High-end Display Technologies Focusing on Inkjet Printed Manufacturing
2024/3/7
Inkjet is the most widespread microfluid based printing technology spreading far beyond its traditional role in the form of desktop home & office printers. It has been regarded as purely additive, non-contact, maskless, rapid, and cost-effective manufacturing tool in many industrial sectors thanks to printable form of functional materials. The current approaches of RGB pixel printing technology has been provide new insights into the current domain of display manufacturing industry. Here, a detailed view of high-end display technologies is provided focusing on inkjet printed manufacturing that unifies the recent R&D trends and breakthroughs. Inkjet printing process was introduced in detail along with its key aspects and current operational limitations which will help researchers to establish a baseline for future studies. This review also provides a synopsis on the primary display schemes to achieve full color. The strengths and shortcomings of each scheme are revealed properly. The recent works concerning printed functional layers incorporated display schemes have also been summarized, followed by an in-depth review of inkjet printed display prototypes. Lastly, an outlook on present & future challenges facing the field are considered and a perspective on possible use of inkjet printing method in display manufacturing is presented.
