Roll-up Active-matrix Displays

Edzer A. Huitema, Cerwin H. Celinck, Erik van Veenendaal, 

Conformable displays can typically replace rigid displays everywhere design freedom is important, for example advertisement, car dashboards, etc. If the conformable display is thin enough it can also be used to replace glass-based displays in the mobile market (e.g. in pdas, cell phones, etc). The mechanical properties of a conformable display are less demanding than those of flexible and Tollable displays, because it needs to be bent only once. 

Rollable displays are particularly attractive for mobile applications, because of their low weight, small form factor, and robustness when rolled into the device, as will be discussed in Section 14.7 on roll-up display device concepts. The availability of rollable display devices will greatly stimulate advances in electronic books, newspapers and magazines, and new services offered by (third generation) mobile net- 

Category Bending radius (cm) Bendability Advantages over rigid displays 

Conformable Bend once Can be fit to an uneven or curved surface 

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