AUO, FDC to Co-Develop Flexible AMOLED Displays

AU Optronics (AUO) and Flexible Display Center (FDC) have partnered to speed up the availability of active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) flexible displays. FDC is a joint collaboration of academic, industrial and government organizations at the Arizona State University, while AUO is a manufacturing company.

Both companies will work to develop mixed-oxide thin-film transistors for the AMOLED displays. In addition, the collaboration will target on introducing the advantages of AMOLED displays such as full-motion, full-color video to the substrates. The companies will coordinate with engineering teams to improve the mixed-oxide transistor technology as well as the manufacturing processes of traditional flat panel displays to support thin plastic substrates for flexible displays.

The AMOLED displays are currently used in traditional glass displays for smart phones, which deliver rich and vivid pictures. The mixed-oxide thin-film transistors provide the capability to enhance the stability and durability of transistors utilized for OLED displays.