Low-Power, Low-Energy Thin-Film Transistor Displays with Energy Recycling Feature

滑铁卢大学的研究人员创造了新颖独特的高能效显示背板技术。他们还创造了一种新颖的像素电路和制造方法，可以在柔性衬底上可靠地实现微型led以及新型薄膜晶体管像素电路。基于刚性和柔性集成薄膜晶体管（TFT）的像素电路和微型led显示介质的原型已经使用了几项UW专利和正在申请专利的技术。通过将高能效背板技术与微led技术相结合，实现了一种新的节能显示技术，这种技术在小型显示市场上具有特别有利的应用。对于可穿戴电子产品（智能手表）、手机和笔记本电脑来说，电池寿命是一个越来越重要的问题，因为这些设备的小尺寸限制了电池容量。制造工厂也在寻求提高能源效率的新方法，以降低制造成本；UW技术实现了节能显示，工具操作员使用的每个工作站都有一个无处不在的界面。此外，在这些应用中发现的显示器需要高质量的图像，例如由microled介质提供的图像，这也可能比传统的液晶或有机发光显示器提供额外的节能优势。

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have created novel and unique highly energy efficient display backplane technology. They have also created a novel pixel circuit and fabrication method of reliably implementing microLEDs together with novel thin-film transistor pixel circuits onto flexible substrates. Prototypes of both rigid and flexible integrated thin-film transistor (TFT)-based pixel circuits and microLED display media have been demonstrated using methods from several UW patented and patent pending technologies. By combining the highly energy efficient backplane technology with microLED technology, a new, energy efficient display technology is enabled, one that has especially advantageous applications in the small display market. Battery life is an increasingly important issue for wearable electronics (smart watches), cellphones, and laptops where small form factors limit battery capacity. Manufacturing facilities are also seeking new approaches to increase energy efficiency to reduce manufacturing costs; the UW technology enables energy efficient displays, a ubiquitous interface at every station used by the tool operator. In addition, the displays found in these applications require superior quality images, such as those provided by the microLEDs media, that may also provide additional energy savings advantage over conventional liquid-crystal or organic light-emitting displays.