Light emitting polymers enable next-generation TV

A new 20.8in television display recently demonstrated by Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology in Japan features CDT's light emitting polymer technology.

A new 20.8in, full-colour, P-OLED television display demonstrated by Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology (TMD), at the 3rd International FPD Show in Japan, features CDT's light emitting polymer technology.

The super-thin display is based on TMD's LTPS technology coupled with CDT's light emitting polymer technology.

The three (RGB) colour-emitting layers use polymer organic electroluminescent materials, or P-OLEDs, and an ink-jet type printing process is used for deposition of each colour.

"This exhibition of TMD's new P-OLED based display capabilities marks a significant milestone in the advancement toward commercial adoption of OLEDs as the next-generation display technology and demonstrates one of the key differentiating advantages of P-OLED technology which has long been considered to be the more scalable and practical OLED-based solution for larger substrate sizes", said Dr David Fyfe, CEO of CDT.

"With Sony having already announced plans to produce small OLED televisions before year-end, it is clear that OLED display technology - with lower power consumption, even thinner form factor than LCD or plasma technologies, and an enhanced viewing experience - offers a highly attractive and viable solution for the next generation of displays".

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