OLED Display Applications

OLEDs represent a new generation in display technology and are already found in handheld instrumentation, automotive displays, portable media players, audio visual display systems and mobile phones. OLED technology will increasingly become an alternative choice to Monochrome LCD in applications such as instrumentation, measurement equipment, current analysers, bench top equipment, industrial handheld monitors, ticketing machines and vending machines.

The ultra-thin lightweight nature of OLED displays and their extremely low power consumption make them popular for handheld products such as data loggers and monitors, pistol grip thermometers, laser range finders, handheld instruments and handheld meters. New round shapes have opened up applications like wearables, watches, motorbike or bike instrument displays. Letterbox OLEDs work well for rack based units and AV equipment.

Many medical applications such as defibrillators require bright displays with low power consumption. OLEDs are also ideal for the emerging trend of wearable technology, such as mp3 players; recent additions to our OLED range include several modules with diagonal size less than an inch. These bright emissive displays perform well in diving watches, performance swimming monitors and other underwater applications - in the right waterproof housing. They are ideal for handheld or wearable technology being adopted by the emergency services. All of these applications are adopting more displays as the supporting electronics and communications continually improve and the functional scope of products increases.

OLEDs perform exceptionally well at extremely low temperatures with little degradation of response time, whereas TFT LCD displays will not function at lower temperatures. This means OLED is now a viable alternative to LCD in many industrial applications.