1. Commercialization of Flexible Displays
1.1 Definition of Flexible Displays
1.1.1 Diversity of Flexible Display Technologies
1.2 Flexible LCD Commercialization Stagnates without Mass Production
1.2.1 Low Interest in Flexible LCD Development due to Technological Challenges and Vendors' Withdrawal from Market
1.2.2 Continued Engagement by Japanese Academic Institutes
1.3 Mobile Phones and Wearables with Flexible AMOLED Displays
1.3.1 SDI and LGD are Two Flexible AMOLED Display Suppliers
1.3.2 Curved and Odd-shaped Panels as Major Selling Points
1.4 Flexible PMOLED Displays to Enter Mass Production
1.5 Flexible e-Paper Ready for Mass Production but More Applications Needed
1.5.1 E Ink Leads in Commercialization of Flexible e-Paper Display
1.5.2 Existing Applications in Advertising Billboards and e-Tag
1.5.3 Wearable Market Gaining More Spotlight
2. Trends of Key Flexible Display Technologies
2.1 Flexible Display Technology Development Indicators
2.2 Flexible TFT
2.2.1 Plastic OTFT and LTPS Already Enter Mass Production
2.2.2 Plastic Oxide TFT Backplanes Still Best Choice for Flexible Displays
2.3 Flexible Substrate
2.3.1 Vendors' Attitude towards Stainless Steel and Ultra-thin Glass Displays Have been Passive
2.3.2 PI Substrates as Temporary Mainstream with Improvement in Cost Reduction and Transparency Needed
2.3.3 Enhanced PI Substrates and Composite Materials as Main Focuses of Flexible Substrate Development
2.4 Process Technology
2.4.1 Massive Engagement in S2S Process
2.4.2 R2R Process, Important but not Urgent
2.5 Others
2.5.1 Laboratories Complete Research on Flexible Color Filters
2.5.2 New Cell Gap Solution to Accelerate Curved LCD Development
3. Conclusions
3.1 Lack of Market Potential Impedes Flexible LCD Commercialization
3.2 Manufacturing Process and Material Optimization as Key Factors in Flexible AMOLED Development
3.3 Trends towards Large-sized and Color E-paper
3.4 Technology/Materials for Large Displays Have Higher Investment Value
Appendix
Glossary of Terms
List of Companies