Even more, because of its properties, it can be easily integrated on
flexible substrates as well as CMOS - type integrated circuits.»
Not exact matches
Because this material will stretch to match any distortions, a
flexible substrate, such
as a plastic, can be used to make the backing material of the display.
Researchers are working on a promising solution: they are using
flexible glass
as a carrier
substrate that better protects the components.
Further improvements to this experimental process could lead to the development of inexpensive, high - performance electronics built on transparent
substrates such
as glass and, eventually, clear and
flexible plastics.
In addition, it may be used
as an advanced
substrate and for encapsulation of oxygen - sensitive organic electronics in
flexible displays.
«Because we could now use different
substrates such
as plastics, glass or even paper, these electronics could be
flexible, very inexpensive and stable,» Chang said.
Using a technique known
as thermochemical nanolithography (TCNL), researchers have developed a new way to fabricate nanometer - scale ferroelectric structures directly on
flexible plastic
substrates that would be unable to withstand the processing temperatures normally required to create such nanostructures.
What is especially news worthy and significant is that the performance of the OLED display on a
flexible plastic
substrate for the Galaxy S6 edge + is now essentially the same
as on a traditional glass
substrate for the Galaxy Note 5, even at 500 + pixels per inch and 2560x1440 resolution.
Feature E-ink Flex is replacement of a glass
substrate on polymeric therefore the screen becomes
flexible and not so strongly is afraid of blows and deformations,
as usual e-ink displays.
The Galaxy S6 edge + display is similar to the Note 5, with the same screen size and resolution, but it has a curved screen OLED display that is manufactured on a
flexible plastic
substrate so that it can bend around the corners on both the sides of the phone to provide two display areas that can be viewed and controlled from both the front or the sides, which is especially useful for viewing notifications and scrolling news items, and also
as a dim night clock on a beside table.
What is especially news worthy and significant is that the performance of the OLED display on a
flexible plastic
substrate for the Galaxy S7 Edge is now essentially the same
as on a traditional glass
substrate for the Galaxy S7, even at 500 + pixels per inch and 2560x1440 resolution.
The facility comprises of a 3800m ² clean room area, for backplane processing and test and assembly processes
as well
as a pilot production line for large area, smart,
flexible electronic applications on plastic
substrates,» says the company's CEO Tim Burne.
But the technology is rapidly moving to plastic
substrates that will make e-paper almost
as flexible as... paper.
E-Ink Chairman Frank Ko said in recent interview that his company is focusing R&D on
flexible display based on plastic
substrates instead of glass, at looking at IoT applications such
as e-paper tags for retail and logistics in 2016, Ko said.
As with electrophoretic technology, e-paper displays built using Liquavista's technology could be manufactured on a
flexible plastic
substrate, making them thinner and lighter.
-- Anthony «Organic photovoltaics can be fabricated over large areas on rigid or
flexible substrates potentially becoming
as inexpensive
as paint.»