April 4, 2012 — The flat panel display (FPD) market’s growth is pushing next-generation display technologies forward, as profitability worsens for amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin film transistors (TFT). New core technologies are needed to improve the performance of TFTs.
Thin film transistor technologies include a-Si, low-temperature polysilicon (LTPS), organic, oxide, and others. Also read: Top 10 LCD manufacturing trends of 2012
Samsung Electronics signed a license on Oxide TFT-related technology, the transistor that achieved rapid development of technology between the last 5 years. Oxide TFT enables large-area and high-resolution displays, which can be applied in advanced products like no-glasses 3D TVs. The materials can be processed at room temperature, enabling flexible displays on a plastic substrate.
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| Figure. Oxide TFT applications. SOURCE: Displaybank, Oxide TFT Technology and Development Status Report. |
Research and development (R&D) investments are being made by major display panel companies in Korea and Japan, with mass production in mind. Expect to see oxide TFT in LCDs, AMOLEDs, and e-paper displays.
Displaybank has issued a report on technology status and related companies’ development trends of the attention-attracting in the industry, Oxide TFT, covering its characteristics, structure and manufacturing process; applications in LCD, OLED, E-paper backplanes; oxide TFT-related companies in Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and the US; and key issues in the panel manufacturing process, device reliability, and new materials processing. Access the report at http://www.displaybank.com/_eng/research/report_view.html?id=804&cate=1.