OLED Display thinner than sheet of paper.

**Cr@xH3aDMcg33** · 10-22-2008, 08:24 AM

Super Skinny OLED Display Is Thinner Than a Sheet of Paper

If you thought OLEDs were thin already, researchers at the Universal Display Corporation (whose factory we visited last year) have made a flexible display that's positively anorexic. The ultra-thin metal foil screen is less than 50 micrometers thin, which means it's even thinner than a sheet of A4 paper. The UDC folks also claimed that their new invention exceeds the industrial target of 1,000 hours and the lifetime of conventionally sealed glass packaged OLEDs.
The researchers said they were able to get better lifetime ratings after identifying a flexible, highly impermeable barrier layer, which helps keep the OLED screen from degrading because of oxygen and water. Flexible, amazingly thin and with a very decent lifespan? It sounds like we're two steps closer to handing out Young Lady's Illustrated Primers. [AVS Symposium via Slashgear]

**husak** · 10-22-2008, 09:27 AM

I almost bought stock in Universal Display, but I forgot

Either way, I can't wait for this to be affordable/commercially available.

10-22-2008, 08:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
Cr@xH3aDMcg33 SOT Administrator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Miami Posts: 25,146 gXboxLive Leaderboard: 38^th	OLED Display thinner than sheet of paper. Super Skinny OLED Display Is Thinner Than a Sheet of Paper If you thought OLEDs were thin already, researchers at the Universal Display Corporation (whose factory we visited last year) have made a flexible display that's positively anorexic. The ultra-thin metal foil screen is less than 50 micrometers thin, which means it's even thinner than a sheet of A4 paper. The UDC folks also claimed that their new invention exceeds the industrial target of 1,000 hours and the lifetime of conventionally sealed glass packaged OLEDs. The researchers said they were able to get better lifetime ratings after identifying a flexible, highly impermeable barrier layer, which helps keep the OLED screen from degrading because of oxygen and water. Flexible, amazingly thin and with a very decent lifespan? It sounds like we're two steps closer to handing out Young Lady's Illustrated Primers. [AVS Symposium via Slashgear] __________________ PUT THE FUCKING LOTION IN THE BASKET!!!!!!!!!!!

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10-22-2008, 09:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
husak Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: MD Posts: 1,240	I almost bought stock in Universal Display, but I forgot Either way, I can't wait for this to be affordable/commercially available.