OLED displays are a new generation of displays, which combine the excellent image quality of the traditional CRT displays and the thinness of LCD displays. These qualities combined with the potential to significantly reduce manufacturing costs have excited the display industry and created an urgent commercial demand to develop large (> 12") OLED displays for the electronic consumer market. To meet this demand the standard OLED device structure needs to be modified and new processes and equipment must be designed. In this program, we will develop a manufacturable device structure, qualified processes and equipment specifications so as to enable the future fabrication of large OLED displays. Development of a soft, low damage process for depositing a Transparent Conducting Oxide (TCO) will be a key step. Our aim is demonstrate the feasibility of this novel technology by 2007, that will bring a step-change in the viability of Polymer OLED.

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The world population is expected to grow to over 9 billion people by 20401 and food production will need to increase by more than 50% to cope with the expected demand. Improving yields from existing agricultural surface is critical to deliver this deficit as land suitable for conversion to agriculture is dwindling. Crop loss during storage is a significant loss-route in the UK and internationally. By leveraging on our expertise in Printed electronics, CDT Ltd and the University of Manchester will collaborate with NIAB to explore the feasibility of using a low-cost printed electronics based sensor array for the detection of early onset of disease in stored onion crops allowing action to be taken to prevent loss. This cross-sector team will develop methodologies to assess the technical and market viability of this application and to identify the end-user requirements for the technology.

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