Technical Obstacles to Thin Film Transistor Circuits on Plastic

Autor: Satoshi Inoue, Nobuo Karaki, Satoshi Nebashi, Hideyuki Kawai, Hiroyuki Hara, Mitsutoshi Miyasaka
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 47:4430-4435
ISSN: 1347-4065
0021-4922
DOI: 10.1143/jjap.47.4430
Popis: Two main technical obstacles must be overcome to build a fruitful business in the nascent flexible microelectronics industry: the self-heating effect of thin film transistors (TFTs), and the thermal and mechanical durability of flexible devices. The self-heating effect is controlled through TFT shape, TFT electrical performance, dimensional reductions, and energy-efficient circuits. Plastic engineering is one of the keys to solving thermal and mechanical durability problems faced by flexible microelectronics devices. Once these obstacles are cleared, TFT circuits on plastic will spawn a new industry and markets for plastic large-scale integrations.
Databáze: OpenAIRE