Bridget Klebaur 11.29.13
SmartKem Ltd., a leader in the synthesis, formulation, application and supply of organic semiconductor materials for flexible display thin-film-transistor (TFT) backplane manufacture, announced the signing of a joint development agreement (JDA) with a major Asian display original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for the manufacture of advanced flexible displays.
This collaborative venture will involve bespoke customization of SmartKem p-FLEX semiconductors for the solution-based manufacture of TFT flexible backplane technology, allowing the display manufacturer to bring cutting-edge flexible display-based products and applications to market worldwide.
The new agreement calls for SmartKem to formulate, transfer and supply defined quantities of SmartKem p-FLEX materials for flexible display development by its partner. The use of SmartKem p-FLEX will allow the partner to produce high performance TFTs with true flexibility onto plastic substrates through low temperature processing. This will allow the partner a greater manufacturing throughput of flexible display products and enable the commercialisation of fully flexible display technology for consumer applications such as smartphones and tablets.
This collaborative venture will involve bespoke customization of SmartKem p-FLEX semiconductors for the solution-based manufacture of TFT flexible backplane technology, allowing the display manufacturer to bring cutting-edge flexible display-based products and applications to market worldwide.
The new agreement calls for SmartKem to formulate, transfer and supply defined quantities of SmartKem p-FLEX materials for flexible display development by its partner. The use of SmartKem p-FLEX will allow the partner to produce high performance TFTs with true flexibility onto plastic substrates through low temperature processing. This will allow the partner a greater manufacturing throughput of flexible display products and enable the commercialisation of fully flexible display technology for consumer applications such as smartphones and tablets.