Roll-away computer
A roll-away computer is an idea introduced as part of a series by Toshiba in 2000, which aimed to predict the trends in personal computing five years into the future. Since its announcement, the roll-away computer has remained a theoretical device.
A roll-away computer is a computer with a flexible polymer-based display technology, measuring 1 mm thick and weighing around 200 grams.[citation needed]
The first one is the Toshiba DynaSheet, named in homage to the Dynabook, an influential 1970s vision of the future of computers.[citation needed] The Dynasheet will feature wireless Gigabit Ethernet for LAN environments as well as 4 Mbit/s Bluetooth-V and UMTS-3 connectivity for mobile roaming in most of the countries of the world.
Flexible and rollable displays started entering the market in 2006 (see electronic paper).
The R&D department of Seiko Epson has demonstrated a flexible active-matrix LCD panel (including the pixel thin film transistors and the peripheral TFT drivers), a flexible active-matrix OLED panel, the world's first flexible 8-bit asynchronous CPU (ACT11)[1]—which uses the world's first flexible SRAM.[2]
University of Tokyo researchers have demonstrated flexible flash memory.[3]
LG Corporation has demonstrated an 18-inch high-definition video display panel that can roll up into a 3 cm diameter tube.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Introduction of TFT R&D Activities in Seiko Epson Corporation" by Tatsuya Shimoda (2005?)
- ^ "Epson Develops the World's First Flexible TFT SRAM" 2005
- ^ "Bendy flash memory raises prospect of flexible displays" by Chris Mellor 2009
- ^ Mat Smith "LG has a very flexible 18-inch display, promises 60-inch rollable TVs". 2014.
External links
- http://www.toshiba-europe.com/computers/tnt/visions2000/7/
- "Foldable, Stretchable Circuits" by Kate Greene 2008
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