US-20260126873-A1 - ELECTRONIC DEVICE

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Abstract

An electronic device includes a display unit, a foldable region, a touch unit, and a line. The display unit includes a substrate. The display unit is foldable and has a folding axis. The foldable region is capable of being folded along the folding axis and is overlapped with the substrate. The touch unit is disposed on the display unit. The line is electrically connected to the touch unit and is at least partially located within the foldable region. The line includes a plurality of curve shapes defining an edge of the line in a top view direction of the electronic device.

Inventors

Yuan-Lin WU
Kuan-Feng LEE

Assignees

Innolux Corporation

Dates

Publication Date: 20260507
Application Date: 20251229
Priority Date: 20191217

Claims (8)

1 . An electronic device, comprising: a display unit comprising a substrate, wherein the display unit is foldable and has a folding axis; a foldable region capable of being folded along the folding axis and overlapped with the substrate; a touch unit disposed on the display unit; and a line electrically connected to the touch unit and at least partially located within the foldable region, wherein the line comprises a plurality of curve shapes defining an edge of the line in a top view direction of the electronic device.
2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the line further comprises a second edge opposite to the edge, and the second edge is defined by a plurality of second curved shapes.
3 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the line has a constant width along a path of the line within the foldable region.
4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of curve shapes comprise a series of alternating convex and concave curves.
5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein an extending direction of the line is perpendicular to the folding axis.
6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the line comprises a conductive metal material.
7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the touch unit is an on-cell touch sensor integrated with an encapsulation layer of the display unit.
8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of second lines arranged parallel to the line, wherein the plurality of second lines are at least partially located within the foldable region, and each of the plurality of second lines comprises a plurality of third curve shapes defining an edge of the each of the plurality of second lines.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation application of U.S. Application No. 18/923,656, filed on October 22nd, 2024, which is a continuation application of U.S. Application No. 18/234,391, filed on August 16th, 2023, which is a continuation application of U.S. Application No. 17/895,018, filed on August 24th, 2022, which is a continuation application of U.S. Application No. 17/107,970, filed on December 1st, 2020. The contents of these applications are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 1. FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, more particularly to an electronic device with a sensing unit. 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART Foldable electronic devices or deformable electronic devices have become one of the topics in the new generation of electronic technology recently, and the demands of integrating the foldable display device into the electronic device are increased accordingly. As the demands of the consumers to the foldable electronic device are getting higher, to achieve the desired product specifications such as deformable effect, life span, and display effect of the foldable display device is one of the directions of the development in the related field. SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE In some embodiments, an electronic device is provided by the present disclosure. The electronic device includes a display unit, a foldable region, a touch unit, and a line. The display unit includes a substrate. The display unit is foldable and has a folding axis. The foldable region is capable of being folded along the folding axis and is overlapped with the substrate. The touch unit is disposed on the display unit. The line is electrically connected to the touch unit and is at least partially located within the foldable region. The line includes a plurality of curve shapes defining an edge of the line in a top view direction of the electronic device. These and other objectives of the present disclosure will no doubt become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after reading the following detailed description of the embodiment that is illustrated in the various figures and drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 schematically illustrates a top view of an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 schematically illustrates a cross-sectional view of an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 3 schematically illustrates a partial cross-sectional view of an electronic device in a folding state according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 4 schematically illustrates another partial cross-sectional view of an electronic device in a folding state according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 5 schematically illustrates a cross-sectional view of an electronic device according to a variant embodiment of a first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 6 schematically illustrates a top view of an electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 7 schematically illustrates a top view of an electronic device according to a third embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 8 schematically illustrates a top view of an electronic device according to a fourth embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 9 schematically illustrates a top view of an electronic device according to a fifth embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 10 schematically illustrates a top view of a portion of wires of an electronic device according to a fifth embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 11 schematically illustrates a cross-sectional view of a portion of wires shown in FIG. 10 along the line A-A’. FIG. 12 schematically illustrates a cross-sectional view of a portion of wires of an electronic device according to a variant embodiment of a fifth embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 13 schematically illustrates a cross-sectional view of a portion of wires of an electronic device according to another variant embodiment of a fifth embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 14 schematically illustrates a top view of touch electrodes of an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 15 schematically illustrates a top view of touch electrodes of an electronic device according to a variant embodiment of a first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 16 schematically illustrates a top view of an electronic device including haptic actuators according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 17 schematically illustrates a partial cross-sectional view of haptic actuators in an off state according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 18 schematically illustrates a partial cross-sectional view of haptic actuators in an on state according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 19 schematically illustrates a flo