HP unveils affordable cost flexible display

Hewlett-Packard and Arizona State University's Flexible Display Center successfully demonstrated an affordable, flexible electronic display.

"The display HP has created with the FDC proves the technology and demonstrates the remarkable innovation we're bringing to the rapidy growing display market," HP Labs Information Surfaces representative Carl Taussig said in a statement.

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HP used a new self-aligned imprint lithography (SAIL) technology that allows them to create TFT arrays on a flexible material.  The technology is self-aligned because regardless of distortion, the pattering information is imprinted on the substrate in perfect alignment.

It's made of plastic but is paper-like, and is portable -- it also consumes less power than traditional displays that are now used.  It's made up of 90 percent less material by volume than current displays available on the market today. 

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The new display could be used as a flexible electronic display, but could be used in smartphones and notebook computers in the future.  Analysts predict the flexible display market will be valued near $3 billion by 2013, with more companies researching flexible displays. 

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