US20150121688A1 - Fabricating method of touch cover - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a fabricating method, and more particularly, to a fabricating method of a touch cover.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a conventional touch cover.
- a conventional touch cover 10 in order to prevent electromagnetic interference (EMI) or electrostatic discharge (ESD) from affecting operation of an electronic apparatus, a grounding circuit is often disposed around a sensing circuit in the circuit layout of the touch cover of the electronic apparatus for protection purposes.
- a sensing circuit 14 and a grounding circuit 16 are both disposed on a flexible substrate 18 first, and the flexible substrate 18 is then attached to an inner plane 12 a of a substrate 12 .
- an area required for the inner plane 12 a on the touch cover 10 cannot be reduced. Accordingly, a width of the touch cover 10 is increased.
- the invention provides a fabricating method of a touch cover.
- the method is suitable for fabricating the aforementioned touch cover.
- the invention proposes a touch cover including a substrate, a sensing circuit and a grounding circuit.
- the substrate has an inner plane and an inner side surface extending from the inner plane.
- the inner plane and the inner side surface are not coplanar.
- the sensing circuit is disposed on the inner plane.
- At least a portion of the grounding circuit is disposed on the inner side surface.
- the invention proposes an electronic apparatus including a main body, a display module and a touch cover.
- the display module is disposed between the main body and the touch cover.
- the touch cover includes a substrate, a sensing circuit and a grounding circuit.
- the substrate has an inner plane and an inner side surface extending from the inner plane.
- the inner plane and the inner side surface are not coplanar.
- the sensing circuit is disposed on the inner plane. At least a portion of the grounding circuit is disposed on the inner side surface.
- the invention provides a fabricating method of a touch cover.
- the method includes shaping a substrate so that the substrate has an inner plane and an inner side surface extending from the inner plane, wherein the inner plane and the inner side surface are not coplanar.
- a conductor layer is formed all over the inner plane and the inner side surface of the substrate.
- the conductor layer is patterned to form a sensing circuit on the inner plane and to form at least a portion of a grounding circuit on the inner side surface.
- the substrate is a glass substrate.
- the inner side surface is a plane surface or a curved surface.
- the sensing circuit has sensing pads arranged in an array on the inner plane.
- the grounding circuit is disposed along an edge of the substrate.
- the touch cover further includes a flexible printed circuit (FPC) electrically connected with the grounding circuit and the sensing circuit.
- FPC flexible printed circuit
- materials of the sensing circuit and the grounding circuit are the same.
- the touch cover further includes a light-shielding layer disposed on the inner plane and the inner side surface.
- the light-shielding layer covers the grounding circuit.
- the fabricating method of the touch cover further includes cutting the substrate from a mother substrate before shaping the substrate.
- the fabricating method of the touch cover further includes performing a chemical strengthening process on the shaped substrate after shaping the substrate and before fog the conductor layer.
- the step of patterning the conductor layer is patterning the conductor layer by a laser, and a beam diameter of the laser is 30 ⁇ m.
- the fabricating method of the touch cover further includes disposing a light-shielding layer on the inner plane and the inner side surface after patterning the conductor layer.
- the light-shielding layer covers the grounding circuit.
- the touch cover of the invention is designed to have the appearance of a three-dimensional structure.
- the grounding circuit is disposed on the inner side surface which is not coplanar with the inner plane of a display area, thereby decreasing the edge width of the touch cover outside a touch display area and contributing significantly to a decrease in width of the electronic apparatus.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a conventional touch cover.
- FIG. 2A is a front view of an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view of the electronic apparatus depicted in FIG. 2A along a sectional line A-A.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic back view of the touch cover depicted in FIG. 2A .
- FIG. 4A to FIG. 4F illustrate a fabricating method of the touch cover depicted in FIG. 2A .
- FIG. 2A is a front view of an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view of the electronic apparatus depicted in FIG. 2A along a sectional line A-A.
- an electronic apparatus 100 of the invention includes a main body 110 , a display module 120 and a touch cover 130 .
- the display module 120 is disposed between the main body 110 and the touch cover 130 .
