These concepts and more can become a reality
with flexible display technology, and they have the potential to bring exciting new functionality to the market.
But we may not see these innovations from Samsung first, as several other companies are also experimenting
with flexible display technology.
TechRadar speculates that the mention of foldable screens could be hinting that the company is already experimenting
with flexible display technology like the one that is being rumored for Samsung's highly anticipated Galaxy X phone.
You've just imagined a future scenario
with flexible display technology.
Not exact matches
The business is trying out a different sort of
flexible display material — carbon nanotube
technology that can be applied to special surfaces
with an inkjet machine.
Potential applications for
flexible electronic
technology include phones that have curved
display surfaces or clothing
with electronics printed on them to monitor the vital signs of athletes or members of the military.
These plastic electronic
displays could also provide smartphones
with shatterproof
displays (good news for anyone who's inadvertently tried drop - testing their phone onto the pavement) and lead to the next generation of
flexible wearable
technology.
Flexible electronics technology is already being used in such products as flexible, super-thin and durable LCD display screens, which can be written on with either a stylus or finger and then erased with the touch of a
Flexible electronics
technology is already being used in such products as
flexible, super-thin and durable LCD display screens, which can be written on with either a stylus or finger and then erased with the touch of a
flexible, super-thin and durable LCD
display screens, which can be written on
with either a stylus or finger and then erased
with the touch of a button.
So - called
flexible electronics
technology is most often associated
with slim computer
displays that bend like plastic.
Plastic Logic has long been associated
with the development of
flexible displays, but we have yet to see a successful commercial application of the
technology so far.
Plastic Logic has already established a partner program to work
with leading global
display makers and consumer electronics companies to enable
flexible, plastic AMOLED supply chains through licensing and
technology transfer to mass volume producers,» the press release revealed.
The duo has lined up several
technology demonstrators throughout 2014, which will start off
with the launch of a fully organic and
flexible AMOLED
display during the Flextech Conference in Phoenix, AZ..
A «buyer's guide» to
flexible plastic e-paper
displays Display technology is ubiquitous — meaning we all spend a lot of time engaging
with «screens» of some kind... most of which are made of glass.
The latest e-reader news has it that E Ink Corporation USA, pioneers in the field of electronic paper
display technology has joined hands
with LG.Philips LCD in creating world's first tablet size
flexible electronic paper
display.
The flex AMOLED
display was made using Plastic Logic's truly
flexible oTFT backplane
technology, combined
with Novaled's OLED frontplane materials.
Kolon's CPI
technology is built using a patented, high - heat - resistant material
with the potential to revolutionize
flexible displays, organic light - emitting diodes (OLEDs), consumer devices and other transparent
flexible electronics.
Plastic Logic's electrophoretic
display technology makes the badges robust, but
flexible, whilst being incredibly low power for multiple days usage, combined
with Blendology's «OneTap»
technology.
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.
Amazon continues to rely on its partner E Ink to create black and white
displays, but E Ink's ability to innovate appears to have run its course,
with the company publicly admitting that its
technology is now mature enough that not much more can be done beyond making it lighter and more
flexible.
And
with the
display technology being based on specific distances between layers to control the reflection of light, it may be harder to adapt for
flexible displays than other types of e-paper.
A History of Flexnology Despite having a strong association
with modernity and contemporary
technology,
flexible displays have a storied history stretching back nearly fifty years.
Here we are manufacturing
flexible ePaper
displays in different sizes and form factors by combining ePaper
technology with our leading organic - based transistor matrix.
Various
technology tools that make the concept of E-Library indispensable are Easy Access to provide a campus wide access using IP Authentication, Results clustering to familiarize new users
with different classes of content by providing an instant, multi faceted analysis of distribution of hits in each result set,
flexible display option
with inclusion of full featured tools that allow for printing, emailing and saving, interoperability that works
with systems one use to manage electronic holdings through e-journals systems, Article linking Federated search, Meta search & Citation export to Reference Works, smart indexing
technology to help users to reach the information they need by applying controlled vocabulary terms for several different taxonomies and powerful source selection to identify sources by type, language, topic, geography and other facets.
According to a new report by The Wall Street Journal, the supplier has figured out a way to manufacture
flexible liquid crystal
display (LCD) panels using technology and processes it already has at its disposal.Set to begin mass production in 2018, Japan Display's flexible LCD panels are said to be built with a layer of plastic instead of
display (LCD) panels using
technology and processes it already has at its disposal.Set to begin mass production in 2018, Japan
Display's flexible LCD panels are said to be built with a layer of plastic instead of
Display's
flexible LCD panels are said to be built
with a layer of plastic instead of glass.
The IPS
display comes
with all Sony - patented
technologies, like the Mobile BRAVIA 2 Engine, Triluminos and X-Reality Engine, which makes imaging maneuvers rather
flexible.
Instead of releasing a Prime variant which is like releasing the same device twice but
with higher Specs, Samsung decided to change its strategy to provide a newer / better option
with a new
technology,
Flexible Displays.
Samsung unveiled its Youm
flexible display technology at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show and showcased at the 2014 CES a
flexible display prototype made
with a plastic substrate, which works well
with AMOLED
displays.
We've been waiting for Samsung to launch a new smartphone
with a
flexible, wraparound
display ever since the Korean company began showing off its new
technology at trade shows like CES.
Three years in development, Moto ShatterShield
technology consists of five elements, including a
flexible AMOLED
display that's sandwiched by an aluminum chassis on the bottom and a dual touch layer, clear protective layer and yet another layer above that
with a unique hard coat.
The company has since incorporated the
technology into devices like the Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy S6 Edge + and the recently - launched Galaxy S7 Edge, all of which come
with OLED
displays that are manufactured on a
flexible plastic substrate, allowing for the curved edges along both sides.