Sharp announces Free-Form Display panels, breaks free of rectangle constraints

Once again, Sharp is at the top of the display mountain. The company, lately known for its energy-efficient IGZO display panels, announced Free-Form Display. Thanks to the aforementioned IGZO tech and proprietary circuit designs, Sharp's creation gives engineers and designers unparalleled freedom in coming up with the device's form. While common smartphone displays are rectangular and must accommodate a drive circuit in their bezels, the Free-Form LCD Display is mostly free of such constraints, as its gate driver is dispersed through the pixels on the display matrix. The ...