Plastic‐film displays with NanoBlock IC drivers integrated by a fluidic self‐assembly process

Abstract

Abstract— High‐performance compact plastic displays have been built by integrating high‐quality crystalline‐Si NanoBlock IC drivers into plastic films using a fluidic self‐assembly (FSA) process. Plastic‐film‐based liquid‐crystal displays, only 500 μm thick, were integrated into smartcards using NanoBlock IC voltage drivers. In an additional demonstration, polymer‐LED displays were constructed using NanoBlock IC current drivers. FSA technology provides a cost‐effective means of packaging integrated circuits within plastic film, enabling high‐performance backplanes that can be combined with a variety of display media.

Programmed assembly of nanoscale structures using peptoids.

“…The right half in Figure 2-1 has a longitudinal hydrophobic stripe and a wider longitudinal hydrophilic stripe. This arrangement is similar to the watersoluble helical peptoid studied by Sanborn et al, 37 who denote their sequence as (NsceNsceNspe) 12 . The Nsce monomer has an S-1-carboxyethyl sidegroup, and Nspe has an S-1-phenylethyl sidegroup.…”

“…10,11 This approach results in rough control over average size, shape, and spacing of simple features such as cylindrical or tortuous pores. Oriented alignment of complex structures onto a substrate is of major academic and commercial interest, but work has primarily involved much larger length scales 12 or periodic arrays. 1 To provide rigidity, chemical stability, and specific interactions with inorganic materials, we seek to interface DNA with oligo (N-functional glycine)s (NFG or "peptoids").…”

Directed self-assembly of mesoscopic electronic components into sparse arrays with controlled orientation using diamagnetic levitation

“…Most electronic components, which require high-speed, low-cost assembly on large substrates (e.g., LEDs), either have 2-or 4-fold rotational symmetry or can be designed so. Complex electronic components (such as ICs) can include an orientation circuit allowing them to function regardless of the lateral orientation [25].…”

Technology Evaluation for Paintable Computing and Paintable Displays RF Nixel Seedling

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