- the touch cover 130 includes a substrate 132 , a sensing circuit 134 and a grounding circuit 136 .
- the substrate 132 has an inner plane 132 a and an inner side surface 132 b extending from the inner plane 132 a.
- the inner plane 132 a and the inner side surface 132 b are not coplanar.
- the sensing circuit 134 is disposed on the inner plane 132 a and at least a portion of the grounding circuit 136 is disposed on the inner side surface 132 b.
- the grounding circuit 136 may also be partially disposed on the inner plane 132 a. In other embodiments, the grounding circuit may be completely disposed on the inner side surface of the substrate.
- the touch cover 130 is a three-dimensional structure.
- the inner plane 132 a of the substrate 132 is parallel with the display module 120 , and the sensing circuit 134 is disposed on the inner plane 132 a.
- a portion of the grounding circuit 136 is disposed on the inner side surface 132 b, so as to reduce the space reserved for disposing the grounding circuit 136 on the inner plane 132 a of the touch cover 130 . Therefore, compared to the touch cover 10 in FIG. 1 , the touch cover 130 in FIG. 2B reduces not only a spacing (e.g., 0.1 mm) between an edge of the sensing circuit 134 and an edge of the inner plane 132 a, but also a width of the electronic apparatus 100 .
- a spacing e.g., 0.1 mm
- the substrate 132 of the touch cover 130 is a glass substrate.
- the glass substrate is, for example, soda lime glass.
- the inner plane 132 a of the touch cover 130 is designed as a plane surface or a curved surface depending on the appearance of the electronic apparatus 100 .
- the invention does not limit the material of the substrate 132 and the appearance of the inner side surface 132 b of the substrate 132 .
- the inner side surface 132 b in this embodiment is shown as a plane surface for schematic purposes.
- a light-shielding layer 139 is further included on the inner plane 132 a and the inner side surface 132 b of the touch cover 130 , as shown in FIG. 2B .
- the light-shielding layer 139 is disposed on the inner plane 132 a and the inner side surface 132 b and covers the grounding circuit 136 .
- the touch cover 130 is equipped with an opaque edge which is visible externally and covers an assembly structure of the touch cover 130 and the main body 110 to maintain a beautiful external appearance.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic back view of the touch cover depicted in FIG. 2A .
- the touch cover 130 has a single-layer sensing circuit 134 .
- the sensing circuit 134 has a plurality of sensing pads 134 a, the sensing pads 134 a being arranged in an array on the inner plane 132 a.
- the sensing pads 134 a arranged in an array are distributed over a display area of the touch cover 130 .
- the sensing pads 134 a sense and generate a signal, which is transmitted to the main body 110 via the sensing circuit 134 (as shown in FIG. 2B ).
- the grounding circuit 136 is disposed around the sensing circuit 134 . In this embodiment, the grounding circuit 136 and the sensing circuit 134 have the same material.
- the grounding circuit 136 protects the sensing circuit 134 from interference or damage by the static electricity.
- the touch cover 130 has a flexible printed circuit (FPC) 138 .
- the grounding circuit 136 and the sensing circuit 134 are electrically connected onto the FPC 138 , and the touch cover 130 is electrically connected with the main body 110 via the FPC 138 .
- the invention neither limits the forms of the sensing circuit and the grounding circuit of the touch cover, nor limits the manner of electrical connection between the touch cover and the main body.
- FIG. 4A to FIG. 4F illustrate a fabricating method of the touch cover depicted in FIG. 2A .
- the fabricating method of the touch cover 130 in the aforementioned embodiment includes the following steps.
- a substrate 310 is shaped to have an inner plane 312 and an inner side surface 314 extending from the inner plane 312 , wherein the inner plane 312 and the inner side surface 314 are not coplanar.
- a conductor layer 320 is formed all over the inner plane 312 and the inner side surface 314 of the substrate 310 .
- the conductor layer 320 is formed by vapor deposition or sputtering, and the invention is not limited thereto.
- the conductor layer 320 is patterned to form a sensing circuit 322 on the inner plane 312 and to form at least a portion of a grounding circuit 324 on the inner side surface 314 .
