Transient response along a column with 100 or 1000 rows for various values of R Strap 3. Conclusion Much interest in polymer and organic light-emitting diodes derives from their potential to deliver the next generation of flat panel displays. The devices are relatively easy to make, because they consist of an electroluminescent layer sandwiched between an anode, usually transparent, and a cathode. A passive matrix display results by patterning the anode into columns and the cathode into rows to form an array of pixels from the intersections between the cathode and anode electrodes. High information content and full motion video displays must display images with sufficient spatial resolution, speed and contrast to please the human eye.
Tradeoffs exist between display resolution and display contrast.
Display response slows as row and column lengths increase, so lower resolution displays offer speedier response and greater contrast. Proceedings of the 1998 International Conference on Science and Technology of Synthetic Metals, Synth. A MS Word 97 file containing the manuscript to be published in Synthetic Metals is also available.