Discerning displays for automotive, industrial, medical and wearable markets

AndersDX has announced the addition of AMOLED (Active Matrix OLED) to its range of displays, following an investment by long-standing partner Truly Semiconductors in a new 4.5G production line. According to Paul Hooper, manager, Display Group, AndersDX, "AMOLED is the display technology of choice for those who really want a user interface that sets their product apart. There is definitely a fashion driven element to the display industry, and AMOLED is the cool technology at the moment. It is widely used in fashionable consumer electronics - we will offer it to the automotive, industrial, medical and wearable markets. We are starting discussions with customers on projects now. The line is expected to come on-stream fully in 2017." The AMOLED production on the 4.5G line is based on a low-temperature poly-silicon (LTPS) backplane with a pixel density up to 500 PPI; for TFT production the line will be based on an amorphous-silicon backplane with a pixel density up to 300 PPI. Hooper continued: "We expect to see AMOLED products up to 6-inch initially, increasing to 10.1-inch and TFTs up to 10.4-inch diagonal- larger than Truly was able to offer previously. These will be on an amorphous-silicon backplane with a pixel density up to 300 PPI." Embedded Design Show, Coventry, 9-10 October, Stand G30.