'Free-Form' Display Technology : Get ready for Next-Gen of Smart devices without the shape barrier!

Take a look at this technology that might make its way into future smartphones. Sharp just showed off its latest display innovation called “Free-Form”, which allows for displays to be in any shape! free from typical the rectangular form.

Sharps Free-Form display type uses its IGZO technology. With conventional panels, the display circuitry is housed around the outside, limiting the shape of the screen and the width of the necessary bezels. Sharp has overcome this problem by moving this “gate driver” function in between the pixels, allowing for ultra slim bezels and displays of all shapes and sizes you need.

The MS-TSP design above shows how Sharp might be developing its displays. This technology helps to reduce the bezel size to negligible, making the phone look cooler.

LG and Samsung both have their own curved smartphones, and the upcoming Moto 360 smartwatch will make use of a spherical rather than rectangular display.

Although the focus of Sharp’s announcement has been around automotive implementations, the company mentioned that its Free-Form Display is pretty well suited for a range of applications, including the likes of wearable devices or oddly shaped smartphones.

Sharp is only in the prototyping stage at the moment, but the company plans to begin mass production of these displays as earliest as possible. Lets see if any smartphone manufacturers decide to pick up the technology to bring us some better smartphones!

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