Polymer light-emitting diode. A type of organic light-emitting diode where the emissive electroluminescent layer is a conductive polymer rather than small organic molecules. These polymers can be applied using solution processing techniques like inkjet printing, making them highly attractive for manufacturing large-area or flexible display panels.
Heard on the job
The new wearable prototype uses a flexible PLED screen that curves around the wrist.
Also heard as
- polymer light-emitting diode
Related terms
AMOLED
Active-matrix organic light-emitting diode displays use a thin-film transistor array to control individual pixels.
LCD
A flat-panel screen technology that uses liquid crystals to modulate light.
Thin-film
Describes electronic components made by depositing microscopic layers of material onto a substrate.