Your Guide to: OLED DisplaysOctober 28, 2003

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OLED Displays

Presented bySönke Dohrn

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OverviewTechnology - wazzup!The Edge Ahead – Application AreasTimeline – “Event Horizon”

Proprietary Technology

Hot Stuff – Eye CandiesQuestions?!

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TechnologyOrganic Light Emitting DiodesLight emittation based on fluorescenceCarbon-based designer molecules

PolythiophenePolyfluorenePolyphenylenevinylene

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Getting them to glow...Polymer layer sandwitched between two electrodes

Thinner than 500 nm

Electrons in benzene rings are excited by an external voltage of 3 to 5 V.Upon returning to ground state, they radiate a soft bright lightLeave no trace of afterglowIlluminating power is comparable to a conventional 100 W light bulb.

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MatrixPassive

Individual pixels get activated passivelyIllumination to row and column line

Brightness determined by amount of current flowingTechnically difficult to activate more than one million pixels (size of 8 inch display)

ActiveEvery light spot gets its own thin film transistor (TFT)Additional layer of polycrystalline silicon

Improving life spot's life span

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Manufacturing ProcessCheap and simple

Production process similar to an Ink Jet printerBUT: Production rooms need to be air-tightLatest: Organic Vapor Phase Deposition (OVPD) by UDC

Displays require hermetic sealingIn use was thin classNow: flexible plastics

Whole new application possibilities

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The Edge AheadOLED's have a simpler structurePolymers form solid coverNo more complex reorientation of lightMuch brighterNearly 180° viewing angle with 90% surface coveredRefresh rate (great for video) Not adversely affecting energy balance

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ApplicationFlexible plastics enable rollable displaysWoven into clothingWalls and ceilings painted with OLED'sNo other technology can produce such thin and versatile light sources.

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Timeline1985: First discovery by Ching Tang2005: Glass flat-panels will land2005 – 2008: Transition to plastic displays2009: Volume shipments of notebook displays2012: Market expected to reach $3 billion.

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High Efficiency MaterialsElectrophosphorescence by United Display Corporation Use of both singlet and triplet excited statePotential of 100% efficiency

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Proprietary UDC TechnologyTOLED's [@ www.universaldisplay.com/toled.php]

EmittingTop-onlyBottom-only emittingBoth (transparent)

Improves daylight readibility

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Proprietary UDC TechnologySOLED's [@ www.universaldisplay.com/soled.php]

Stacking of red, green and blue subpixelsImproving display resolutionEnhances full-colour qualityOnly a third of space required

Useful for wireless web-applications

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Major PlayersKodak just branded its OLEDs NuVue Display TechnologyDuPont recently launched Olight brandSiemens expert on surface efficiencyAll other major players are licensees of Kodak or Cambridge Display Technology

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Hot StuffSony 10-inch notebook diplay

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Hot StuffElectronic Newspaper by IBMKodak EasyShareOther:

Mobile phonesDigital cameras

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OLED's

Thank you.

Your questions, please.