UK-based Plastic Logic has developed what it claims is the “world’s largest” flexible plastic display, which offers a high resolution of 100ppi yet consumes little power.
The 10″ (600 x 800) display features a four-level grayscale colour and is made from low temperature PET (polyethylene terephthalate), which firm claims is more flexible, easier to use and cheaper than glass or steel foil.
On the thickness front, the firm claims the display is less than 0.4mm when laminated with E Ink Imaging Film – an electrophoretic display material that looks similar to ink printed on paper. Similar to paper, the material can be bent and rolled, and only consumes power while the image is being updated.
“Glass based active-matrix displays like your laptop screen are heavy and fragile. They cannot address many applications in mobile devices and retail signage where there is a strong market demand for large, thin and unbreakable screens,” stated Simon Jones, vice president of business development at Plastic Logic. “The flexibility of the display even allows a pressure sensor to be placed under the screen to implement a touch screen without compromising the optical performance of the display”.
The firm is currently looking for manufacturers to mass-produce the displays for sale in 2007. Once released, the new displays are likely to appear in mobile phones, laptops and wireless electronic readers such as e-books and e-newspapers.
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