Interesting info from Japan Display, flexible LCD.

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Meet flexible LCD

We’ve previously discussed the merits of Quantum Dot technology for improving the brightness and colors produced by LCD displays to better rival the impressive gamut of its rival, so I won’t rehash the debate. Quantum Dot is seen as a key technology for achieving and promoting HDR capable LCD panels. LCD advancements are also helping the technology close in on OLED’s latest marketing trick, flexible display panels.

Back at the end of January, Japan Display unveiled a 5.5-inch 1080p LCD panel that can be bent just like OLED panels from Samsung and LG. This panel is certainly suitable to build rival LCD based smartphones that boast curved edges like Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge.

The technology enables flexible LCD panels by using a plastic substrate on both sides of the liquid crystal layer, rather than using a glass substrate. Not only is this much more flexible, but also makes the display much less prone to breaking when dropped.

Japan Display plans to start manufacturing its Full Active Flex display in 2018. The company says that it already has launch customers lined up for the technology, but didn’t drop any hints about who this might be. We might not seen any products this year, but we can certainly expect to hear more about flexible LCD in the coming months.

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