What are Flexible Displays?
For the past twenty years, engineers have been pursuing flexible display technology. Researchers are working to combine polymer and metal-foil substrates together with thin film transistor (TFT) backplates that will make the flexible display a commercial reality. The goal is to produce a thin, flexible, clear substrate with the barrier properties of glass. The flexible display will offer many benefits over the display technologies we have at the moment. Factors such as a reduction in thickness and weight, improved durability and a non-linear form are all positive aspects of the flexible display. The potential uses are so diverse that printing, electronic and plastic companies are all investing heavily in research to achieving the product. Think of any product that uses a screen at the moment, and it can be applied to flexible displays. Mobile phones, MP3 players, personal digital assistants, computers and electronic books can all benefit from this technology. Once flexible displays hav
