Future Trend of Flat Panel Displays and Comparison of its Driving Methods

This paper reviews principles and driving methods for various type of flat panel displays (FPDs), such as liquid crystal displays (LCDs), organic light emitting displays (OLEDs) and plasma display panels (PDPs). For long time, Cathode ray tubes (CRTs) including CRT projection displays were the only device capable of exhibiting moving picture images applicable to TV receivers. To improve bulky and heavy structure of CRT, FPDs have been developed and are now available in the market. LCDs created various applications of displays, because of its size variation and high-resolution capability. It is essential to understand the operational principle of the display in order to meet the needs. The need of high image quality is increasing and the demand of portability is also increasing as visual information is provided in various media other than TV broadcasting. It is important to optimize the display specifications according to its application. There is a trend of adding new value to the display such as integrating input function and flexibility. The review also includes newly introduced surface conduction electron emitter displays (SEDs). Furthermore, this paper introduces aspects of future displays and trends in terms of specifications