Ultra-thin, high-resolution, flexible electronic ink displays addressed by a-Si active-matrix TFT backplanes on stainless steel foil

Author

Chen, Y. ; Au, J. ; Kazlas, P. ; Ritenour, A. ; Gates, H. ; Goodman, J.

Author_Institution

E Ink Corp., Cambridge, MA, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

8-11 Dec. 2002

Firstpage

389

Lastpage

392

Abstract

Ultra-thin, flexible displays were fabricated using electronic ink and a-Si TFT backplanes on stainless steel foil substrates. The fabricated TFTs have a linear mobility of 0.5 cm/sup 2//Vs and an ON/OFF ratio of 5/spl times/10/sup 6/. TFT characteristics under bias-temperature-stress and mechanical stress are discussed. These 0.3 mm thick displays have 96 dpi resolution, with 160/spl times/240 pixels on a 3.1" diagonal active area. Near 180/spl deg/ viewing angle and a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 were achieved.

Keywords

flat panel displays; image resolution; liquid crystal displays; thin film transistors; 0.3 mm; 160 pixel; 240 pixel; 3.1 inch; 38400 pixel; ON/OFF ratio; Si; active-matrix TFT backplanes; bias-temperature-stress; contrast ratio; diagonal active area; flat panel displays; flexible electronic ink displays; linear mobility; liquid crystal displays; mechanical stress; resolution; stainless steel foil; viewing angle; Active matrix liquid crystal displays; Active matrix technology; Backplanes; Fabrication; Flat panel displays; Flexible electronics; Ink; Steel; Substrates; Thin film transistors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electron Devices Meeting, 2002. IEDM '02. International

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7462-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEDM.2002.1175860

Filename

1175860