Optoelectronic Polymers

Honeywell Electronic Materials is an established leader in the development and production of innovative planarizing materials for the semiconductor industry. Now, that expertise and experience is being applied to the optoelectronics industry for the production of flat panel displays.

In October of 2006, Honeywell announced an agreement with United States Display Consortium (USDC), a public/private partnership chartered with developing the supply chain for the flat panel display industry, to develop new materials for flat panel displays.

The work with the USDC is now complete and has resulted in new planarizing materials that have been incorporated into devices at the Arizona State University Flexible Display Center (ASU FDC).

Thin film transistors are a critical component of flat panel displays and planarization is critical for creating the uniformly flat surfaces necessary during the production of these transistors. Honeywell’s expertise in the development and production of thin films for uniformly covering surfaces is significant and that expertise enabled these new materials for the flat panel display industry.

Honeywell planarizing materials for flat panel displays improve manufacturability in terms of both costs and yields and also improve product performance, delivering a better viewing experience with the resulting display.