FOLED Display

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory sponsors Universal Display Corporation display technologies innovator $99,978 for designing the Flexible OLED Display Prototype destined for future military and commercial applications.

A FOLED display will be thinner and lighter weight, more durable, safer, impact resistant, flexible and cost-effective.



The first prototype will demonstrate the capability of rolling around a cylinder and the next design will be of a 6-inch 480 x 480 full-color, active matrix PHOLED display prototype built on metallic foil, flexible enough to wrap around a 2.5 inch diameter cylinder containing the power supplies and wireless communication electronics.



"We are excited to continue the research and development of flexible and rollable OLED technology - an idea that is moving quickly from being a vision to becoming a reality," said Steven V. Abramson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Display. "The U.S. Air Force as well as other branches of the U.S. Department of Defense have been strong supporters of our flexible OLED technology. Also offering thinness, light weight and ruggedness, rollable displays may revolutionize the way soldiers view information on the battlefield and in the cockpit. This program should also support our efforts to commercialize FOLED technology for a variety of novel consumer applications."