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Amorphous‐Metal Thin Films Enable Ultra‐High‐Definition Display Backplanes
Author(s) -
Muir Sean,
Meyer Jim,
Brewer John
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
information display
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.182
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2637-496X
pISSN - 0362-0972
DOI - 10.1002/j.2637-496x.2016.tb00872.x
Subject(s) - backplane , thin film transistor , materials science , flat panel display , amorphous solid , electronics , flexible display , optoelectronics , diode , scalability , nanotechnology , computer science , electrical engineering , computer hardware , engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , layer (electronics) , database
Amorphous‐metal thin films can enable a new generation of TFT‐free display backplanes for ultra‐high‐definition (UHD) LCD TVs. This technology builds upon previous efforts to commercialize dual‐select thin‐film‐diode backplanes and addresses issues faced by TFTs in UHD‐TV applications through use of the amorphous‐metal non‐linear resistor. Demonstrating the reliability of amorphous‐metal‐based tunneling electronics and the scalability of these materials to panel‐size processing tools are now the key challenges for this technology.