Transcript Flexible Screens
Flexible Screens
Sean Ouye Sec 08
Samsung Flexible Display
(0:45) • • • • YOUM brand name.
OLED technology Made of plastic • No glass involved The phone will not shatter if dropped.
• Phone can bend back and forth
Background
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Nicholas Sheridon
• The father of E-paper • Gyricon • The ability to display images onto a flexible background and re-use that same material. • • Cost-inefficient Gyricon and E-paper never had much success, but was on the right track.
OLED Technology
• Organic Light-Emitting Diode • Similar to LED, but produce more natural light.
• • More energy efficient and smaller.
Can be placed on plastic.
OLED’s and Flexible Screens
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OLED’s allow for curved edges.
• More room is available for content.
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OLED’s allow for screens to be made of materials other than glass.
• LED’s need a glass support for the backlight. Less efficient than OLED’s.
Advantages/Disadvantages
Comparison of Flexible Screens (OLED's) vs. LCD Screens (LED)
Cost
Flex Screens (OLED)
High: Cannot mass produce. Low cost technology isn't available yet. Low: Ability to mass produce.
LCD Screens (LED)
Durability Weight Speed Applications Durable: Mostly made of plastic. More susceptible to water though.
Lighter: Potential to be just a thin sheet of plastic.
Faster: More responsive to touch.
Fragile: Screen is made of glass and will shatter Heavier: Requires glass and more support layers.
Slower: Older technology Unlimited: Can be applied to curved or round services.
Limited: Requires a flat, straight surface.
Disadvantages
• Technology isn’t good enough to produce a finished product.
• • • Melting problems Materials are expensive Materials are hard to find and develop • Need to create a demand
• LG • Nokia • Toshiba • Sony • Samsung
Prototypes
Vision of the Near Future
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Flexible screens benefit more than just phone technology.
Might become an essential part in our everyday lives.
OLED’s can be placed anywhere!
• Buildings • • • Pillars Car windshields Clothes
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