Sharp Free-Form Display to free up display designs
Sharp announced Wednesday that it has developed the Free-Form Display, which can free up new display designs for varied applications. Sharp released an illustration with its announcement showing an in-vehicle instrument panel that combines a speedometer and other monitors. The announcement said other display possibilities include wearable devices with elliptical displays, digital signage and other large monitors. Sharp has been providing manufacturers with displays that carry features in demand: slim profiles, light weight and thin bezels. Continuing on a wave of newer innovations," the Free-Form Display can advance a wider range of shapes. Sharp's two keys to this technology are the incorporation of IGZO technology (IGZO stands for indium gallium zinc oxide), a semiconducting material, and proprietary circuit design methods. IGZO is a compound semiconductor.