| Integrated Project "Flexible Displays", or FlexiDis, has the realization of flexible active-matrix displays as its primary goal. The aim of this project is to coordinate a balance of experimental, numerical and demonstrator vehicle development for identifying and researching the main issues for flexible displays. This will include the materials and processing technology, physical studies of the mechanical properties and materials behavior of multilayer structures during processing, under flexing, and during service-life, novel fabrication tools, and substrate handling procedures to make and introduce reliable, flexible active-matrix displays to the market. The demonstrator vehicles will work with two different display technologies, namely full-color organic light-emitting displays (OLED) on bendable metal and/or plastic foils with inorganic thin-film driving transistors, and monochrome electrophoretic (EP) displays on rollable plastic substrates with organic thin-film driving transistors. In this way, use for automotive, mobile telecommunications, and toys can be examined. FlexiDis will strengthen ties between leading European research efforts in different disciplines and build a common standard for flexible display reliability, testing methodologies, and substrate handling in Europe and lead to implementation of these novel displays in applications. |