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TFT Technology for Flexible Display Applications

  • Kim, Chang-Dong;Kang, In-Byeong;Chung, In-Jae
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.08b
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    • pp.1767-1770
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    • 2007
  • The key development issues in the flexible displays are TFT backplane technology for their various applications, which requires competitive device performance as well as its low temperature process. In this paper, with shortly reviewing recent flexible display development status, we describe technical trends of low-temperature a-Si TFTs. Our TFTs show good device characteristics enough to apply LCD and electrophoretic display.

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Commercialization of Microencapsulated Electrophoretic Displays

  • McCreary, Michael
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.08a
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    • pp.524-524
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    • 2006
  • For decades, the pursuit of volume commercialization of low-power reflective displays with a paper-like look has been an unfulfilled dream. While steady technical progress was made throughout the late 1990s, there were still no volume products incorporating electronic paper displays (EPD) on the market. Now, microencapsulated electrophoretic display technology, also called electronic ink, has moved into volume production with a frontplane laminate (FPL) display component called E Ink Imaging Film™. This film is coated roll to roll on a flexible plastic substrate and integrated into a display module. Today, all-plastic segmented displays are being shipped as well as displays with electronic ink FPL being driven by glass TFT backplanes. A roadmap to active matrix flexible electrophoretic displays is being enabled by rapid technical progress on flexible TFT backplanes by a variety companies. Each of the approaches to these backplanes and flexible active matrix displays has different advantages for the various market segments being pursued including large format flexible displays for e-news and other reader applications, rollable displays for compact readers, and high resolution small format displays up to 400 ppi that can have fully integrated drive electronics to reduce size and drive down costs. Backplane approaches include Si on plastic, organic transistors on plastic, and Si transistors on flexible stainless steel substrate. Progress is also being made on next generation inks, including more reflective inks with higher contrast ratios. A full color 6 inch, 170 pixel per inch (PPI) active matrix display using a newer generation ink has been developed and this will be described and demonstrated. Large format segmented flexible displays will also be described.

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Flexible OLEDs: Challenges, Opportunities, and Current Status

  • Hack, Michael;Ma, Rui-Qing;Brown, Julie J.
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.10a
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    • pp.211-214
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    • 2009
  • In this paper we will outline the opportunities for flexible OLED devices, both for display and solid-state lighting applications. We will present our recent data, and discuss future challenges, for low power consumption phosphorescent OLED technology fabricated on flexible substrates to enable a new generation of energy efficient electronic devices.

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Flexible Information Display using Powder Electroluminescent Device (후막 전계 발광 소자를 이용한 정보 표시형 Flexible Display)

  • Lee, Jong-Chan;Park, Dae-Hee
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2000.11c
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    • pp.428-430
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    • 2000
  • In this paper, the Flexible information display was implemented using AC powder electroluminescent device. ZnS:Cu and $BaTiO_3$ was used as a phosphor and dielectric respectively. The preparation of phosphor and dielectric layer was performed with screen printing. The implemented system of the Flexible information display was divided as following; EL display, driving circuit, software for driving. The properties of fabricated devices was measured with EL spectrum and brightness.

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Flexible EL Display Printed on a Paper

  • Lee, Taik-Min;Shin, Dong-Youn;Kim, Yong-Sung;Kim, Chung-Hwan;Jo, Jeong-Dai;Choi, Byung-Oh;Kim, Dong-Soo
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.08a
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    • pp.713-716
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    • 2007
  • This paper presents the fabrication of an electro-luminescence display, which is whollyprinted on a flexible paper substrate. We expect that the printed EL display can be a powerful alternative for general advertisement which is printed only with media ink.

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Vertical Type Organic Transistors and Flexible Display Applications

  • Kudo, Kazuhiro
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.08a
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    • pp.168-169
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    • 2007
  • Organic transistors are promising in the future development of active devices for flexible, low-cost and large-area photoelectric devices. However, conventional organic field-effect transistors have lowspeed, low-power, and relatively high operational voltage. Vertical type transistors show high-speed and high-current characteristics and are suitable for driver elements of flexible displays.

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The influence of glycerol doped PEDOT: PSS and Ag buffer layer on power conversion efficiency of semitransparent organic photovoltaic devices

  • Na, Hyung-Il;Kim, Yong-Hoon;Oh, Min-Soek;Han, Jeong-In;Ju, Byeong-Kwon;Park, Sung-Kyu
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.10a
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    • pp.1557-1559
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    • 2009
  • By using optimum doping ratio (10 ~ 20 wt%) of glycerol, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of organic photovoltaic devices based on poly (3-hexylthiophene) and phenyl-$C_{61}$-butyric acid methyl ester was dramatically increased from 3.23% to 5.03%. Finally, semitransparent organic photovoltaic devices including glycerol doped poly (3,4-ethylenedioxy-thiophene):poly (styrene sulfonate) and thin Ag (< 1 nm) buffer layer typically have shown PCE > 3% with transmittance > 30% in visible ranges.

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Thin Film Transistor Backplanes on Flexible Foils

  • Colaneri, Nick
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.08a
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    • pp.529-529
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    • 2006
  • Several laboratories worldwide have demonstrated the feasibility of producing amorphous silicon thin film transistor (TFT) arrays at temperatures that are sufficiently low to be compatible with flexible foils such as stainless steel or high temperature polyester. These arrays can be used to fabricate flexible high information content display prototypes using a variety of different display technologies. However, several questions must be addressed before this technology can be used for the economic commercial production of displays. These include process optimization and scale-up to address intrinsic electrical instabilities exhibited by these kinds of transistor device, and the development of appropriate techniques for the handling of flexible substrate materials with large coefficients of thermal expansion. The Flexible Display Center at Arizona State University was established in 2004 as a collaboration among industry, a number of Universities, and US Government research laboratories to focus on these issues. The goal of the FDC is to investigate the manufacturing of flexible TFT technology in order to accelerate the commercialization of flexible displays. This presentation will give a brief outline of the FDC's organization and capabilities, and review the status of efforts to fabricate amorphous silicon TFT arrays on flexible foils using a low temperature process. Together with industrial partners, these arrays are being integrated with cholesteric liquid crystal panels, electrophoretic inks, or organic electroluminescent devices to make flexible display prototypes. In addition to an overview of device stability issues, the presentation will include a discussion of challenges peculiar to the use of flexible substrates. A technique has been developed for temporarily bonding flexible substrates to rigid carrier plates so that they may be processed using conventional flat panel display manufacturing equipment. In addition, custom photolithographic equipment has been developed which permits the dynamic compensation of substrate distortions which accumulate at various process steps.

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Flexible Reflective Color Displays using Thermochromic Pigments

  • Heo, Kyong Chan;Sohn, Youngku;Yi, Jonghoon;Kwon, Jin Hyuk;Gwag, Jin Seog
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • v.17 no.5
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    • pp.428-432
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    • 2013
  • This research presents a flexible reflective thermochromic display (TCD) comprised of thermochromic pigments and a patterned indium tin oxide (ITO) film coated on a polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) substrate, and the display's thermo-optical characteristics. The display showed maximum red, green, and blue reflectances of 30%, 38%, and 29%, respectively. Furthermore, the display exhibited a continuous grey color when the temperature was changed continuously. As a flexible display, the display showed reliable thermo-optical performance without image damage even when highly bent. We expect the proposed TCD will be used in outdoor information display applications where low cost is a key factor.