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8.3.6 Application and perspectives

Applications for this technology include the following:

• Flat panel displays are perhaps the largest single market for displays, and is a highly competitive application area. There is a need to balance image quality, video performance and power consumption with cost considerations.
• Displays for portable devices. The requirements for portable device screens are a combination of image quality and low power consumption.
• Foldable displays are likely to be used as devices in themselves, or as additions to portable devices. The requirements are likely to be high brightness and good image quality with high resilience – these devices are likely to be flexed and manipulated many times a day.
• Head-Up Displays (HUDs) have both military and civilian applications, and require the ability to display information on a surface which retains high transparency.
• Labelling and Packaging could employ OLED displays, and though this would not have severe display quality requirements, it would necessitate a low price per unit.