Organic Vapour Phase Into Research
The creation of the OVPD R&D tool was based on the many years of vital organic light emitting diode (OLED) development experience at PU. The new systems delivery marks the start of a three-year joint development program between PU and Aixtron, primarily aiming at the development of advanced OLED technology for the display industry.
Previously, a pre-production OVPD deposition tool was successfully installed at Universal Display (UDC). The main target of the design of the new OVPD R&D system has been to offer researchers a flexible tool for smaller substrate sizes (100x100mm) that is consistent with typical R&D budgets.
The joint development programme with PU will explore the full range of OVPD production technology and capability for the manufacture of OLED displays. It is expected that both solar cells and logic circuits made from organic materials will be manufactured and developed in the same tool.
A team at PU led by Professor Forrest - the inventor of OVPD technology - developed and built the first small-scale OVPD research system. Aixtron is the exclusive worldwide provider of OVPD deposition technology through an exclusive development and licensing agreement with UDC.
