Apple is also working on large size MicroLED screens built on TFT -
based backplanes, which could even be used in products much larger than the MacBook, the report notes.
Interestingly, Lin also heard from the same upstream sources that Apple is also developing large - size micro LED panels on TFT -
based backplanes for upcoming products that are much bigger than the company's MacBooks.
Apple has plans in place to develop MicroLED panels for both small - size and large - size devices, with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) providing support for producing smaller form factor applications, which could include future Apple Watch models and AR wearables, according to DigiTimes senior analyst Luke Lin.Apple is working with TSMC to develop micro LED panels on silicon -
based backplanes for use in the Apple Watch and an augmented reality (AR) wearable device, Lin noted.
Apple is working with TSMC to develop micro LED panels on silicon -
based backplanes for use in the Apple Watch and an augmented reality (AR) wearable device, Lin noted.
In June 2013, Cambridge University's Graphene Centre (CGC) and Plastic Logic started to develop a transparent graphene -
based backplane for flexible displays.
The active matrix displays have a glass
based backplane whereas the SURF and Ink - In - Motion displays use flexible backplanes.
Not exact matches
Last year Plastic Logic demonstrated the world's first display
based on a graphene
backplane (a 150 - PPI active - matrix E Ink panel), and now we have some more details on the company's graphene OTFT goals.
The display consists of a flexible, high resolution, printed active - matrix
backplane driving an electronic paper frontplane from US -
based E Ink Corporation.
E Ink will lend the assist with their technical knowledge and help DKE develop e-paper products and DKE will use its STN (super-twisted nematic)- TFT manufacturing equipment to produce segmented e-paper modules which will be more competitive in price than e-paper modules
based on active matrix TFT
backplanes.
The display will have a resolution of 200 × 1040 at 169 PPI and is
based on E Ink's a-Si
backplane technology.
With JDI's
backplane technology and In - cell touch technology which is
based on JDI's unique LTPS, E Ink can improve the performances of E Ink display modules.
The collaboration is
based on the deposition of organic printed photodetectors (OPD), pioneered by ISORG, onto a plastic organic thin - film transistor (OTFT)
backplane, developed by Plastic Logic, to create a flexible sensor array.
Many other e-reading devices use a glass -
based TFT
backplane, which makes them more fragile, according to Plastic Logic.
FlexEnable is collaborating with CPT to develop flexible OLED dispalys
based on OTFT
backplanes.
The company's technology is
based about HiPCOT single - walled carbon nanotubes, and using these material Atom developed fully - printed CNT - TFT
backplanes for AMOLED displays.
The company also develops graphene -
based display
backplanes.
However, «the display may use a flexible display in the future if there is significant interest in large, rugged (plastic
backplane -
based) ePaper displays,» said a representative.
A few weeks ago Polyera unveiled their first product, the Wove Band - which is
based on the company's OTFT flexible
backplane technology.
In September 2014 Plastic Logic demonstrated the world's first display
based on a graphene
backplane (a 150 - PPI active - matrix E Ink panel).
Pervasive displays provide a host of different display sizes ranging between 1.44» and 10.4», while Plastic Logic Germany provides an e-paper screen
based on a plastic and flexible
backplane in 10.7» and 15.4» versions, creating screens that are a good alternative for environments that require very robust displays.
The new
backplane is
based on LTPS (the same
backplane used for high - end LCD and OLED displays) and enables e-paper displays o reach WXGA and FHD resolutions.
In August 2015 Polyera, a US -
based OTFT
backplane developer, announced their first product, the Wove Band flexible E Ink smart band, to be released in the second half of 2016.