The Challenge:
Current fielded full color microdisplays cannot simultaneously achieve high contrast and high brightness
to clearly display see-through imagery required for high ambient conditions without obscuring the scene.
Fielded Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs) can achieve this for monochrome, but refinements to the
manufacturing process, are necessary to improve manufacturing efficiency and luminance critical for military
applications. Additionally, all silicon backplanes for OLED microdisplays are currently manufactured off-shore.
ManTech Response:
• Army RDECOM and the OSD Defense-wide
Manufacturing Science and Technology office
partnered to establish an on-shore advanced
backplane manufacturing process for silicon
backplanes ready for OLED deposition
• Manufactured fully functional high brightness OLED
microdisplays on on-shore wafers
• Built the first high resolution, direct patterning
OLED deposition tool and integrated it into the
primary OLED manufacturing production system
• Manufactured fully functional full color high
brightness OLED microdisplays using the new
deposition tool, demonstrating significant
improvements in luminance and efficiency
• DMS&T investment of $4.95M
Impact:
• Established capability of on-shore foundry for
advanced backplane wafers for OLED deposition
• Increased luminance of manufactured microdisplays
by >10X to >1,300-fL
• Increased efficiency of manufactured microdisplays
by >14X to 7 cd/A
• Integrating early prototypes into High Definition
Aviation Digital Display (HiDADD) Apache vision
system upgrade tech demo (FY16), F-35 visor
(FY16), and Soldier Visual Interface Technology
(SVIT) tech demo (FY17)
https://www.dodmantech.com/JDMTP/Files/2016_ManTech_Brochure.pdf
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