Title :
Technology Advances in Flexible Displays and Substrates
Author :
Janglin Chen ; Liu, C.T.
Author_Institution :
Ind. Technol. Res. Inst., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
This paper reports the latest technological advances made by the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) in flexible displays, especially the flexible substrate, thin-film transistor (TFT) backplane, and active matrix organic light-emitting diode display. Using the leading cholesteric liquid crystal technology of ITRI, we develop a rewritable, environmentally friendly thermal printable e-paper. The epaper, devised to reduce traditional paper consumption, achieves a high resolution of 300 dpi with a memory function. In addition, we report on the ITRI´s initial success in demonstrating a complete R2R process for multisensing touch panels on 100-μm thick flexible glass substrates provided by Corning.
Keywords :
LED displays; cholesteric liquid crystals; electronic paper; flexible displays; organic light emitting diodes; printing; sensor fusion; tactile sensors; thin film transistors; ITRI; Industrial Technology Research Institute; R2R process; TFT; active matrix organic light-emitting diode display; cholesteric liquid crystal technology; environmentally friendly thermal printable E-paper; flexible display; flexible glass substrate; memory function; multisensing touch panel; paper consumption; size 100 mum; thin-film transistor backplane; Active matrix organic light emitting diodes; Consumer electronics; Flexible structures; Glass; Light emitting diodes; Organic light emitting diodes; Substrates; Thermal stability; Thin film transistors; Active matrix organic light-emitting diode display (AMOLED); cholesteric liquid crystal (ChLC); flexible substrate; roll-to-roll process; ultrathin flexible glass;
Journal_Title :
Access, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/ACCESS.2013.2260792
