AMOLED DISPLAY

Presented by:
Shubham Mundada

CONTENT

Introduction
History
Principle
AMOLED Components
Working
Manufacturing of AMOLED
Comparison
Applications and future prospects
Advantages
Disadvantages
Conclusion

INTRODUCTION

Active-Matrix OLED (Active-matrix organic lightemitting diode or AMOLED) is a display technology .

AMOLED is type of OLED .

OLED describes specific type of thin display

technology and Active-Matrix refers to the technology
behind the addressing of pixels.

An OLED is any LED whose emissive

electroluminescent layer comprises a film of organic
compounds

The layer usually contains a polymer substance that

allows suitable organic compounds to be deposited.

They are deposited in rows and columns onto a flat carrier

by a simple printing process.
The resulting matrix of pixels can emit light of different
colors.

AMOLEDs have full layers of cathode, organic molecules

and anode, but the anode layer overlays a thin film
transistor (TFT) array that forms a matrix. The TFT array
itself is the circuitry that determines which pixels get
turned on to form an image.

AMOLEDs consume less power than PMOLEDs because

the TFT array requires less power than external circuitry,
so they are efficient for large displays. AMOLEDs also
have faster refresh rates suitable for video. The best
uses for AMOLEDs are computer monitors, large-screen
TVs and electronic signs or billboards.

HISTORY

The first EL from a an organic molecule, anthracene,

was reported by Pope and coworkers in 1963 .

The active matrix technology is invented by Bernard

Lechner in 1975

PRINCIPLE

Electroluminescence (EL) is an optical

phenomenon and electrical phenomenon in which
a material emits light in response to an electric
current passed through it, or to a strong electric
field

AMOLED COMPONENT :
Cathode
Emissive

layer
Conducting layer
Anode
Substrate
TFT

Working:

The AMOLED display consists of a matrix of OLED pixels,

each having an anode, cathode and a layer of organic
material between them.

These pixels are activated by a thin film transistor array

which controls the current to each pixel, enabling it to be
activated and when current flows through it, light is
generated.

Typically two transistors are used for each pixel - one

to turn the charge to the pixel on and off, and a
second to provide the constant current.

This eliminates the need for the very high currents

required for passive matrix OLED operation

Manufacturing Of
AMOLED

The biggest part of manufacturing AMOLEDs is

applying the organic layers to the substrate. This can
be done in three ways:

Vacuum deposition or vacuum thermal

evaporation (VTE)

Organic vapor phase deposition (OVPD)

Inkjet printing

Comparison:
AMOLED

LCD

PLASMA

Potentially the lowest cost.

Medium cost.

Highest cost

Consumes lowest power

Lower Power consumption

than plasma

Highest power
consumption

Self emissive.

Requires backlight.

Requires backlight.

Displays wider color range.

Color range not good.

Displays a very deep

black.

No screen burn potential

No screen burn potential

Screen burn potential

Shorter overall lifetime

Backlight bulb typically

requires replace at around
30 k hours

Half life ~60k hours

APPLICATIONS

Cellular/mobile
MP3

players

Digital

camera

AMOLED TV
TABLET PC

phones

Some of the Present Gadgets

FUTURE PROSPECTS

Curved AMOLED
displays

Wearable AMOLEDs

Transparent AMOLEDs
embedded in windows

AMOLEDs in car
windshields

Realizing Concept
models of various
mobile devices

ADVANTAGES

Thinner ,lighter and flexible

Higher contrast ratio and sun readability

Large viewing angle

Brightness

Less Power consumption

Faster response

DISADVANTAGES

Lifetime
Efficiency of Blue OLED
Susceptible to Water

CONCLUSION

Limited use caused by degradation of

materials.

AMOLED will replace current LED and

LCD technologies

Flexibility and thinness will enable

many applications

THANK YOU