One of the first commercial applications of “plastic” or polymer electronics will be in the field of display technology. Polymer Light-Emitting Displays (PLEDs) are emissive, have a wide viewing angle and high contrast. They are also very thin and lightweight. Several companies are already in advanced stages of commercial develop-ment. These first display products will be monochrome, but will soon be followed by full-color versions. These full-color displays are likely to be fabricated using ink-jet printing techniques. This paper discusses some of the technical issues.
Ian D. Parker, G. Yu, M. Anzlowar, E. Baggao, J. Innocenzo, W. Lehr, G. Srdanov, M. Stainer, M. Stevenson, B. Zhang, "Monochrome and Full-Color Polymer Light-Emitting Displays Fabricated by Ink-Jet Printing" in Proc. IS&T Int'l Conf. on Digital Printing Technologies (NIP18), 2002, pp 393 - 396, https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2002.18.1.art00096_1