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2003-2004 Work Programme
2.3.2.1 Advanced displays
Objective
To develop, demonstrate and prepare for industrialisation emerging display technologies related to organic materials, lightweight near-to-the-eye information terminals and large size displays for the consumer like wall paper TV displays in order to improve their performance, cost efficiency, their integration in any system and their interfacing with the user.
Focus is on
- Mastering stable and light efficient organic display technologies, and advancing organic electronics. The aim is also to make their mass manufacturing compatible with printing techniques, to build on flexible technologies so as to demonstrate conformable displays (e.g. e-paper, wearable or woven displays) and to demonstrate these technologies for small hand-held and for affordable large size applications.
- Developing display solutions for small form factor high information content communicators (like for lightweight transparent eyeglasses with microdisplay / direct retina writing or micro-projectors) and achieving their integration and demonstration in complete systems.
- Overcoming today's 3D multi-viewer dynamic visualisation complexity and limitations (volumetric, holographic)
It is expected that research activities on topics i) and ii) will crystallise around Integrated Projects; and are organised either vertically - combining materials, components, equipment, display RTD, integration and customisation for some applications - or are clustered around major technology strands with a view to spin out results in different innovative applications. Networks of Excellence in particular for i) are expected to complement the Integrated Project activities. Additional Specific Targeted Research Projects and Specific Support Actions will be restricted to highly exploratory and promising alternative approaches to prepare new technological fields and to cover research objective iii).
Work should where appropriate build upon existing networks and activities in the member and associated states and be positioned in an international context. Coordination mechanisms are expected to be established.