also providing some more advantages. The patent mentions that reducing the thickness of the screen can provide a lower profile device, which further can improve the optical image on display by reducing the display to cover the glass distance, which also can reduce the weight of the device.
Another way to reduce screen stack-up or the border region is to remove the flex circuit connection from the stack-up, which enables the routing of touch electrodes to touch circuitry. In some examples, the touchscreen stack-up can include a shield layer between the touch sensor panel and the display.
In some examples, the thickness of the touch screen stack-up, including a shield layer, can be reduced by routing the shield layer to a shield electrode on the touch sensor panel. The shield layer can then be routed to touch-sensing circuitry via the flexible substrate. In some examples, the touch sensor panel or a portion thereof can be integrated with a polarizer.
With this technology, Apple may be able to design thinner products once again, like the iPhone 6 series. It seems like we may be able to see this technology in the future’s iPhone, iPad, or Mac series. But this year’s iPhone series didn’t include any of this.