Abstract
AMOLED is widely used in TV applications as well as mobile displays. However, they are still being mass-produced using FMM (fine metal mask) method which is not appropriate for high resolution and large area technology. Therefore, the research on the laser patterning technology suitable for the production of the next-generation AMOLEDs (large area as well as ultrahigh resolution) has been continuously conducted. We will examine the progress and current level of laser patterning technology in this chapter.
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This research was supported by the MOTIE [Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (10051438)] and KDRC (Korea Display Research Corporation) support program for the development of future device technology for the display industry. Also, we were supported by the MOTIE [Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (10079974)] of “Development of core technologies on materials, devices, and processes for TFT backplane and light emitting frontplane with enhanced stretchability above 20%, with application to stretchable display.” This work was also supported by Samsung Display. Prof. M. C. Suh is deeply grateful to Mr. Hyung Suk Kim for his helpful comments to find related works in this field.
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Suh, M.C. (2020). Laser Patterning Technologies. In: Adachi, C., Hattori, R., Kaji, H., Tsujimura, T. (eds) Handbook of Organic Light-Emitting Diodes. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55761-6_50-2
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