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a-Si TFT OLED Fabricated on Low-Temperature Flexible Plastic Substrate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2011

Kalluri R. Sarma
Kalluri R. Sarma*
Affiliation:
Honeywell International, 21111 N. 19th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85027, USATel. 602-436-6415; Fax: 602-436-2821; e-mail: kalluri.r.sarma@honeywell.com
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Abstract

Active matrix organic light emitting diode (AM OLED) display fabricated on a flexible plastic substrates has a potential for being lower cost, lighter weight, lower power and highly rugged with superior image quality, compared to the current glass substrate based AM LCDs. Amorphous silicon (a-Si) technology offers the potential for fabricating the required active matrix backplanes on low temperature (< 150°C) plastic substrates for producing flexible AM OLED displays. We have developed low-temperature a-Si TFT processes, and backplane electronics designs to fabricate and successfully demonstrate AM OLEDs using 4”-size flexible plastic substrates. Flexible AM OLED test displays with sizes up to 2×2-inch and resolutions up to 80 cgpi equivalent have been designed and fabricated. The required enabling technologies and fabrication and evaluation of these displays are discussed.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 814: Symposium I – Flexible Electronics 2004-Materials and Device Technology , 2004 , I13.1
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2004

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