- At least a portion of the grounding circuit 324 is formed on the inner side surface 314 of the substrate 310 to reduce an area of the inner plane 312 of the substrate 310 , and further, to reduce an area of the whole touch cover 130 .
- a plurality of the substrates 310 are selectively cut from a mother substrate 300 , as shown in FIG. 4A .
- the cutting is, for example, done by a grinder.
- the plurality of the substrates 310 may be broken off from the mother substrate 300 after a V-shaped notch is created on a surface of the mother substrate 300 .
- the invention is not limited thereto.
- a chemical strengthening process is performed thereon as shown in FIG. 4C .
- the conductor layer 320 is patterned by, for example, a laser 400 .
- a beam diameter of the laser 400 is, for example, 30 ⁇ m.
- the beam diameter of the laser 400 determines the minimum distance between lines in the sensing circuit 322 .
- a smaller beam diameter of the laser 400 increases a utilization rate of the conductor layer 320 .
- the substrate 310 is fixed by a fixture, and an orientation of the substrate 310 on the fixture is adjusted depending on an orientation of a surface requiring patterning. Accordingly, skewness or imprecision of circuit after the patterning as a result of accumulation of process tolerance in manufacture is decreased.
- the invention neither limits the method for patterning the conductor layer by laser nor limits the diameter of the laser.
- a light-shielding layer 330 is disposed on the inner plane 312 and the inner side surface 314 , as shown in FIG. 4F .
- the light-shielding layer 330 covers the grounding circuit 324 to provide the touch cover 130 with a beautiful external appearance.
- the light-shielding layer 330 is disposed by, for example, a screen-printing method.
- the touch cover of the invention is designed to have the appearance of a three-dimensional structure.
- the sensing circuit is disposed on the inner plane of the touch cover, while the grounding circuit is disposed on the inner side surface which is not coplanar with the inner plane. Accordingly, the chance that electromagnetic interference or static electricity affects the sensing circuit is reduced. Moreover, the edge width of the touch cover outside the touch display area is decreased, which contributes significantly to a decrease in width of the electronic apparatus.
- the fabricating method of a touch cover provided in the invention is suitable for fabricating the touch cover having the aforementioned features.
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A fabricating method of a touch cover is provided. The method includes shaping a substrate so that the substrate has an inner plane and an inner side surface extending from the inner plane, wherein the inner plane and the inner side surface are not coplanar. A conductor layer is formed all over the inner plane and the inner side surface of the substrate. The conductor layer is patterned to form a sensing circuit on the inner plane and to form at least a portion of a grounding circuit on the inner side surface.
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- This is a divisional application of and claims the priority benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/556,199, filed on Jul. 24, 2012, now allowed. The entirety of the above-mentioned patent application is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this specification.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The invention relates to a fabricating method, and more particularly, to a fabricating method of a touch cover.
- 2. Description of Related Art
- In current information era, human beings by degrees tend to rely on consumer electronic products. The consumer electronic products such as mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and tablet PCs are commonly seen everywhere and have become inseparable from modern life. Input devices of the products have been changed from conventional keyboards and mice to touch covers so as to achieve the goals of convenience, miniaturization, and user-friendliness.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a conventional touch cover. In aconventional touch cover 10, in order to prevent electromagnetic interference (EMI) or electrostatic discharge (ESD) from affecting operation of an electronic apparatus, a grounding circuit is often disposed around a sensing circuit in the circuit layout of the touch cover of the electronic apparatus for protection purposes. In thetouch cover 10, asensing circuit 14 and agrounding circuit 16 are both disposed on aflexible substrate 18 first, and theflexible substrate 18 is then attached to an inner plane 12 a of asubstrate 12. As a result, an area required for the inner plane 12 a on thetouch cover 10 cannot be reduced. Accordingly, a width of thetouch cover 10 is increased. - The invention provides a fabricating method of a touch cover. The method is suitable for fabricating the aforementioned touch cover.
