Dynamic response of normal and Corbino a-Si:H TFTs for AM-OLEDs

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2338-2347

  Lee, Hojin ^a   Chiang, Chun Sung ^b   Kanicki, Jerzy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Lattice Semiconductor Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

AC response; Active matrix organic light emitting display (AM OLED); Bottom gate; Corbino; Dynamic measurement; Dynamic response; Hydrogenate amorphous silicon (a Si:H); Thin film transistor (TFT); Top gate; Transient response

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC RESPONSE; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; SILICON;

AC RESPONSE; ACTIVE-MATRIX ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY (AM-OLED); BOTTOM GATE; CORBINO; DYNAMIC MEASUREMENT; HYDROGENATE AMORPHOUS SILICON (A-SI:H); THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR (TFT); TOP GATE; TRANSIENT RESPONSE;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 50549086111     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TED.2008.928023     Document Type: Article

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