Recent advances and product enhancements in reflective cholesteric displays

Asad Khan; Tod Schneider; Nick Miller; Duane Marhefka; Todd Ernst; Forrest Nicholson; Joseph William Doane

doi:10.1117/12.591065

12 April 2005 Recent advances and product enhancements in reflective cholesteric displays

Asad Khan, Tod Schneider, Nick Miller, Duane Marhefka, Todd Ernst, Forrest Nicholson, Joseph William Doane

Proceedings Volume 5741, Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.591065
Event: Integrated Optoelectronic Devices 2005, 2005, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Bistable reflective cholesteric displays are a liquid crystal display technology developed to fill a market need for very low power displays on a low-cost, high resolution passive matrix. Their unique look, high reflectivity, bistability, and simple structure make them an ideal flat panel display choice for handheld or other portable devices where small lightweight batteries with long lifetimes are important. We discuss recent advances in cholesteric display technology at Kent Displays such as progress towards single layer black and white displays, standard products, lower cost display modules, and various interface options for cholesteric display applications. It will be shown that inclusion of radio frequency (rf) control options and serial peripheral interface (spi) can greatly enhance the cholesteric display module market penetration by enabling quick integration into end devices. Finally, some discussion will be on the progress of the development of flexible reflective cholesteric displays. These flexible displays can dramatically change industrial design methods by enabling curved surfaces with displays integrated in them. Additional discussion in the paper will include applications of various display modes including signs, hand held instrumentation, and the electronic book and reader.

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Asad Khan, Tod Schneider, Nick Miller, Duane Marhefka, Todd Ernst, Forrest Nicholson, and Joseph William Doane "Recent advances and product enhancements in reflective cholesteric displays", Proc. SPIE 5741, Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies, (12 April 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.591065

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