- The invention proposes a touch cover including a substrate, a sensing circuit and a grounding circuit. The substrate has an inner plane and an inner side surface extending from the inner plane. The inner plane and the inner side surface are not coplanar. The sensing circuit is disposed on the inner plane. At least a portion of the grounding circuit is disposed on the inner side surface.
- The invention proposes an electronic apparatus including a main body, a display module and a touch cover. The display module is disposed between the main body and the touch cover. The touch cover includes a substrate, a sensing circuit and a grounding circuit. The substrate has an inner plane and an inner side surface extending from the inner plane. The inner plane and the inner side surface are not coplanar. The sensing circuit is disposed on the inner plane. At least a portion of the grounding circuit is disposed on the inner side surface.
- The invention provides a fabricating method of a touch cover. The method includes shaping a substrate so that the substrate has an inner plane and an inner side surface extending from the inner plane, wherein the inner plane and the inner side surface are not coplanar. A conductor layer is formed all over the inner plane and the inner side surface of the substrate. The conductor layer is patterned to form a sensing circuit on the inner plane and to form at least a portion of a grounding circuit on the inner side surface.
- In an embodiment of the invention, the substrate is a glass substrate.
- In an embodiment of the invention, the inner side surface is a plane surface or a curved surface.
- In an embodiment of the invention, the sensing circuit has sensing pads arranged in an array on the inner plane.
- In an embodiment of the invention, the grounding circuit is disposed along an edge of the substrate.
- In an embodiment of the invention, the touch cover further includes a flexible printed circuit (FPC) electrically connected with the grounding circuit and the sensing circuit.
- In an embodiment of the invention, materials of the sensing circuit and the grounding circuit are the same.
- In an embodiment of the invention, the touch cover further includes a light-shielding layer disposed on the inner plane and the inner side surface. The light-shielding layer covers the grounding circuit.
- In an embodiment of the invention, the fabricating method of the touch cover further includes cutting the substrate from a mother substrate before shaping the substrate.
- In an embodiment of the invention, the fabricating method of the touch cover further includes performing a chemical strengthening process on the shaped substrate after shaping the substrate and before fog the conductor layer.
- In an embodiment of the invention, the step of patterning the conductor layer is patterning the conductor layer by a laser, and a beam diameter of the laser is 30 μm.
- In an embodiment of the invention, the fabricating method of the touch cover further includes disposing a light-shielding layer on the inner plane and the inner side surface after patterning the conductor layer. The light-shielding layer covers the grounding circuit.
- Based on the above, the touch cover of the invention is designed to have the appearance of a three-dimensional structure. Moreover, the grounding circuit is disposed on the inner side surface which is not coplanar with the inner plane of a display area, thereby decreasing the edge width of the touch cover outside a touch display area and contributing significantly to a decrease in width of the electronic apparatus.
- To make the aforementioned features and advantages of the invention more comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a conventional touch cover. -
FIG. 2A is a front view of an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view of the electronic apparatus depicted inFIG. 2A along a sectional line A-A. -
FIG. 3 is a schematic back view of the touch cover depicted inFIG. 2A . -
FIG. 4A toFIG. 4F illustrate a fabricating method of the touch cover depicted inFIG. 2A . -
FIG. 2A is a front view of an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention.FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view of the electronic apparatus depicted inFIG. 2A along a sectional line A-A. Referring toFIG. 2A andFIG. 2B , anelectronic apparatus 100 of the invention includes amain body 110, adisplay module 120 and atouch cover 130. Thedisplay module 120 is disposed between themain body 110 and thetouch cover 130. Thetouch cover 130 includes asubstrate 132, asensing circuit 134 and agrounding circuit 136. Thesubstrate 132 has aninner plane 132 a and aninner side surface 132 b extending from theinner plane 132 a. Theinner plane 132 a and theinner side surface 132 b are not coplanar. Thesensing circuit 134 is disposed on theinner plane 132 a and at least a portion of thegrounding circuit 136 is disposed on theinner side surface 132 b. In other words, thegrounding circuit 136 may also be partially disposed on theinner plane 132 a. In other embodiments, the grounding circuit may be completely disposed on the inner side surface of the substrate. - In the cross-sectional view of
