A flexible OTFT-OLED display using solution-processed organic dielectrics

  • Hirai, Nobukazu (Organic Electronics Research Laboratory, Advanced Materials Laboratories, Sony Corporation) ;
  • Katsuhara, Mao (Organic Electronics Research Laboratory, Advanced Materials Laboratories, Sony Corporation) ;
  • Yagi, Iwao (Organic Electronics Research Laboratory, Advanced Materials Laboratories, Sony Corporation) ;
  • Yasuda, Ryoichi (Organic Electronics Research Laboratory, Advanced Materials Laboratories, Sony Corporation) ;
  • Ushikura, Shin-Ich (Organic Electronics Research Laboratory, Advanced Materials Laboratories, Sony Corporation) ;
  • Noda, Makoto (Organic Electronics Research Laboratory, Advanced Materials Laboratories, Sony Corporation) ;
  • Moriwaki, Toshiki (Organic Electronics Research Laboratory, Advanced Materials Laboratories, Sony Corporation) ;
  • Imaoka, Ayaka (Organic Electronics Research Laboratory, Advanced Materials Laboratories, Sony Corporation) ;
  • Yoneya, Nobuhide (Organic Electronics Research Laboratory, Advanced Materials Laboratories, Sony Corporation) ;
  • Yumoto, Akira (Display Device Development Group, Sony Corporation) ;
  • Nomoto, Kazumasa (Organic Electronics Research Laboratory, Advanced Materials Laboratories, Sony Corporation) ;
  • Urabe, Tetsuo (Display Device Development Group, Sony Corporation)
  • Published : 2009.10.12

Abstract

We have developed a flexible OTFT backplane in which all the dielectrics are formed by solutionprocess in order to achieve low-cost and highthroughput manufacturing. The backplane successfully drives a flexible AM-OLED display with peak brightness of > 200 nit and the contrast ratio of > 1000:1 with great mechanical flexibility.

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