Samsung’s Flexible OLED Screen Goes Under the Hammer

October 16th, 2009 admin
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Samsung has been working to deliver flexible displays for cellphones that will be significantly thinner than current LCD screens and allow for new form factors. But a big question for electronics makers will be how sturdy are these flexible displays? There’s only one way to answer that question and that’s with a hammer. A video clips shows what happens when you pound a flexible, 2.8-inch display that is about 20 micrometers thick. And the answer is nothing. There’s not a scratch on the OLED (organic light-emitting diode) display. In comparison, an LCD screen shatters when it is hit. It’s an interesting demonstration of the technology’s potential. Flexible displays are a hot area of research. Arizona State University’s Flexible Display Center is working with the U.S. Army to create…


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