Grant: Idea to Innovation

The proposed project will build upon recently developed circuitry to compensate the electrical instability of thin-film transistors (TFTs). Disordered semiconductors, such as amorphous silicon, suffer from long-term electrical instability that is exacerbated during mechanical bending. The proposed compensation circuit will be implemented to minimize degradation of flexible electronics under mechanical strain. The project will investigate the scale up of this technology onto large-are flexible platforms. The successful outcome of this proposal will enable new energy-efficient flexible electronics for display applications that will reduce battery consumption of smart phones with longer operation lifetimes and improved image quality. The technology will impact Canada's capacity to innovate in the information and communications technology sector and enable Canadian industries to build knowledge-based manufacturing processes that will be internationally competitive.