Tim Stevens, ITRI shows off 6-inch FlexUPD AMOLED, hybrid 2D/3D display, makes lots of promises. Engadget, Oct. 29, 2010.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/29/itri-shows-off-6-inch-flexupd-amoled-hybrid-2d-3d-display-make?icid=sphere_blogsmith_inpage_engadget
My comment:
(a) AMOLED stands for Active-Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode.
(b) As a rule of thumb, the press release from ITRI sounds too good to be true for professionals (not me: I know nothing).
(c) While in the above page, click "sw searlier" to check out Toshiba's claim (Toshiba's product is not in the market, either, anywhere in the world.)
(d) Quote from ITRI press release:
"The key breakthrough in FlexUPD is its simultaneous adhesive and non-adhesive bonding -- the use of a 'de-bonding layer' -- between the glass and flexible substrate. The de-bonding layer -- inspired by Taiwan crepe-making techniques -- sticks to the production glass substrate firmly during the entire fabrication process and is completely non-adhesive to the polyimide (PI) film stacked on top during this phase -- much like a layer of non-stick material separating the crepe from the pan. This allows the indispensable active matrix backplane for high-quality color displays to be flexible.
"The construction of an enabled i2/3DW display is comprised of three primary component layers: the conventional liquid crystal display panel (LCD panel), the dynamic black-light unit (DBLU) and the 2D/3D switching layer -- that lies in between the LCD and DBLU panels, allowing the 2D and 3D display mode to be switched automatically. This feature differentiates ITRI's i2/3DW technology from its competitors -- to date, similar technologies have only focused on whole screen 2D or 3D display. i2/3DW is the first to make the integration of a partial switch possible. ITRI's switching component is made of two polarization films, one microretarder and one low-resolution LC panel -- all extremely inexpensive to make, making the i2/3DW technology affordable.
-----------------------Separately
(1) On Oct. 26, 2010 Barnes and Nobel releases Nook Color, which is available for pre-order. As nobody outside the company has got ahold of teh gadget, it is unclear about the maker and technology behind it.
(2) Ashlee Vance, Microsoft Buys Maker of Gesture Technology. New York Times, Oct. 30, 2010 (title in the print),
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/30/technology/30chip.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=canesta&st=cse
("Quanta Computer, a Taiwanese company that manufactures laptops for many of the major brands, has also invested in Canesta and expects to build laptops this year with 3-D camera modules")
Note:
(a) Canesta
http://canesta.com/
Click "PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY" at the top horizontal bar, especlially for "CANESTAVISION CHIPS."