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Sensor applications of thin‐film devices originating in display technologies
Author(s) -
Kimura Mutsumi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of the society for information display
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1938-3657
pISSN - 1071-0922
DOI - 10.1002/jsid.839
Subject(s) - thin film , computer science , flat panel , flat panel display , display device , materials science , substrate (aquarium) , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , computer graphics (images) , oceanography , geology , operating system
Thin‐film devices are widely utilized for flat‐panel displays, and the essential advantages of the thin‐film devices are generally large‐area production, various‐material substrate, layered structure, etc. Appropriate applications are flat‐panel displays, and other applications where the abovementioned advantages are available and the disadvantages are acceptable are sensor applications. Moreover, if the sensor devices can be made by thin‐film devices that have been already utilized for flat‐panel displays, they can be made without additional cost. Therefore, thin‐film devices are again promising for sensor applications especially for interactive displays. We are investigating sensor applications of thin‐film devices. Particular in this journal paper, we review sensor applications of thin‐film devices originating in display technologies. The various sensors are visible‐light sensor, infrared‐light sensor, temperature sensor, magnetic‐field sensor, etc. Many research results from many research organizations as well as our research laboratory are introduced.