The Future of Transparent Displays

Transparent displays are making their way to all sorts of consumer applications. At the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas, an array of the latest technology is on display. One of the new, cool laptops being featured is Samsung's prototype of its 14-inch transparent OLED display.



There is definitely a wow factor to this laptop and one that consumers may be clamoring for in the near future.

Other applications where transparent displays are being used have been on the radar for some time. Take a look at Planar's use of transparent display technology and learn about the benefits of its easy customization or watch the video.



Do you have an application you would like to see on a transparent display?

Planar Displays New Products at Society for Information Display Show

Planar featured several new prototype products recently at the SID 2009 Exhibition in San Antonio, TX, along with a wide range of the Electroluminescent products seen here that meet your needs for an ultra-wide temperature range, rugged at-a-glance viewing and proven technology display.

For the first time, Planar exhibited a green EL display featuring a wide viewing angle, alongside the existing transparent EL display that features unique, adaptive, rugged see-through technology. Also on exhibit were the marine and mining displays and a StereoMirror 3D display.

What type of display are you looking for? Request Planar's Design Guide to learn more.

Transparent Electroluminescent Displays on Electronic Design's List of Top Components

We were excited to see that our transparent EL display (TASEL) technology made Electronic Design's list of the Top 101 components. Check out #32.

You can read the article and see the rest of the rankings here. Check out the video below for closer look at transparent EL in a clock.

Transparent Electroluminescent Display Clock Demo

We've been playing around with our FlipVideo camera. Look for more informal video on this blog in the near future. In the meantime, check out this short video showing off our transparent electroluminescent display technology. Note that we can also cut the display into curved shapes.

Transparent Electroluminescent Display Whitepaper

Gerald Smid, Adi Abileah, Kari Härkönen and Arto Pakkala of Planar Systems recently presented their findings on transparent electroluminescent displays at the Electronics Displays Conference in Nuermberg, Germany. You can download their whitepaper on transparent EL displays or review our entire whitepaper collection.

The paper explore new developments, where rear electrodes are replaced with transparent material to make the whole panel totally transparent. Download PDF