OLED Display Fundamentals and Applications

Takatoshi Tsujimura

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN: 9781119187318
• eBook ISBN: 9781119187486
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications
• Index: Technology & Engineering

This new edition specifically addresses the most recent and relevant developments in the design and manufacture of OLED displays

• Provides knowledge of OLED fundamentals and related technologies for applications such as displays and solid state lighting along with processing and manufacturing technologies
• Serves as a reference for people engaged in OLED research, manufacturing, applications and marketing
• Includes coverage of white + color filter technology, which has become industry standard technology for large televisions

Chapter 1
Introduction

The basic structure of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) was reported by Tang and Van Slyke at Eastman Kodak in 1987 [1]. This was a groundbreaking study and was later referred to as the “first OLED paper.” Now, almost 30 years later, there is a large market for OLED devices. The first OLED product was developed by Pioneer for car audio. Then the first mass production of AMOLED by SK display (a joint manufacturing venture by Eastman Kodak and Sanyo Electric) for Kodak's LS633 digital camera (Figure 1.1) accelerated the use of OLED for display applications.

Figure 1.1 The first active-matrix OLED display product on the market

(Kodak LS633 digital camera).

This was followed by the widescale development of many other OLED-based products, including cellular phones (Figure 1.2), smart watches (Figure 1.3), audio players (Figure 1.4), and portable global positioning satellite (GPS) devices, which now provide high-resolution displays in brilliant, multitone colors.

Figure 1.2 Example of a cellular phone using active-matrix OLED (AMOLED)

(Galaxy S7 smartphone by Samsung).

Figure 1.3 Example of a smart watch using active-matrix OLED (AMOLED)

(Apple Watch Series 2 by Apple).

Figure 1.4 Example of an audio player using active-matrix OLED (AMOLED)

(Sony Walkman NW-X-1050).

Larger-display products have also been introduced on the market, such as those shown in Figure 1.5. Much larger prototypes have also been developed (Figure 1.6). Because of their superior features such as slim flat-screen design and aesthetically pleasing screen image, and due to high-contrast image signal emission and very good response time, the current state of the art of OLED television technology that has debuted in the marketplace is indeed groundbreaking [2].

The main objective of this book is to explain the basics and application of this promising technology from various perspectives.

Figure 1.5 Example of a large television using active-matrix OLED (AMOLED)

(65-in. curved OLED TV demonstrated in SID2015 by LG display).

Figure 1.6 111-in. dual-sided flexible OLED television prototype

(LG Display at IMID2016).

References

1. 1 C. W. Tang and S. A. Van Slyke, Organic electroluminescent diodes, Appl. Phys. Lett. 51(12):913–915 (1987).
2. 2 T. Tsujimura, W. Zhu, S. Mizukoshi, N. Mori, M. Yamaguchi, K. Miwa, S. Ono, Y. Maekawa, K. Kawabe, M. Kohno, and K. Onomura, Advancements and outlook of high performance active-matrix OLED displays, SID 2007 Digest, 2007, p. 84.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Table of Contents
• About the Author
• Preface
• Series Editor's Foreword to the Second Edition
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: OLED Devices
• Chapter 3: OLED Manufacturing Process
• Chapter 4: OLED Display Module
• Chapter 5: OLED Color Patterning Technologies
• Chapter 6: TFT and Driving for Active-Matrix Display
• Chapter 7: OLED Television Applications
• Chapter 8: New OLED Applications
• Chapter 9: OLED Lighting
• Appendix
• Index
• Wiley-SID Series in Display Technology
• End User License Agreement