Chuck Milligan, CEO of FlexEnable, said: “FlexEnable’s breakthrough with low cost conformable plastic LCDs has opened several exciting avenues for innovation that allow LCDs to be thinner and more flexible, with high manufacturing yield and low cost. Polymer wall technology will allow LCD frontplanes to be bent into more complex structures and shapes, further unlocking the benefits of truly flexible, low cost organic TFT backplane technology. We are excited to collaborate with Merck on making novel display shapes a real option for designers.”
Mark Verrall, head of R&D in Merck’s Display Materials business unit, added: “The production of free-form and flexible LCDs on plastic substrates will open up an entirely new range of applications and opportunities in the display market. We are very pleased to be the key materials partner to enable this exciting development.”
