SAMSUNG Electronics Develops Largest Flexible LCD Panel

SAMSUNG Electronics Develops Largest Flexible LCD Panel

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., announced today that it has developed the world’s largest transmissive TFT LCD ( thin-film transistor, liquid crystal display), with sufficiently high resolution to display digital television content.

The seven-inch, 640×480 (VGA-standard) flexible display uses a transparent plastic substrate that is thinner, lighter and more durable than the conventional LCD glass panels used today. Moreover, the full-color transmissive LCD panel maintains a constant thickness even when it is bent.

Considered the next-generation in flat panel displays, this technology involves the use of pliable plastic instead of rigid glass substrates in TFT-LCD production. The plastic will not break when flexed, allowing much greater freedom in commercial designs requiring flexible full-color, high-resolution display components. The seven-inch flexible TFT-LCD is optimized for mobility applications, including cell phones and notebook computers. System designers and OEMs also may apply the advanced Samsung display technology to new applications, such as fashion-enhancing or wearable electronic display designs, thanks to its differentiated flexible format. The new display is double the size of Samsung’s five-inch flexible LCD display prototype announced in January 2005.

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