FIG. 2B , theinner plane 132 a and theinner side surface 132 b of thesubstrate 132 are not coplanar. Specifically speaking, thetouch cover 130 is a three-dimensional structure. Theinner plane 132 a of thesubstrate 132 is parallel with thedisplay module 120, and thesensing circuit 134 is disposed on theinner plane 132 a. In this embodiment, a portion of thegrounding circuit 136 is disposed on theinner side surface 132 b, so as to reduce the space reserved for disposing thegrounding circuit 136 on theinner plane 132 a of thetouch cover 130. Therefore, compared to thetouch cover 10 inFIG. 1 , thetouch cover 130 inFIG. 2B reduces not only a spacing (e.g., 0.1 mm) between an edge of thesensing circuit 134 and an edge of theinner plane 132 a, but also a width of theelectronic apparatus 100. - In this embodiment, the
substrate 132 of thetouch cover 130 is a glass substrate. The glass substrate is, for example, soda lime glass. Theinner plane 132 a of thetouch cover 130 is designed as a plane surface or a curved surface depending on the appearance of theelectronic apparatus 100. However, the invention does not limit the material of thesubstrate 132 and the appearance of theinner side surface 132 b of thesubstrate 132. Theinner side surface 132 b in this embodiment is shown as a plane surface for schematic purposes. In addition, a light-shielding layer 139 is further included on theinner plane 132 a and theinner side surface 132 b of thetouch cover 130, as shown inFIG. 2B . The light-shielding layer 139 is disposed on theinner plane 132 a and theinner side surface 132 b and covers thegrounding circuit 136. By disposing the light-shielding layer 139, thetouch cover 130 is equipped with an opaque edge which is visible externally and covers an assembly structure of thetouch cover 130 and themain body 110 to maintain a beautiful external appearance. -
FIG. 3 is a schematic back view of the touch cover depicted inFIG. 2A . Referring toFIG. 3 , in this embodiment, thetouch cover 130 has a single-layer sensing circuit 134. Thesensing circuit 134 has a plurality ofsensing pads 134 a, thesensing pads 134 a being arranged in an array on theinner plane 132 a. Thesensing pads 134 a arranged in an array are distributed over a display area of thetouch cover 130. When a user touches thetouch cover 130 in accordance with patterns showed on thedisplay module 120 in order to operate theelectronic apparatus 100, thesensing pads 134 a sense and generate a signal, which is transmitted to themain body 110 via the sensing circuit 134 (as shown inFIG. 2B ). Thegrounding circuit 136 is disposed around thesensing circuit 134. In this embodiment, thegrounding circuit 136 and thesensing circuit 134 have the same material. - When there is electromagnetic interference or static electricity (such as the static electricity generated when a protection film is detached from the touch cover 130) around the
electronic apparatus 100, thegrounding circuit 136 protects thesensing circuit 134 from interference or damage by the static electricity. In addition, in this embodiment, thetouch cover 130 has a flexible printed circuit (FPC) 138. Thegrounding circuit 136 and thesensing circuit 134 are electrically connected onto theFPC 138, and thetouch cover 130 is electrically connected with themain body 110 via theFPC 138. However, the invention neither limits the forms of the sensing circuit and the grounding circuit of the touch cover, nor limits the manner of electrical connection between the touch cover and the main body. -
FIG. 4A toFIG. 4F illustrate a fabricating method of the touch cover depicted inFIG. 2A . The fabricating method of thetouch cover 130 in the aforementioned embodiment includes the following steps. As shown inFIG. 4B , asubstrate 310 is shaped to have aninner plane 312 and aninner side surface 314 extending from theinner plane 312, wherein theinner plane 312 and theinner side surface 314 are not coplanar. Next, as shown inFIG. 4D , aconductor layer 320 is formed all over theinner plane 312 and theinner side surface 314 of thesubstrate 310. Theconductor layer 320 is formed by vapor deposition or sputtering, and the invention is not limited thereto. Next, as shown inFIG. 4E , theconductor layer 320 is patterned to form asensing circuit 322 on theinner plane 312 and to form at least a portion of agrounding circuit 324 on theinner side surface 314. - By utilizing the aforementioned methods, at least a portion of the
