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he rise of plastic and flexible
displays will be accompanied
by a shift from glass substrates to
plastic substrates’* according to
industry experts. Flexible displays
bring a new degree of design freedom
for product designers and we’ve been
working with partners to develop
the industrial process that will make
them a mainstream technology.
We’ve already explained how the
automotive and aerospace industries
could benefit from lighter, flexible
displays, and in this blog we look at a
few more applications of this exciting
technology.
Wearables
Bracelet made from a plastic LCD can
wrap around your wristUtility was a
major concern for first gen wearables,
and form factor constraints also
meant users weren’t experiencing
the full potential of what wearables
could truly offer. With flexible
displays more creative design options
can be delivered, providing better
functionality for users. We recently
showcased an organic liquid crystal
display (OLCD) curved into a smart
watch form factor(left) proving what
is possible with flexible electronics.
Wearables are not confined to the
wrist alone; flexible displays can be
also integrated into clothes, shoes
and accessories making surfaces
come to live.
Mobile devicesFlexible screens will be
folded out from mobile to tablet size
Whether you want a large screen for
playing games or watching videos,
or a foldable screen for convenience,
flexible displays can offer larger
viewing area while not compromising
user comfort.
Not everything is about size and
flexibility. Breakability is a big issue for
mobile screens, and plastic displays
will offer a shatterproof solution.
Digital signage
Large digital displays will benefit from
flexible OLCDs Long gone are the
days where you’d see someone up
a very tall ladder pasting the newest
oversized poster onto billboards
across town; large area digital signs
have been installed across major
cities, and these LCD panels offer
high performance and high durability,
while removing the need to replace
them on a regular basis. However,
imagine if the panels were thinner,
lightweight, unbreakable but still
on a par with existing LCD image
quality? With additional benefit of
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