Making Rollable Displays

摘要

Recent advances in the field of organic electronics are enabling the production of ultra-thin highly flexible active-matrix "system-on-plastic" electrophoretic displays. Ongoing miniaturization in electronic systems is dramatically reducing the size of computers, mobile telephones, and portable audio equipment. But miniaturization has its drawbacks since, even though the functionality of a mobile telephone can now be squeezed into a watch or a pen, such devices are too small for a decent-sized display. Further reduction in the size of mobile devices is now being hindered by the volume required for the display. Not only does the viewing area take up the major share of a mobile telephone's surface, but the housing that protects the display from shocks adds significantly to the device's thickness.