grounding circuit 324 is formed on theinner side surface 314 of thesubstrate 310 to reduce an area of theinner plane 312 of thesubstrate 310, and further, to reduce an area of thewhole touch cover 130. - Before the
substrate 310 is shaped, a plurality of thesubstrates 310 are selectively cut from amother substrate 300, as shown inFIG. 4A . The cutting is, for example, done by a grinder. Alternatively, the plurality of thesubstrates 310 may be broken off from themother substrate 300 after a V-shaped notch is created on a surface of themother substrate 300. The invention is not limited thereto. After thesubstrate 310 is shaped into a three-dimensional shape, a chemical strengthening process is performed thereon as shown inFIG. 4C . Mechanical properties of thesubstrates 310 are strengthened by a soaking treatment in chemicals, so that growth of micro-cracks caused on thesubstrates 310 being cut from themother substrate 300 is reduced, and thus fracture will not occur during subsequent processes or during the use. In addition, in the step ofFIG. 4E , theconductor layer 320 is patterned by, for example, alaser 400. A beam diameter of thelaser 400 is, for example, 30 μm. The beam diameter of thelaser 400 determines the minimum distance between lines in thesensing circuit 322. Moreover, a smaller beam diameter of thelaser 400 increases a utilization rate of theconductor layer 320. In addition, during the patterning process of theconductor layer 320 using thelaser 400, thesubstrate 310 is fixed by a fixture, and an orientation of thesubstrate 310 on the fixture is adjusted depending on an orientation of a surface requiring patterning. Accordingly, skewness or imprecision of circuit after the patterning as a result of accumulation of process tolerance in manufacture is decreased. The invention neither limits the method for patterning the conductor layer by laser nor limits the diameter of the laser. In addition, after theconductor layer 320 is patterned, a light-shielding layer 330 is disposed on theinner plane 312 and theinner side surface 314, as shown inFIG. 4F . The light-shielding layer 330 covers thegrounding circuit 324 to provide thetouch cover 130 with a beautiful external appearance. The light-shielding layer 330 is disposed by, for example, a screen-printing method. - In summary, the touch cover of the invention is designed to have the appearance of a three-dimensional structure. The sensing circuit is disposed on the inner plane of the touch cover, while the grounding circuit is disposed on the inner side surface which is not coplanar with the inner plane. Accordingly, the chance that electromagnetic interference or static electricity affects the sensing circuit is reduced. Moreover, the edge width of the touch cover outside the touch display area is decreased, which contributes significantly to a decrease in width of the electronic apparatus. In addition, the fabricating method of a touch cover provided in the invention is suitable for fabricating the touch cover having the aforementioned features.
- Although the invention has been described with reference to the above embodiments, it is apparent to one of the ordinary skill in the art that modifications to the described embodiments may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the invention will be defined by the attached claims not by the above detailed descriptions.
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1. A fabricating method of a touch cover, comprising
shaping a substrate so that the substrate has an inner plane and an inner side surface extending from the inner plane, wherein the inner plane and the inner side surface are not coplanar;
forming a conductor layer all over the inner plane and the inner side surface of the substrate; and
patterning the conductor layer to form a sensing circuit on the inner plane and to form a grounding circuit completely on the inner side surface.
2. The fabricating method of a touch cover as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising cutting a plurality of the substrates from a mother substrate before shaping the substrate.
3. The fabricating method of a touch cover as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising performing a chemical strengthening process on the shaped substrate after shaping the substrate and before forming the conductor layer.
4. The fabricating method of a touch cover as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the step of patterning the conductor layer is patterning the conductor layer by a laser.
5. The fabricating method of a touch cover as claimed in claim 4 , wherein a beam diameter of the laser is 30 μm.
6. The fabricating method of a touch cover as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising disposing a light-shielding layer on the inner plane and the inner side surface after patterning the conductor layer, the light-shielding layer covering the grounding circuit.
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